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.1 2

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.1 2 3

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.1 2

Highlights

Dec 11 · twitter

“you’re not going to believe it—these sinister Technology Brothers, they’re trying to improve things” https://t.co/6de19TNKYK

Dec 11 · twitter

Not a single Arc’teryx, unserious.

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

Aug 3 · seas.harvard.edu

Root Ventures raises $76M from investors

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)