Where does Wei Lien Dang work?

Wei Lien Dang is Board director at HippoML.

What check size does Wei Lien Dang write?

Wei Lien Dang typically writes checks of $100K – $15M.

What boards does Wei Lien Dang sit on?

Wei Lien Dang holds tracked board seats at HippoML.

Where did Wei Lien Dang go to school?

Wei Lien Dang studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Business Administration); Harvard Law School (JD, Law); Harvard University (M.S., Applied Physics).

Wei Lien Dang

Investor

Board director at HippoML

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $15M checks · typically $5M

Find your path to Wei

164 people in our graph share verified history with Wei — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

John ConnorsunlockedWei: together at Splunk (2011)

×8Wei: together at Andreessen Horowitz

Wei: together at Splunk

×2Wei: together at Amazon

About

Wei Lien Dang co-founded StackRox (acquired by Red Hat), led security at CoreOS, AWS and Splunk, now invests in AI security, bringing immigrant perspective as Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech

Board director at HippoML

Intro paths

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HippoML's investors · 1

Unusual VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $15M checks · since 2023

Experience

VariousAngel Investor / Advisor to AI startupscurrent2021 — present
Caltech, Cornell UniversityGuest Lecturercurrent2025 — present
Unusual VenturesGeneral Partner2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
Red Hat (via acquisition of StackRox)Senior Director, Security - Product Management & Marketing2021San Francisco Bay Area
StackRox (Acquired by Red Hat)Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
StackRox (Acquired by Red Hat)Co-founder and Vice President of Product2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
CoreOS (acquired by Red Hat)Head of Product2016San Francisco Bay Area
Bracket Computing (acquired by VMware)Senior Manager, Product Management2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
Amazon Web ServicesSenior Product Manager2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
Andreessen HorowitzInvestment Team2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
SplunkProduct Manager2011San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

SaaS13Enterprise Software4Amazon Web Services (AWS)4Software as a Service (SaaS)3Product Management19Cloud Computing15Start-ups11Venture Capital9Entrepreneurship5Business Strategy3Security3Due Diligence3

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Product MarketingInformation SecuritySoftware DevelopmentBig DataAnalyticsMobile ApplicationsPricing StrategyIaaSProduct StrategyKubernetes

From Wei's professional profile.

Deals · 1

HippoMLBoard seat

via Unusual Ventures · filed Apr 2023 · $3.8M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Wei Lien Dang?: Wei Lien Dang co-founded StackRox (acquired by Red Hat), led security at CoreOS, AWS and Splunk, now invests in AI security, bringing immigrant perspective as Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow.
Where does Wei Lien Dang work?: Wei Lien Dang is Board director at HippoML.
What does Wei Lien Dang invest in?: Wei Lien Dang invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Fintech.
What check size does Wei Lien Dang write?: Wei Lien Dang typically writes checks of $100K – $15M.
What boards does Wei Lien Dang sit on?: Wei Lien Dang holds tracked board seats at HippoML.
Where did Wei Lien Dang go to school?: Wei Lien Dang studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Business Administration); Harvard Law School (JD, Law); Harvard University (M.S., Applied Physics).

Founder mafias

Harvard Business School mafia892

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Tim DraperMBAFounded Draper Associates Mike Maples JrMBAFounded Pattern Breakers Hristo BorisovOPM Class 64Founded Payhawk Noubar AfeyanVisiting LecturerFounded ProFound Therapeutics +13 Wade MyersMBAFounded RealManage +6 Wade MyersMBAFounded RealManage +6

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University of Cambridge mafia588

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Stewart ButterfieldMPhilFounded Flickr +1 Demis HassabisBAFounded Google Deepmind +2 C. Giovanni TraversoMBFounded Teal Bio +4 Inaki BerenguerPhDFounded InfiniteWatch +2 Harish AgarwalMaster of Philosophy - MPhilFounded Nori +2 Dušan DuffekPostgraduate Diploma in EntrepreneurshipFounded 0100Ventures +2

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Imperial College London mafia377

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Nessan BerminghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Korro Bio +2 David SchilanskyMScFounded One Biosciences +2 David MyttonMaster of Science - MSFounded Server Density +1 Slava SolonitsynMBAFounded No Cap +1 Barnaby MaletTeaching AssistantFounded machine0 +1 Advait RuiaBachelor of Engineering (BEng)Founded SuperTokens +1

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Caltech mafia152

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Dario AmodeiProgress towards BSFounded Anthropic Fei-Fei LiDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded World Labs Bill GrossBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded X1 +5 Chris VoigtPhDFounded Asimov +2 Gil ElbazBSFounded TenOneTen Ventures +1 Aditya RajagopalMaster of Science (MS)Founded Esperto Medical +1

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Harvard Law School mafia83

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Keith RaboisJ.D.Founded Opendoor Greg GottesmanJDFounded Pioneer Square Labs Holdings II +2 Jeff HinckDoctor of Law (J.D.)Founded Vertical Insure +1 Karl SunDoctor of Law - JDFounded Lucid Software, Inc. +1 Haroon MokhtarzadaJ.D.Founded Rocketmoney +1 Sheila Lirio MarceloJDFounded Proof of Learn +1

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Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer Capital Tim DraperFounder of Draper Associates Mike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Harvard Law School280

Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla Ventures Ken ChenaultInvestment Team at General Catalyst Diana BerishaInvestor at Spark Capital David GoldenManaging Partner, Revolution Ventures Tracy Van GrackChief Communications Officer at Revolution Sid ShenaiVenture partner at Madrona and co-founder and CEO of Proof Diagnostics

+ 274 more

Also attended Harvard University2,000

Ron ConwayFounder of SV Angel Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital Chris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen Horowitz Sarah TavelVenture Partner at Benchmark Danny RimerPartner at Index Ventures Laela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG

+ 1,994 more

Also attended University of Cambridge1,413

Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and Flickr Demis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMind Niko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of Verdict Georgia StevensonInvestor at Index Ventures Hannah SealInvestor at Index Ventures Leah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures

+ 1,407 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Unusual Ventures31

Haley BrannanPartner at Operator Collective Jyoti BansalFounder & General Partner at Unusual Ventures John VrionisFounder & General Partner at Unusual Ventures Lars AlbrightGeneral Partner at Unusual Ventures Sandhya HegdeVenture Partner at Unusual Ventures Sarah LearyVenture Partner at Unusual Ventures

+ 25 more

Also worked at StackRox (Acquired by Red Hat)3

Diogo MónicaCo-founder at Anchorage Digital Andre McGregorFounder at Forcemetrics Kamal ShahCo-founder at Prophet Security

Also worked at Amazon Web Services376

Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis Ventures Jon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group Keerthi NalabotuInvestor at True Ventures Adam NaorInvestor at CapitalG Ken HowardVice President of Technology Services at Flare Capital Partners Eliya ElonInvestor at Notable Capital

+ 370 more

Also worked at Andreessen Horowitz262

Marc AndreessenCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Chris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen Horowitz Balaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network School Martin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Katherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)

+ 256 more