Where does Kun Gao work?

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

What companies did Kun Gao found?

Kun Gao founded Crunchyroll, 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).

Kun Gao

Founder

Founder at Forge · Co-founder at Ggwp · Founder at Crunchyroll

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

FoundedCrunchyroll Forge Ggwp

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Javier SolterounlockedKun: together at Carnegie Mellon University (2004–2006)

×9Kun: together at University of California, Berkeley

Kun: together at Carnegie Mellon University

Kun: together at Slide

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

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Forge's investors · 2

AdaverseHong Kong Resolute VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checks

Co-founder at Ggwp

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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

Founder at Crunchyroll

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

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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 Crunchyroll and Founder at Forge and Co-founder at Ggwp.
What companies did Kun Gao found?: Kun Gao founded Crunchyroll, 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).