Helen H. Liang, Phd

Helen H. Liang, Phd Email and Phone Number

Founder & Managing Partner of FoundersX Ventures. Featured on WSJ and Business Insider as a Pioneering Tech VC. Board Director. Invited Speaker at TechCrunch. Support AGI Hackathons. @ FoundersX Ventures
Helen H. Liang, Phd's Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States, United States
About Helen H. Liang, Phd

Founder & Managing Partner of FoundersX Ventures, a Silicon Valley based venture capital firm with strong focus on building GenAI powered tech infrastructure across industries, from enterprise SaaS, Fintech to Biotech and Digital health solutions. Over 10 years of product and operation experience in high-tech industry. Featured on WSJ and Business Insider as a pioneering tech VC. Board director. Guest lecturer at Stanford. Invited speaker at TechCrunch. On X /Twitter: https://x.com/HelenSandHill

Helen H. Liang, Phd's Current Company Details
FoundersX Ventures

Foundersx Ventures

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Founder & Managing Partner of FoundersX Ventures. Featured on WSJ and Business Insider as a Pioneering Tech VC. Board Director. Invited Speaker at TechCrunch. Support AGI Hackathons.
Helen H. Liang, Phd Work Experience Details
  • Foundersx Ventures
    Founder & Managing Partner
    Foundersx Ventures Mar 2016 - Present
    Menlo Park, California, Us
    FoundersX Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley with offices in Menlo Park, CA and at Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA. We back aspiring founders defining the future and breaking barriers across industries with core focus on value creation in building GenAI infrastructure and data driven solutions. Our investment team is originally from Stanford. We bring strong product focus and venture discipline into deep tech startups. FoundersX is an early investor in multiple tech unicorns with substantial returns. We have 25 portfolio companies valued at over $100M and 10 companies acquired. We are featured on WSJ and Business Insider as a pioneering tech VC. Our notable investments: Salt Security, Jeeves, Rain AI, Universal Quantum, 1910 Genetics, Kernal Bio, Meru Health, Cognito TX, Coursedog, Kapital, Craft.co, Lunajoy, Zafrens, OmniScope, Arintra, Dreamflare AI, Linvest21 (aka AlphaCopilot), Hudson Labs, Turion Space, SpaceX.
  • Jeeves
    Investor
    Jeeves Sep 2020 - Present
    Miami , Florida, Us
    Providing innovative Fintech solutions for global startups and SMEs. Raised over $380M in equity and venture debt with A round capital led by A16Z, B round led by CRV, and C round led by Tencent, in high growth stage. A new Fintech unicorn valued at $2.1B at C round.
  • Salt Security
    Investor
    Salt Security Sep 2016 - Present
    Palo Alto, California, Us
    Detect API attack threats and safeguard your enterprise data. A leading solution provider in API security, raised over $275M capital, with D round led by CapitalG, also backed by Sequoia Capital, Advent Tech, Alkeon Capital and DFJ Growth. A cybersecurity unicorn valued at $1.4B at D round.
  • 1910 Genetics
    Investor
    1910 Genetics May 2019 - Present
    Boston, Ma, Us
    New drug discovery powered by AI and computational molecular biology, raised over $26M, with A round led by Microsoft M12 and Playground Global. Also backed by Sam Altman.
  • Cognito Therapeutics, Inc.
    Investor And Board Director
    Cognito Therapeutics, Inc. Jun 2022 - Present
    Cambridge, Ma, Us
    Breakthrough medical device company for AD, Dementia, PD and other neural disorders. MIT Spin-off. Raised $105M at B round with remarkable phase 2 human trial data. Currently in Phase 3 /HOPE study. FoundersX co-led the B round with Morning side capital
  • Kernal Biologics, Inc.
    Investor
    Kernal Biologics, Inc. Sep 2020 - Present
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us
    Proprietary platform developing mRNA immunotherapeutics which enables cell-specific therapeutic protein expression. Raised over $30M at A round.
  • Rain Neuromorphics
    Investor
    Rain Neuromorphics Sep 2018 - Present
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Developing revolutionary neuromorphic AI Chip for in-memory computing. Raised over $30M capital at A round. Also backed by Sam Altman.
  • Universal Quantum
    Investor
    Universal Quantum Jan 2020 - Present
    Brighton, Gb
    Founded by a world leading quantum physicists team. Developing universal quantum computers for large scale computation. Won $80M contract from German Aerospace Center(DLR) to build fully scalable trapped-ion quantum computer. Also won $10M UK Government innovation grant.
  • Coursedog
    Investor
    Coursedog Apr 2019 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    Building the campus of the future with advanced ERP system. Raised over $20M capital with A round led by Coatue in 2020. Received $90M strategic investment from JMI Equity to accelerate growth in March 2023. Acquired by JMI Equity, valued at $135M.
  • Meru Health
    Investor
    Meru Health Sep 2018 - Present
    San Mateo, California, Us
