KT

Khang Tran

Engineering + Investing @ Goodwater

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $2,500,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • SVP Engineering

    2021

    Empowering exceptional entrepreneurs everywhere to change the world for good.

2019 - 2021

  • Head of Engineering

    2019 - 2021

    Survived and then thrived through a pandemic.

2018 - 2019

  • Director of Engineering

    2018 - 2019

    Grew the engineering team from 7 to 70. Launched a second office internationally. Supported some really wonderful people and made lifelong friends. Loyal customer to this day.

2014 - 2018

  • Senior Engineering Manager, Marketplace

    2016 - 2018

    The hardest, most inspiring job I've ever had...

  • Engineering Manager, Growth

    2014 - 2016

    ... learning from the smartest people I've ever met...

  • Senior Software Engineer, Growth

    2014 - 2014

    ... making the biggest impact on the world I've ever seen.

2007 - 2013

  • Various Engineering & Product Leadership Roles

    2007 - 2013

    After leaving EDA, I wanted to really discover my passion. So I tried many, many things: founder, engineer, product manager, SEO/SEM, social, photo sharing, payments, venture capital, retail. Worked with some amazing people. Learned a lot. Failed a lot. Some small successes. Mostly, I grew tremendously and am grateful for all the relationships I built along the way. • Co-Founder @ Grid (shut down) • Co-Founder @ Kafki (shut down) • Engineer @ AngelList • Head of Product @ Friend.ly (acquired by Facebook) • Head of Product @ WePay (acquired by JPMorgan Chase) • CTO @ RealtyNation (now ApartmentList) • Co-Founder @ TrendHappy (shut down) • Engineer @ Ruba (acquired by Google) • Engineer @ Qubescape (shut down)

2001 - 2007

  • Senior Software Engineer

    2001 - 2007

    Acquired by Synopsis

1998 - 2000

  • Intern

    1998 - 2000

    3 internships/coops at Intel. Fun times.