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Shaun Johnson

Investor

Founding Partner at AIX Ventures · Director at Workhelix

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $500K – $2M checks · typically $1M

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Paul KwanunlockedShaun: together at Stanford University (2000–2002)
×2Shaun: together at The University of Texas at Austin
×2Shaun: together at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
×3Shaun: together at Lilt

About

Shaun Johnson, an ex‑VP of engineering, product and design with engineering degrees and a Berkeley MBA, uses a two‑axis AI‑depth/commercial‑savvy framework and balances heat-seeking/truffle-hunting bets to find non‑consensus long‑term winners.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Director at Workhelix

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Workhelix's investors · 5

Accenture VenturesSan Francisco · since 2024AI FundMountain View · $100K – $1M checks · since 2024AIX VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2024Benhamou Global VenturesMenlo Park · $200K – $5M checks · since 2024Bloomberg BetaSan Francisco · $25K – $1M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Workhelix

EBErik Brynjolfsson
Erik BrynjolfssonDirector
AMAndrew McAfee
Andrew McAfeeDirector
DRDaniel Rock
Daniel RockDirector

Experience

  1. 224 VenturesInvestor, Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Moonlake AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  3. illocaInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI)Investorcurrent2025 — present
  5. WorkhelixInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  6. TollBitInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  7. PerplexityInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. ChromaInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. Vevo TherapeuticsInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. AtmoInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  11. AIX VenturesFounding Partner2021 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
  12. LiltVP Product + Design + Engineering2021San Francisco Bay Area
  13. LiltHead of Product & Interim Head of Engineering2020 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
  14. LiltHead of Product2020San Francisco Bay Area
  15. NimbleRxVP Product Management2016 — 2019Menlo Park
  16. Foundation for Sustainable DevelopmentBoard Member2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  17. PayPalProduct2013 — 2016San Jose
  18. DisceraDirector of Product2008 — 2013
  19. Zero G Wireless, Zilker Labs & Cygnal Integrated ProductsHardware & Software Engineer for Mobile Product Startups2002 — 2008

Skills & more

Hardware10Product Design18Product Management53Product Development44Product Marketing47Software6Project Management12Competitive Analysis18Mobile Devices22Entrepreneurship16Start-ups27Cross-functional Team Leadership11
+10 moreStrategic PartnershipsBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesManagementAnalysisStrategyLeadershipSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Enterprise Software

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Colleagues at AIX Ventures

Anthony Goldbloom
Investment Partner at AIX Ventures
Ellie Wheeler
Chief Operating Officer at AIX Ventures
Jason McBride
Partner at AIX Ventures
Krish Ramadurai
Partner at AIX Ventures
Nick Crance
Partner at AIX Ventures
Richard Socher
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at AIX Ventures
Sara Tatman
Senior EA & Operations at AIX Ventures

Network1

Andrew Ng
Managing General Partner at AI Fund

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Shaun Johnson?
Shaun Johnson, an ex‑VP of engineering, product and design with engineering degrees and a Berkeley MBA, uses a two‑axis AI‑depth/commercial‑savvy framework and balances heat-seeking/truffle-hunting bets to find non‑consensus long‑term winners.
Where does Shaun Johnson work?
Shaun Johnson is Founding Partner at AIX Ventures.
What does Shaun Johnson invest in?
Shaun Johnson invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Healthtech.
What check size does Shaun Johnson write?
Shaun Johnson typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
Where did Shaun Johnson go to school?
Shaun Johnson studied at Stanford University (MSEE, Electrical Engineering); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurship); The University of Texas at Austin (BSEE, Electrical Engineering).

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Also worked at illoca1

Chin-Yi ChengFounder at Illoca