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Malika Cantor

Operator and Investor, prev. startups at Sequoia, AI at Google

New York, New York

Investor
VC

Invests in

Stages:

Series A
Seed

  • Min Investment:

    $300,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $300,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $300,000.00

Skills

Mandarin
Venture Capital
Business Strategy
Social Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Strategy
Management
International Relations
International Development
Art
Chinese history
Emerging Markets
International Business
Mergers & Acquisitions
Cooking

Education

Investments

unspun

Seed

Total Funding: $57M

Work Experience

Various

2023

  • Advisor and Investor

    2023

Hyper

2021 - 2023

  • Co-founding Partner

    2021 - 2023

Sequoia Capital

2019 - 2021

  • Community & Programs

    2019 - 2021

Google

2017 - 2019

  • Global Lead at Google Launchpad

    2018 - 2019

  • Global Lead at Google Launchpad Studio

    2017 - 2018

Comet Labs

2015 - 2017

  • Founding Partner, Operations

    2015 - 2017

    One part venture capital firm. One part experimental research lab. We invest in and support artificial intelligence and deep technology companies transforming the world's biggest industries.

Four Startups

2012 - 2015

  • Business Development, Operations, Marketing

    2012 - 2015

    1) KnowRoaming: technology and telecommunications hardware and software startup, in Toronto and Singapore - VP Business Development, Asia 2) SkinLab: healthcare and cosmetics application in Beijing - Business Development Manager 3) Arteasta: education and fashion platform in Beijing - Founder and Managing Director 4) Bikini Fling: retail and e-commerce company in London - Operations Manager

Vermilion Partners

2014 - 2015

  • Research Analyst

    2014 - 2015

    Vermilion Partners is a China-focused M&A advisory and investment bank