    Fast-growing enterprise digital clinic for mental healthcare, setting new standard in mental healthcare, working with Stanford Hospitals. Raised over $50M capital, post B round.
  • Blueberry Pediatrics
    Investor
    Blueberry Pediatrics May 2019 - Present
    Mountain View, Ca, Us
    On-demand telehealth platform providing access to top pediatricians 24x7 for underserved families with young children.
  • Zafrens
    Investor
    Zafrens Feb 2023 - Present
    San Diego, California, Us
    Ultra High Throughput Single Cell Drug Screening. Raised $23M at A round. In collaboration with pharma companies.
  • Omniscope
    Investor
    Omniscope Jun 2023 - Present
    Delaware, Us
    Decoding and Indexing our immune system with high throughput TCR sequencing for early diagnosis and precision medicine powered by GenAI.
  • Glyphic Biotechnologies
    Investor
    Glyphic Biotechnologies Mar 2024 - Present
    New York City, New York, Us
    Breakthrough technology for protein sequencing. Spin-off from MIT.
  • Lunajoy (Yc W22)
    Investor
    Lunajoy (Yc W22) Mar 2022 - Present
    Tampa, Florida, Us
    Holistic mental healthcare platform for women, founded by two women MDs.
  • Arintra
    Investor
    Arintra Jun 2022 - Present
    Austin, Us
    Automating medical coding with GenAI for hospitals to increase revenue and improve efficiency.
  • Craft.Co
    Investor
    Craft.Co Mar 2022 - Present
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Real-Time Data Powerhouse on Global Supply Chain. Raised over $10M at A round and $35M at B round, in rapid growth mode.
  • Turion Space
    Investor
    Turion Space Sep 2021 - Present
    Irvine, California, Us
    Build a sustainable future in space. Founders are former engineers from SpaceX and Lockheed Martin.
  • Jericho Security
    Investor
    Jericho Security Jul 2023 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    Cybersecurity Solutions for Enterprises in GenAI Era.
  • Hudson Labs (Formerly Bedrock Ai)
    Investor
    Hudson Labs (Formerly Bedrock Ai) Sep 2021 - Present
    Toronto, Ontario, Ca
    RPA for Public Equity Analysis
  • Colabra
    Investor
    Colabra Dec 2023 - Present
    San Francisco, Us
    Building next-gen automated biotech R&D platform with AI Copilot.
  • Dreamflare Ai
    Investor
    Dreamflare Ai Nov 2023 - Present
    San Francisco, Us
    Building the next-gen entertainment platform powered by GenAI.
  • Solve Intelligence
    Investor
    Solve Intelligence Sep 2023 - Present
    Automated IP generation and management powered by GenAI.
  • Keeling Labs
    Investor
    Keeling Labs Apr 2023 - Present
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    Automated grid-scale battery energy trading powered by AI.
  • Nitra
    Investor
    Nitra Jan 2022 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    Nitra provides smart spending management solutions and business support for private practice physicians. Raised over $60M capital and venture debt at seed, backed by A16Z, NEA and Pantera.
  • Tranch
    Investor
    Tranch Sep 2022 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    A fast-growing B2B payment platform. Grow now, pay later. Announced $100M Seed round with equity and venture debt. FoundersX is a lead investor at its seed round.
  • Devyce
    Investor
    Devyce Sep 2022 - Present
    London, Gb
    Devyce is a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phone system for global enterprises. It enables business calls and texts through the internet instead of traditional phone lines, just like WhatsApp or Signal.
  • Actipulse Neuroscience®
    Investor
    Actipulse Neuroscience® Sep 2022 - Present
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us
    Re-thinking non-invasive brain technologies, including deep depression and brain tumor treatments.
  • Somalogic
    Investor
    Somalogic Feb 2021 - Present
    Boulder, Co, Us
    Palamedrix - High throughput Single Cell DNA and Protein Sequencing. Acquired by Somalogic.
  • Kapital
    Investor
    Kapital May 2022 - Present
    Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mx
    All-in-one fintech platform for enterprises in LATAM. Closed $100M venture funding. In rapid growth stage.
  • Fiscalnote
    Investor
    Fiscalnote Mar 2021 - Present
    Washington, District Of Columbia, Us
    Leading Enterprise SaaS platform for business intelligence data in regulatory space, raised over $500M from investors including Temasek, S&P Global and AME Cloud Ventures. IPO listed on NYSE in July 2022.
  • Menten Ai
    Investor
    Menten Ai Mar 2020 - Present
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Protein design powered by Quantum and AI algorithms.
  • Nuntius Therapeutics
    Investor
    Nuntius Therapeutics Apr 2021 - Present
    London, Gb
    Cell Specific DNA, RNA and CRISPR Therapies
  • Orbillion Bio
    Investor
    Orbillion Bio Mar 2021 - Present
    San Francisco, California, Us
    A leader in cultured meat for a sustainable and flavorable future, raised $10M seed round.
  • Leal
    Investor
    Leal Aug 2022 - Present
    Bogota, Dc, Co
    Fast-growing Fintech platform in LATAM with rewards and credit cards.
  • Houm
    Investor
    Houm Mar 2021 - Present
    Huechuraba, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Cl
