Kevin Fong

Managing Director at MVP Ventures

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
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

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

  1. Managing DirectorJul 2023 to presentMVP Ventures
  2. AdvisorApr 2023 to presentAmerica's Frontier Fund
  3. Strategic AdvisorJan 2022 to presentSonatus
  4. Board MemberOct 2019 to presentoneNav, Inc.
  5. Board MemberJul 2016 to presentDatavisor Inc.
  6. AdvisorJun 2008 to presentGSR Ventures
  7. Member Board of Directors2004 to presentHua Yuan Science Technology Association
  8. board of directors1999 to Jan 20263PAR Government Systems

Education

  1. MBA, BusinessSep 1980 - Jun 1982Stanford University Graduate School of Business
  2. Master of Science - MS, Electrical and Electronics EngineeringSep 1976 - Jun 1979Stanford University School of Engineering
  3. EECS, Electrical and Electronics EngineeringOct 1974 - Jun 1976University of California, Berkeley

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