Fundraising Fox

Koda Wang

Investor

Board Partner - Founder, Block & ex CCO, Rent the Runway at Giant Ventures Global Llp · Board director at Baton Market

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $2M checks · typically $1M

About

Koda Wang is a Venture Partner at Giant Ventures, a seed-stage fund. He co-founded Block Renovation, and previously held executive roles as chief customer officer at Rent The Runway and chief operating officer at HuffPost.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

ConsumerFintechHealthtechMarketplacesMedical DevicesPropTech

Board director at Baton Market

Intro paths

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In turn, Koda can intro founders to Baton Market's investors below.

Baton Market's investors · 8

Bloomberg BetaSan Francisco · $25K – $1M checks · since 2022Coho DeeptechSan Francisco · since 2022FJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checks · since 2022Fluent VenturesMill Valley · $250K – $2M checks · since 2022Giant Ventures Global LlpLondon · $2M – $20M checks · since 2022Obvious VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $6M checks · since 2022Trust FundLos Angeles · $2K – $20K checks · since 2022Zeno VenturesGeneva · since 2022

Co-founders at Baton Market

DG
Dylan GansCo-founder
CJ
Chat JoglekarCo-founder

Experience

  1. NewCoCofounder/CEOcurrent2026 — present
  2. ShieldBoardcurrent2025 — present
  3. Block RenovationCofounder/Executive Chaircurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  4. Block RenovationCofounder/CEO2017 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Museum of Chinese in AmericaBoardcurrent2024 — present
  6. BatonBoard Director / Founding Partnercurrent2022 — present
  7. MeadowBoard Director / Founding Partnercurrent2021 — present
  8. Giant VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — present
  9. Rent The RunwayChief Customer Officer2016 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
  10. HuffPostChief Operating Officer2012 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
  11. Booz & CompanyConsultant2010 — 2012New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Digital MediaInternational BusinessJoint VenturesSocial MediaBusiness DevelopmentForeign InvestmentBusiness StrategyStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsProduct LaunchLaunch OperationsFinance
+1 moreDigital Marketing

From Koda's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AirlyCalmMightSavvySesameStarcity

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Giant Ventures Global Llp

Alasdair Mitchell
Portfolio Support at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Alice Steenland
CSO, Signify at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Amanda Berinson
Executive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Barry Eggers
Co-Founder, Lightspeed at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Ben Urwin
Senior Data Engineer at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Cameron McLain
Building things that endure, and living fully along the way.
Connor Whiting
Finance Associate at Giant Ventures Global Llp
David Miliband
Former British Foreign Secretary at Giant Ventures Global Llp

Network1

Cameron McLain
Building things that endure, and living fully along the way.

Investors connected to Koda in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Koda Wang?
Koda Wang is a Venture Partner at Giant Ventures, a seed-stage fund. He co-founded Block Renovation, and previously held executive roles as chief customer officer at Rent The Runway and chief operating officer at HuffPost.
Where does Koda Wang work?
Koda Wang is Board Partner - Founder, Block & ex CCO, Rent the Runway at Giant Ventures Global Llp and Board director at Baton Market.
What does Koda Wang invest in?
Koda Wang invests in Consumer, Fintech, Healthtech, Marketplaces, Medical Devices, PropTech.
What check size does Koda Wang write?
Koda Wang typically writes checks of $100K – $2M.
What companies has Koda Wang invested in?
Investments tracked here include Airly, Calm, Might, Savvy, Sesame, Starcity.
Where did Koda Wang go to school?
Koda Wang studied at Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs); University of Cape Town (Semester Abroad, Public Policy).

Same school

Also attended Princeton University582

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate Ventures

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Also attended University of Cape Town162

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesAvron MarcusInvestor at Index VenturesLaurel BowdenPartner at 83NorthAlan EzekowitzInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAndy VitusPartner at Scale Venture Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at NewCo9

Danny CrichtonPartner, Research at Lux Capital, publishing the Securities newsletter and RiskgamingMichelle HeSenior Associate at AIFNiels AgterhorstCampus Lead at The MBA FundElla GoldnerCo-Founder, Managing Partner at ZincJack McClellandAnalyst at Afore CapitalAkshay MehraInvestor at Hummingbird Ventures

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Also worked at Block Renovation2

Zenetta BurgerPartner at Giant Ventures Global LlpVishal VasishthCo-Founder & Managing Director at Obvious Ventures

Also worked at Giant Ventures27

Cameron McLainBuilding things that endure, and living fully along the way.Tommy StadlenCo-Founder and General Partner at Giant Ventures Global LlpMadelene LarssonPartner at Giant Ventures Global LlpZenetta BurgerPartner at Giant Ventures Global LlpWill DuftonPartner at Giant Ventures Global LlpMohadeseh AbdullahiPartner at Giant Ventures Global Llp

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Also worked at Rent The Runway17

Michele SpitzerHead of Portfolio & Platform at Asymmetric Capital PartnersAmy VilleneuveBoard Director, Advisor & Past COO and President of Amazon Robotics at Underscore VCScott FriendPartner at Bain Capital VenturesKenneth Benson SawyerCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Saints CapitalMaureen SullivanPartner at The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Natasha PrasadVenture Fellow at SHAKTI

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