    Fast-growing online platform for renting and selling properties in LATAM. Raised $45M at A round, in rapid expansion across LATAM.
  • Via.Work
    Investor
    Via.Work Dec 2022 - Present
    Palo Alto, California, Us
    Via.work partners with companies to help them onboard, pay, and care for employees and contractors worldwide. In rapid growth stage covering LATAM, North America and Europe. Acquired by Justworks.
  • Remedial Health (Yc W22)
    Investor
    Remedial Health (Yc W22) Mar 2022 - Present
    Newark, Delaware, Us
    Building digital infrastructure and payment solutions for pharma supply-chain in Africa.
  • Lenco (Yc W22)
    Investor
    Lenco (Yc W22) Mar 2022 - Present
    Lagos, Lagos, Ng
    Leading fintech platform for Africa enterprises.
  • Contalink
    Investor
    Contalink Feb 2022 - Present
    Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mx
    Fast-growing digital invoice and accounting software solutions for LATAM enterprises.
  • Momentu (Yc S22)
    Investor
    Momentu (Yc S22) Sep 2022 - Present
    México City, Mx
    Fast-growing mental healthcare platform for LATAM enterprises.
  • Trexo Robotics
    Investor
    Trexo Robotics May 2019 - Present
    Mississauga, Ontario, Ca
    Building wearable robotics to empower kids with disabilities to walk freely
  • Elementary Robotics
    Investor
    Elementary Robotics Nov 2017 - Present
    South Pasadena, California, Us
    Smart AI camera, providing automated product inspection for factory assembly lines. Raised over $45M, with B round led by Tiger Global.
  • Smart Energy Water
    Board Advisor
    Smart Energy Water May 2019 - Present
    Irvine, California, Us
    Deliver the best Digital Customer and Mobile Workforce Experience to global energy, water, and gas providers, powered by AI and data analytics.
  • Navtrac (Acquired By Loadsmart)
    Investor
    Navtrac (Acquired By Loadsmart) Sep 2016 - Present
    Los Angeles , Ca, Us
    Smart logistics and security powered by AI, formerly Aptonomy.
  • Nova Ai (Acquired By Highspot)
    Investor
    Nova Ai (Acquired By Highspot) May 2016 - Present
    San Francisco, California, Us
    AI for Enterprise, empowering sales and marketing team with AI. Acquired by Highspot.
  • Ustartx Inc.
    Founder & Ceo
    Ustartx Inc. Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
    A tech startup accelerator platform to empower tech founders to go to market with venture disciplines. We have a strong network of experienced mentors with deep-domain expertise in high-tech industry, including serial entrepreneurs, tech investors and product managers. Our Design Thinking program helps founders find product-market fit through rapid prototyping with sharp focus on user experience.
  • Lead Mind Ltd.
    Founder & Ceo
    Lead Mind Ltd. Jan 2013 - Dec 2014
    Founder & CEO of a smart wearable device startup with offices in Silicon Valley and Hong Kong. Developed strong IP and product prototype for digital health tracking and exited early. Also run a digital health product launch platform as an ecosystem play.
  • Seagate Technology
    Sr. R&D Manager
    Seagate Technology May 2005 - Dec 2012
    Fremont, Ca, Us
    Led a U.S. R&D department and two Asia product teams to provide new product design assessments and deliver smart test solutions to meet time-to-market performance targets; delivered mission critical new test processes to R&D and Asia operation with significant cost savings; created and enabled advanced magnetic sensor test technology roadmaps for 5 generations of new product to ensure time-to-volume and time-to-quality.
  • Seagate Technology
    Sr. Engineer / Staff Engineer To Team Lead
    Seagate Technology Aug 1999 - Apr 2005
    Fremont, Ca, Us
    Worked closely with frontier university research labs and industry vendors to assess advanced magnetic sensor technologies for new product development; delivered various new solutions from lab to market for product performance assessment; led cross-functional task teams to identify critical metrology capability gaps for new product performance screening and deliver smart test solutions.

Helen H. Liang, Phd Education Details

  • Harvard Business School
    Harvard Business School
    Executive Programs On Private Equity & Venture Capital And Investment Management
  • Stanford Law School
    Stanford Law School
    Rock Center For Corporate Governance
  • University Of Wisconsin-Madison
    University Of Wisconsin-Madison
    Materials Science And Engineering

Frequently Asked Questions about Helen H. Liang, Phd

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Helen H. Liang, Phd works for Foundersx Ventures

What is Helen H. Liang, Phd's role at the current company?

Helen H. Liang, Phd's current role is Founder & Managing Partner of FoundersX Ventures. Featured on WSJ and Business Insider as a Pioneering Tech VC. Board Director. Invited Speaker at TechCrunch. Support AGI Hackathons..

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Helen H. Liang, Phd attended Harvard Business School, Stanford Law School, University Of Wisconsin-Madison.

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