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Wei Lien Dang

Investor

Board director at HippoML

San Francisco Bay Area

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

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

Diogo MónicaunlockedWei: together at Stackrox (2017–2021)
×4Wei: together at Stackrox
×2Wei: together at Splunk
×3Wei: together at Unusual Ventures

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

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

Skills & more

SaaS13Enterprise Software4Amazon Web Services (AWS)4Software as a Service (SaaS)3Product Management19Cloud Computing15Start-ups11Venture Capital9Entrepreneurship5Business Strategy3Security3Due Diligence3
+10 moreProduct 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.

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Tobiko Data

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

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.
What companies has Wei Lien Dang invested in?
Investments tracked here include Tobiko Data.
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).

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