Overview
Jim Dai is a Partner at Altos Ventures[1], a position Dai has held since May 2019[2]. Prior to this role, Dai served as Venture Partner at Illuminate Ventures from December 2016 to May 2019[3]. Dai's earlier career included positions as CTO at Coupang from November 2013 to November 2016[4], CEO of CalmSea Inc from June 2008 to November 2013[5], and an Entrepreneur in Residence at Altos Ventures from March 2008 to November 2009[6]. Dai also held senior engineering and product leadership roles at DemandTec, Siebel, and Vivant![7][8][9]. Dai holds an MS in Management from Stanford University[10] and a BA in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley[11].
Career history
- PartnerMay 2019 to presentAltos Ventures
- Venture PartnerDec 2016 to May 2019Illuminate Ventures
- CTONov 2013 to Nov 2016Coupang
- CEOJun 2008 to Nov 2013CalmSea Inc
- EIRMar 2008 to Nov 2009Altos Ventures
- Senior VP of Engineering & ProductsMar 2004 to Feb 2008DemandTec
- Head of Engineering, Field ServicesJul 2001 to Mar 2004Siebel
- CTOJun 1998 to Feb 2001Vivant!
Education
MS, ManagementStanford University
BA, Computer ScienceUniversity of California, Berkeley
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