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Leo Liang

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Advisor at Sancus Ventures · Founder at CipherOwl

Los Altos, California, United States

FoundedCipherOwl

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Kevin ThauunlockedLeo: together at Twitter (2013–2014)
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Leo: together at Cruise

About

Leo Liang is Head of Data Platform and Services at Coinbase, where he leads engineers, data scientists, and blockchain experts across data platform and web3 data infrastructure. He previously held leadership roles at Twitter and Cruise, with earlier engineering work at Amazon AWS and Microsoft, and his expertise covers large-scale compute and data infrastructure, machine learning, and blockchain. He also served as CTO and advisor to Mixerbox, a Y Combinator-backed startup, and holds a computer science degree from The University of New South Wales.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Founder at CipherOwl

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CipherOwl's investors · 9

57Blocks CapitalPleasantonAME Cloud VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025Coinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Flourish VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2025OKX VenturesSingapore · $2M – $38M checks · since 2025Predictive VCNew York · since 2025Road Capitalsince 2025Sancus VenturesSan Francisco · since 2025

Co-founders at CipherOwl

MJ
Ming JiangFounder

Experience

  1. CipherOwl IncCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentUnited States
  2. Sancus VenturesVenture Advisorcurrent2024 — present
  3. Sancus VenturesVenture Partner2022 — 2024
  4. MatchA AngelsCo-Foundercurrent2021 — present
  5. SVLC (Silicon Valley Leadership Community)Member Board of Directors / Chairperson2020 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  6. CoinbaseHead of Data Platform and Services2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  7. CoinbaseHead of Coinbase Analytics and Machine Learning Platform2021 — 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
  8. MixerBox Inc.CTO then Advisor2011 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  9. CruiseSenior Engineer Manager, Machine Learning Platform & Ground Truth2018 — 2021Seattle, Washington, United States
  10. OfferUpLeadership of Platform Engineering2016 — 2018Greater Seattle Area
  11. TwitterTechnical Lead/Engineering Manager2013 — 2016Greater Seattle Area
  12. ZillowSnr Cloud Data Infra SDE2012 — 2013Greater Seattle Area
  13. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Development Engineer2011 — 2012
  14. MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer2008 — 2011
  15. Applink Pty Ltd AustraliaFounder2006 — 2009
  16. University Of New South WalesSoftware Project Manager2003 — 2008
  17. University Of New South WalesCausual Academic2000 — 2007
  18. 1001g technologiesCo Founder2005 — 2006
  19. National ICT AustraliaResearcher2004 — 2005
  20. MotorolaIntern Researcher2002 — 2003

Skills & more

EthereumAmazon Web Services (AWS)3Java19Linux6.NET3Ruby5PHPPython9Perl6SaaS3.NET Framework1Team Leadership
+12 morePersonal DevelopmentNonprofit OrganizationsLeadership Development CoachingMachine LearningData InfrastructureData GovernanceRegulatory CompliancePublic Company ComplianceFundraisingVenture CapitalBig DataBlockchain Architecture

Languages Cantonese · Chinese · English

  • Becoming Indistractable — LinkedIn
  • Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (MCPD) — Microsoft

From Leo's professional profile.

Colleagues at Sancus Ventures

Angela Hsu
Vice President at Sancus Ventures
Lake Dai
Founder & Managing Partner at Sancus Ventures
Lily Zhang
Advisor at Sancus Ventures
Riyaz Faizullabhoy
Advisor at Sancus Ventures
Sherwin Wu
Advisor at Sancus Ventures
Ted Nyman
Advisor at Sancus Ventures
Xueying Dai
General Partner at Sancus Ventures
Yury Kapgan
Advisor at Sancus Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Leo Liang?
Leo Liang is Head of Data Platform and Services at Coinbase, where he leads engineers, data scientists, and blockchain experts across data platform and web3 data infrastructure. He previously held leadership roles at Twitter and Cruise, with earlier engineering work at Amazon AWS and Microsoft, and his expertise covers large-scale compute and data infrastructure, machine learning, and blockchain. He also served as CTO and advisor to Mixerbox, a Y Combinator-backed startup, and holds a computer science degree from The University of New South Wales.
Where does Leo Liang work?
Leo Liang is Founder of CipherOwl and Advisor at Sancus Ventures.
What does Leo Liang invest in?
Leo Liang invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure.
What companies did Leo Liang found?
Leo Liang founded CipherOwl.
Where did Leo Liang go to school?
Leo Liang studied at UNSW (Ph.D Dropout, Databases); UNSW (BE.Software, Computer Science).

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Cruise mafia43

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Kyle VogtFounder/CEOFounded GM Cruise Holdings +2Daniel KanFounder/COOFounded GM Cruise Holdings +2Kaitlyn KnoppHead of Compensation & People AnalyticsFounded Pequity +1Oliver CameronVP, ProductFounded Everyme +1Matthew DeitersDirector of Product & Technical OperationsFounded Assembly Made +1Sohrab HaghighatControls EngineerFounded Hestus, Inc. +1

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OfferUp mafia2

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Todd HooperAdvisorFounded Zipline Games

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Ming JiangLimited PartnerFounded CipherOwl

Same school

Also attended UNSW393

Mike Cannon-BrookesCo-founder & CEO of AtlassianScott FarquharCo-founder of AtlassianJeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure GroupDanny GilliganInvestor at Reinventure GroupLeah MitchellChief of Staff at Differential Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at CipherOwl Inc1

Ming JiangFounder at CipherOwl

Also worked at Zillow39

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkKleida MartiroManaging Director at Glasswing VenturesPete FlintInvestor at NFXDoug PerlsonPartner at UNCOMMON DENOMINATORCraig ShermanPartner at Meritech Capital PartnersApril UnderwoodManaging Director at Adverb Ventures

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Also worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS)374

Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupKeerthi NalabotuInvestor at True VenturesAdam NaorInvestor at CapitalGKen HowardVice President of Technology Services at Flare Capital PartnersEliya ElonInvestor at Notable Capital

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Also worked at Microsoft1,827

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic

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