Where does Kun Gao work?

Kun Gao is Founder of Forge and Co-founder at Ggwp.

Where did Kun Gao go to school?

Kun Gao studied at University of California, Berkeley (BS, BA); Carnegie Mellon University (PhD Candidate, Computer Science).

Kun Gao

Founder

Founder at Forge · Co-founder at Ggwp

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

FoundedForge Ggwp

About

Kun Gao is Co-Founder and President at AniBiz, and previously co-founded Crunchyroll, GGWP, and Forge, where he served as CEO. He has also held roles at HOTorNOT and serves as a board member and advisor for PKO and VENN.

Founder at Forge

Intro paths

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In turn, Kun can intro founders to Forge's investors below.

Forge's investors · 2

AdaverseHong Kong Resolute VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checks

Co-founder at Ggwp

Intro paths

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In turn, Kun can intro founders to Ggwp's investors below.

Ggwp's investors · 4

Bitkraft Esports VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021 Makers FundSingapore · $500K – $40M checks · since 2021 Palm Drive CapitalNew York · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021 Sony Ventures CorporationTokyo · since 2021

Co-founders at Ggwp

George NgCo-founder

Experience

AniBizCo-Founder & Presidentcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
ForgeCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
VENNCo-Founder, Board Membercurrent2023 — present
GGWPCo-Founder, Chief Business Officercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Crunchyroll, Inc.Co-Foundercurrent2006 — present
Crunchyroll, Inc.Chief Executive Officer/General Manager/Board Member2006 — 2018San Francisco, California, United States
HOT or NOTProduct Engineer2007San Francisco, California, United States
SlideSoftware Engineer, Exec2006 — 2007San Francisco, California, United States
Frappr.comFounder, CTO2004 — 2006Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
HOT or NOTLowly Intern2004Berkeley, California, United States

Skills & more

Start-ups43Scalability3Engineering2Mobile Devices18Product Management9Web Development6User Experience17Entrepreneurship8Software Engineering1E-commerce2Online Advertising1Strategic Partnerships3

+10 more

User Interface DesignDigital MediaSEOMySQLPHPRuby on RailsObjective-CGitCSSRuby

Languages Chinese · English · PHP

From Kun's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kun Gao?: Kun Gao is Co-Founder and President at AniBiz, and previously co-founded Crunchyroll, GGWP, and Forge, where he served as CEO. He has also held roles at HOTorNOT and serves as a board member and advisor for PKO and VENN.
Where does Kun Gao work?: Kun Gao is Founder of Forge and Co-founder at Ggwp.
What companies did Kun Gao found?: Kun Gao founded Forge, Ggwp.
Where did Kun Gao go to school?: Kun Gao studied at University of California, Berkeley (BS, BA); Carnegie Mellon University (PhD Candidate, Computer Science).