Shawn Kung
InvestorVenture Partner at AV8 Ventures Β· Investor at Inception Studio Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
About
AI infrastructure and data systems founder-operator, formerly on Google Cloud's ML platform.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- Tola CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- LucidCloud AngelsFoundercurrent2009 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GIT100Foundercurrent2024 β present
- DatabricksInvestorcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CohesityAdvisorcurrent2013 β present
- OmniAngel & Advisorcurrent2022 β present
- DoppelInvestorcurrent2026 β present
- PineconeAdvisorcurrent2019 β present
- depthfirstAngel & Advisorcurrent2024 β present
- Neon @neondatabaseAngel & Advisorcurrent2022 β present
- MotherDuckAngel & Advisorcurrent2022 β present
- Observo.aiInvestorcurrent2022 β present
- PerfectScaleInvestorcurrent2022 β present
- RAPIDFORTInvestorcurrent2022 β present
- ParadeDBAngel & Advisorcurrent2023 β present
- FacebookInvestorcurrent2011 β present
- ZuoraInvestorcurrent2016 β present
- VectaraAngel & Advisorcurrent2022 β present
- AutohealAngel & Advisorcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GreybeamAngel & Advisorcurrent2025 β present
Education
- Princeton UniversityBachelorβs Degree
- Stanford UniversityMasterβs Degree, Management Science and Engineering
- Harvard Business SchoolCertificate, Core Program
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignMaster of Business Administration
- Bellarmine College PreparatoryClass of 2028 Dad
- Maine East High School
Skills & more
SaaS58Software as a Service (SaaS)30Enterprise Software65Databases9NetApp7Early Stage VenturesBusiness OwnershipStart-up LeadershipStart-ups ManagementEarly-Stage StartupsEntrepreneurshipArtificial Intelligence (AI)
+12 more
Early Stage InvestmentStart-up VenturesVenture CapitalTeam MentoringCloud ComputingProduct ManagementDistributed SystemsAgile MethodologiesSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Product MarketingBig DataAnalyticsLanguages Chinese Β· English Β· Spanish
- Lovable
From Shawn's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Princeton University444
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures
+ 438 more
Also attended Stanford University1,575
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
+ 1,569 more
Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign259
Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPrashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesPaul BragielCo-founder at Golden Gate VenturesGreg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo Ventures
+ 253 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Autoheal1
Also worked at Moesif (A WSO2 Company)1
Deals Β· 2
MiddlewareSolo GP
via LucidCloud
MotherduckSolo GP
via LucidCloud
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