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    Kane Hsieh

    Partner at Root Ventures

    Kane Hsieh is a Partner at Root Ventures, a venture capital firm based in San Francisco that focuses on seed-stage investments in hardware and software companies. He has been with Root Ventures since November 2015, contributing to the firm's investment strategy and portfolio management. Hsieh's investment range typically spans from $500,000 to $2 million, with a sweet spot around $1 million. The firm itself manages a fund size of approximately $150 million.12

    Prior to joining Root Ventures, Hsieh co-founded and served as the Head of Product at Brilliant Bicycles, a company focused on high-value, high-design bicycles, from 2014 to 2016. He also worked as a Senior Associate at RRE Ventures from 2012 to 2014, and held positions as a software engineer at Romotive and a program manager at Microsoft earlier in his career. Hsieh holds an AB in Computer Science from Harvard University.123

    In addition to his professional experience, Hsieh is recognized for his investments in various startups, including Latent Technology and ChargeLab, showcasing his active role in the venture capital landscape.12

    Highlights

    Yesterday · twitter

    Nature is not capitalist—that requires a civilized abstraction of value. Nature just murders competitors.

    Black walnut poisons the soil around it to stop other plants from growing. You can get "walnut burn" from working with the wood bc of the toxins in the sawdust. https://t.co/n5zhWViYzt

    Nature is not capitalist—that requires a civilized abstraction of value. Nature just murders competi
    Yesterday · twitter

    he should change his family name to Burritowright as fitting tradition

    Jul 15 · Axios
    Google, Meta, Apple help give rise to tech's new "mafia" - Axios
    May 15 · TechCrunch
    TechCrunch Live events, but a podcast - TechCrunch
    TechCrunch Live events, but a podcast - TechCrunch
    Aug 3 · seas.harvard.edu
    Root Ventures raises $76M from investors
    Root Ventures raises $76M from investors

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    Experience

    Partner at Root Ventures (November 2015 - Present)
    Head of Product, Co-founder at Brilliant Bicycles (September 2014 - September 2016), Senior Associate at RRE Ventures (October 2012 - October 2014), Software Engineer at Zipline (May 2012 - November 2012), Program Manager at Microsoft (May 2011 - August 2011), Imaging Technician at Harvard University Graduate School of Design (September 2008 - March 2011)

    Education

    AB in Computer Science from Harvard University

    Location

    San Francisco Bay Area