Overview
Kevin Fong serves as Managing Director at MVP Ventures [1][3], bringing experience as an early-stage deep-technology venture capitalist, firm builder, and serial board member [2]. Fong's investment career spans over 35 years across multiple firms, beginning as an associate at Mayfield before becoming Managing Partner and leading $4B under management [2]. In 2004, Fong seeded Mayfield's first international fund in China, which became GSR Ventures and grew to $3.7B under management across eight funds [2]. Currently, Fong holds board positions at oneNav, Inc. [6] and Datavisor Inc. [7], serves as Strategic Advisor to Sonatus [5], and maintains an Advisor role at GSR Ventures [8]. Fong holds an MBA in Business from Stanford University Graduate School of Business [11] and a Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Stanford University School of Engineering [12].
Profile introduction
Kevin is an early-stage, deep-technology venture capitalist; a multi-time firm builder; and serial board member. With a track record spanning 35+ years of successful investing across storied VC firms, Kevin began his career as an associate at Mayfield, later becoming Managing Partner, raising and leading $4B under management. He went on to seed Mayfield’s first international fund in China, Mayfield China, now GSR Ventures, in 2004. He took GSR to $3.7B under management and to its eighth fund. It is the premier — and one of the first — early-stage tech funds in China and includes such companie…
Career history
- Managing DirectorJul 2023 to presentMVP Ventures
- AdvisorApr 2023 to presentAmerica's Frontier Fund
- Strategic AdvisorJan 2022 to presentSonatus
- Board MemberOct 2019 to presentoneNav, Inc.
- Board MemberJul 2016 to presentDatavisor Inc.
- AdvisorJun 2008 to presentGSR Ventures
- Member Board of Directors2004 to presentHua Yuan Science Technology Association
- board of directors1999 to Jan 20263PAR Government Systems
Education
MBA, BusinessSep 1980 - Jun 1982Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Master of Science - MS, Electrical and Electronics EngineeringSep 1976 - Jun 1979Stanford University School of Engineering
EECS, Electrical and Electronics EngineeringOct 1974 - Jun 1976University of California, Berkeley
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