Fundraising Fox

Raymond Liao

Investor

Vice President at Samsung Next

Mountain View, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M

About

Raymond Liao is Founding Managing Director at Samsung NEXT, where he leads early-stage investments in AI, intelligent machines, and edge and blockchain infrastructure. His background includes 25+ years in technology, including roles as a PhD researcher, entrepreneur, venture technologist, and CTO at Siemens. His investment portfolio includes exits in MosaicML and Leonardo in AI, and Volterra, Packet, and AST SpaceMobile in edge infrastructure.

Experience

  1. Samsung NEXTFounding Managing Directorcurrent2012 β€” presentMountain View, California
  2. Field AIInvestorcurrent2024 β€” present
  3. CentMLInvestorcurrent2024 β€” present
  4. PerplexityInvestorcurrent2024 β€” present
  5. FigureInvestorcurrent2024 β€” present
  6. Liquid AIInvestorcurrent2023 β€” present
  7. Stability AIInvestorcurrent2022 β€” present
  8. OXIOInvestorcurrent2022 β€” present
  9. Space and TimeInvestorcurrent2022 β€” present
  10. Expetoβ„’Investorcurrent2022 β€” present
  11. Dynamo AIInvestorcurrent2022 β€” present
  12. IoTeX - Building MachineFi For Web3Investorcurrent2022 β€” present
  13. Stellar CyberInvestorcurrent2021 β€” present
  14. ForAllSecure, IncInvestorcurrent2021 β€” presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  15. ZEDEDAInvestorcurrent2021 β€” presentSan Jose, California, United States
  16. EnsoInvestorcurrent2021 β€” presentKrakow, Poland
  17. Multiverse LabsInvestorcurrent2021 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  18. NirmataInvestorcurrent2021 β€” present
  19. Arrcus, Inc.Investorcurrent2021 β€” present
  20. MetrikaInvestorcurrent2021 β€” presentGreater Boston

Education

  1. Columbia EngineeringPh.D., COMET Group1996 β€” 2002
  2. AT&T Labs Cambridge, UKSummer Intern, Wireless ATM1999
  3. University of TorontoM.A.Sc., Communications Group1991 β€” 1993
  4. Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyB.E., Electronics & Informaiton Engineering1986 β€” 1990

Skills & more

Strategy33Management4Start-ups67Business Strategy9Software Development6Venture Capital20Product Management26Product Development11R&D18Strategic Partnerships8Business Development25Telecommunications9
+5 moreEntrepreneurshipWirelessMobile DevicesIT StrategyResearch and Development (R&D)

Languages Chinese Β· English Β· German

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Cast HoldingQuoted

via Samsung Next Β· filed Apr 2021

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Colleagues at Samsung Next