Linus Liang

Partner @ Kyber Knight Capital

About

Linus is the Founder and Managing Partner of Kyber Knight Capital. He brings over twenty-five years of experience in venture capital and entrepreneurship to his leadership role. Before starting Kyber Knight Capital, Linus spent a decade at Signia Ventures, where he continues as a Partner. His entrepreneurial pursuits include co-founding Embrace, the company behind the world's most affordable infant incubator. To date, Embrace has impacted the lives of over 500,000 infants worldwide in over a dozen countries. Before Embrace, Linus founded several software companies focusing on mobile technology and social networking. He is well known for joining Zynga's founding team, following the acquisition of his start-up, where he served as the tenth employee. Linus's career also encompasses roles at major corporations, including Program Manager at Microsoft, database researcher at IBM, and a member of the investment team at Andreessen Horowitz. Linus is a holder of a B.A. in Computer Science from U.C. Berkeley, as well as an M.S. in Computer Science, an M.A. in Education, and an MBA from Stanford University. He is a co-instructor for Stanford's Frontier Technologies course and has previously taught a Big Data class at Stanford’s Business School.

Country

United States

City

San Francisco

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Skill

Start-ups, Product Management, Entrepreneurship, User Experience, Business Strategy, Strategy, Product Marketing, Product Development, Venture Capital, User Interface Design, Business Development, Business Modeling, Management Consulting, User-centered Design, Project Management, Analytics, Strategic Partnerships, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Marketing Strategy

Experience

Partner

Kyber Knight Capital

2023-1 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

San Francisco, California, United States

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

Stanford University

2015-6 - Present · 11 yrs 4 mos

• 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

Partner

Signia Venture Partners

2015-8 - 2022-10 · 7 yrs 3 mos

Menlo Park, CA

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

Summer Associate, Deal and Research Team

Andreessen Horowitz

2013-6 - 2013-9 · 4 mos

Menlo Park

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

Co-Founder

Embrace Global

2008-12 - 2013-5 · 4 yrs 6 mos

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.