About
Us
Our Story
We formed Fellows Fund in April 2021, to share our hard-won knowledge and positions at leading firms with the next generation of founders who would benefit from our mentorship in bringing their concepts to life.
Who We Are
With operating, research, and academic backgrounds, we have run some of the most dynamic and groundbreaking product lines at the leading technology companies in history.
The fund’s day-to-day operations are managed by a team led by Alex Ren - an early AV researcher, investor, and founder of TalentSeer.com, the top AI recruiting firm.
Our Vision
We believe in sharing what we’ve learned so you can bring AI into mainstream adoption. We believe the time is now and with our help, you can accomplish everything you dreamed of.
Alex Ren
Founding Managing Partner
Angel Investor
Business and Talent Leader
Xuedong Huang
Distinguished Fellow
CTO and Fellow at Microsoft Azure AI
Milestone Researcher in AI
Shiva Rajaraman
Distinguished Fellow
CPO of OpenSea
Former VP of Commerce at Facebook/Meta
Former CTO at WeWork
Charles Elkan
Distinguished Fellow
CS Professor at UCSD, Founder of Ficc.ai
Former MD of ML at Goldman Sachs
Gang Hua
Distinguished Fellow
VP and Chief Scientist at Convenience Bee
Former Chief Science Advisor at Microsoft
Deepak Agarwal
Distinguished Fellow
Sr. Engineering Lead at Pinterest
Fellow of American Statistical Association
Xinran Wang
Distinguished Fellow
VP of Engineering at F5 Networks
Former SVP of Engineering at Shape Security
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Li Deng
Distinguished Fellow
Chief AI Officer at Vatic
Former Chief AI Officer at Citadel, Fellow at Canadian Academy of Engineering
Anshul Pande
Distinguished Fellow
SVP of R&D at HealthEdge
Ex-CTO of Stanford Children's Health
Lijiang Fang
Distinguished Fellow
Director of ML Infra at Meta
Former VP of Bing Ads at Microsoft
Yi Huang
Product Fellow
Director of Engineering at Facebook/Meta
Daisy Zhao
Investor Associate
Web3, AI Investor
Our
Fellows
Each fellow maintains both their ownership in the fund and their position in industry or academia to be maximally helpful to our portfolio.
We hold pitch meetings live over video calls, and come to consensus on investments without convening in person.
What’s on offer to you is our network and experience - these are the ideal set of resources as you chart a technical path for your firm, winning both customers and talent when we choose you.
Vijay Narayanan
General Partner
Distinguished Fellow
Former SVP of Engineering at ServiceNow
Chief AI Officer
Sanchan Saxena
Distinguished Fellow
VP of Coinbase
Former Head of Product at Airbnb
and Instagram
Lei Yang
Distinguished Fellow
VP of Engineering at LinkedIn
Former VP of Twitter
Haixun Wang
Distinguished Fellow
VP of Engineering at Instacart
IEEE Fellow
Stefano Corazza
Distinguished Fellow
Head of Studio at Roblox
Former VP, Fellow at Adobe
Yiran Chen
Distinguished Fellow
ECE Professor at Duke University
ACM & IEEE Fellow
Anshul Pande
Distinguished Fellow
SVP, R&D at HealthEdge
Former CTO at Stanford Children's
Health
Dragomir Anguelov
Distinguished Fellow
Head of Research at Waymo
Lijiang Fang
Distinguished Fellow
Director of ML Infra at Meta
Former VP of Bing Ads at Microsoft
Praveer Kumar
Product Fellow
President at Guardhat
Cofounder ant CPO at Finxera
Kyle Bailey
Crypto Fellow
VP of Engineering at dYdX
Former Sr.Director at Block and Airbnb
Daisy Zhao
Investment Associate
Investment in Web3, Enterprise and AI
Vijay Narayanan
General Partner
Former SVP of Engineering, Chief AI Officer at ServiceNow
Dawn Song
Distinguished Fellow
Prof of UC Berkeley, ACM & IEEE Fellow, Founder of Oasis Network
Ken Goldberg
Distinguished Fellow
Prof. of UC Berkeley
Founder of Ambi Robotics
Haixun Wang
Distinguished Fellow
VP of Instacart
IEEE Fellow
Stefano Corazza
Distinguished Fellow
Head of Studio at Roblox
Former VP, Fellow at Adobe
Yiran Chen
Distinguished Fellow
ECE Professor at Duke University
ACM & IEEE Fellow
Dragomir Anguelov
Distinguished Fellow
Head of Research at Waymo
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Jeff Trudeau
Distinguished Fellow
CISO at Chime
Former CISO at Sutter Health and Credit Karma
Kyle Bailey
Crypto Fellow
VP of Engineering at dYdX
Sanj Goyle
Business Fellow
Co-founder, CEO at Finxera
Praveer Kumar
Product Fellow
President at Guardhat
Co-founder, CPO at Finxera
Fellows.Fund structures collaboration between the inventors of modern AI and their legacy - innovators who apply it far and wide.
"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants."
- Isaac Newton
A venture firm owned and operated by the world's most esteemed technical minds. This is the forum where daring founders meet the makers.
Why
Us
Insight
The development of AI and incorporation into the mainstream has given us experience which we wish to impart to founders to help them avoid mistakes and grow their business successfully.
Network
Two things every company needs are talent and customers. Our network and current positions help to provide these crucial ingredients to your growth, and we give them freely to our portfolio companies.
Credentials
AI is still misunderstood by many non-technical investors and customers. When we back your company, we signal this is a bankable and salable concept which can be brought into production.
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Our Address
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Suite 120,
Sunnyvale, California, CA 94085