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Linus Liang

Partner at Kyber Knight Capital

San Francisco, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $250,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $2,500,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $800,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2023

    Backed by luminaries such as the Chairman of Alphabet, CEO’s of Disney, Warner Bros, MGM, DreamWorks Animation, eBay, HP, Nexon, Match Group, and the founders of Airbnb, Yammer, Zynga, Oaktree, KKR, and NEA, Kyber Knight is a debut $120m venture capital fund focused on pre/seed technology investments.

  • Lecturer

    2015

    • OIT 536, GSB's class covering Big Data and Machine Learning • MS&E 476: Entrepreneurship Through the Lens of Venture Capital • MED 214 / CEE 214: Frontier Technology: Understanding and Preparing for Technology in the Next Economy

  • Board Member

    2022

    Signia led Seed, Foundation Capital and Tiger Global at Series A.

2020

  • Board Observer

    2020

    Signia led at seed, Sequoia led Series A.

  • Board Member

    2019

    Big Data startup that provides software for operationalizing, trouble shooting and optimizing application performance on distributed computing environments.

  • Board Observer

    2017

    Constructor.io is a search and discovery platform that helps enterprise e-commerce companies improve their search, navigation, and recommendations experience and conversion rates.

  • Partner

    2015 - 2022

    Signia Venture Partners is an early stage fund dedicated to helping passionate entrepreneurs realize their vision and build impactful, high-growth ventures.

  • Board Observer

    2015 - 2019

    (Acquired by Microsoft in July 2019) BlueTalon is a leading provider of Unified Data Access Control for big data and new data initiatives.

  • Summer Associate, Deal and Research Team

    2013 - 2013

    Helped to create an investment thesis on wearable computing, met with entrepreneurs, and researched trends.

2008 - 2013

  • Co-Founder

    2008 - 2013

    Embrace is a social enterprise that aims to help millions of vulnerable babies through a low cost infant incubator. Unlike traditional incubators that cost up to $20,000, the Embrace Infant Warmer costs less than 1% of this price. The device can work with or without electricity, has no moving parts, is portable and is safe and intuitive to use. Embrace has won numerous awards including The Economist Award for Social Innovation, Fast Company's Innovation Award, and the Tech Museum Tech Award.