Hans Tung

Hans Tung is a managing partner at Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital) leading the firm's AI-driven prosumer, commerce and fintech practice[1]. A Taiwanese American investor[2], Tung has been recognized as a Forbes Midas Lister fourteen times, including five consecutive years in the top 10 globally from 2019 to 2023[2]. He earned a degree in Management Science Engineering from Stanford University[12].

Tung's investment portfolio spans multiple continents and includes companies such as Airbnb, Coinbase, and Anthropic[1]. His board positions and investor roles include memberships at Parafin, dub, BNTO, and Quince, as well as an investor position at Anthropic[7][8][9][10][11]. He also serves as a board observer at Phia and Wispr Flow[5][6].

Investments

• CSwsh

  A fan engagement platform that uses AI to capture and organize user-generated content from live experiences

Education

• Stanford University · Management Science Engineering1989 - 1993
• Palos Verdes High School · High School DiplomaSep 1985 - Jun 1989

Media & appearances

• Reimagined with Robin - AAPI Heritage Month, ft. Hans Tung of GGV CapitalNotable Capital

  Hans Tung discusses his background immigrating from Taiwan to the US at age 13, his fascination with history and different cultures, and how his experiences as an Asian American shaped his approach to venture capital and bridging cultural gaps. He shares insights on challenges facing AAPI executives and founders, and recounts his community fundraising efforts following the Atlanta spa shootings, emphasizing the importance of speaking up and not letting past decisions paralyze future action.

• Q&A with GGV's Hans Tung at Collision 2023Notable Capital

  Hans Tung discusses the fintech investment climate in 2023, noting that despite down rounds, many portfolio companies are growing significantly with strong product-market fit. He explains how companies like secured credit card issuers can grow rapidly in high interest rate environments by leveraging mortgage verification to approve cardholders in 16 minutes. Tung addresses challenges in venture capital including managing exits, convincing skeptical partners on deals, and advises founders to manage for downside scenarios and efficiency rather than aggressive growth.

• Keep Growing: An Inside Look at Bowery Farming with Irving Fain and Hans TungNotable Capital

  Hans Tung discusses Notable Capital's foodtech investments since 2016, including Bowery Farming, and shares the firm's investment thesis around three opportunities: supply chain and food distribution, food waste management through AI and data mining, and upstream food production like vertical farming. He then interviews Irving Fain, founder and CEO of Bowery Farming, about the company's differentiation through computer vision, AI, robotics, and automation integrated into their proprietary operating system, which enables warehouse-scale indoor farming with 100x productivity per square foot compared to traditional farmland.

• Behind the Scenes at StockX with Scott Cutler (CEO, StockX) and Hans Tung (GGV)Notable Capital

  Hans Tung, managing partner at GGV Capital, interviews Scott Cutler, CEO of StockX, at the company's private showroom. They discuss StockX's marketplace model based on stock exchange principles, how Cutler joined the company in 2017 via LinkedIn message, the importance of authentication at scale with 11 centers worldwide, seller loyalty and growth among first-time sellers particularly women, and how brands are adapting to marketplace models as part of their strategy.

• Finding Real PMF in the AI Era with Tanay Kothari (Wispr Flow) + Hans Tung (Notable Capital)Startup Grind

  Hans Tung appears as a panelist/co-host discussing product-market fit in the AI era alongside Tanay Kothari of Wispr Flow. Tung shares observations about Wispr Flow's capabilities, including testing the product in Mandarin and praising its accuracy, and engages in discussion about the company's pivot from hardware to software and how to navigate product iterations and in-game adjustments.

• A Keyboard-Less Future: Reinventing a 150-Year-Old Interface with Wispr FlowNotable Perspectives · Feb 19, 2026
• Hans Tung - The Midas TouchHyphen Nation with Dave Lu · Oct 7, 2025
• The Sociology of Startup Success with VC Powerhouse Hans TungTerm Sheet · Oct 1, 2025
• PhD to $100M Revenue: Rebuilding SMB Lending with AI | Sahill Poddar, Co-founder and CEO of ParafinThe Peel with Turner Novak · Aug 1, 2025
• The Sociologist Venture Capitalist: Hans Tung on Unlocking Global InnovationAdvancingVC · Jan 29, 2025
• The Power of the Developer: How Jam Used Community to Scale with CEO Dani GrantNotable Perspectives · Sep 27, 2024
• Notable Capital's Hans Tung on the state of VC and the upside to down roundsEquity · Apr 20, 2024
• Notable Capital's Hans Tung on the state of VC and the upside ... - Spotify
• E371: Midas List VC: Why AI Models Will NOT Become Commodities

In the news

• Hans Tung on X@hanstung · Jan 29, 2025
• Hans Tung on X@hanstung · Dec 17, 2024

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