Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 4
Number of Founded Organizations 1
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner
  • Investor Stage  Seed

Linus is the Founder and Managing Partner of Kyber Knight Capital. He brings over twenty-five years of experience in venture capital and entrepreneurship to his leadership role. Before starting Kyber Knight Capital, Linus spent a decade at Signia Ventures, where he continues as a Partner. His entrepreneurial pursuits include co-founding Embrace,

the company behind the world’s most affordable infant incubator. To date, Embrace has impacted the lives of over 500,000 infants worldwide in over a dozen countries.

Before Embrace, Linus founded several software companies focusing on mobile technology and social networking. He is well known for joining Zynga’s founding team, following the acquisition of his start-up, where he served as the tenth employee.

Linus’s career also encompasses roles at major corporations, including Program Manager at Microsoft, database researcher at IBM, and a member of the investment team at Andreessen Horowitz.

Linus is a holder of a B.A. in Computer Science from U.C. Berkeley, as well as an M.S. in Computer Science, an M.A. in Education, and an MBA from Stanford University. He is a co-instructor for Stanford’s Frontier Technologies course and has previously taught a Big Data class at Stanford’s Business School.

Number of Partner Investments 3
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Sep 19, 2023
Paxton AI
Kyber Knight Capital
Yes
Seed Round - Paxton AI
$6M
Aug 15, 2023
Kintsugi AI
Kyber Knight Capital
Yes
Seed Round - Kintsugi AI
$1.9M
Mar 30, 2022
Agorus
Signia Venture Partners
Seed Round - Agorus
$6.5M
Number of Current Jobs 4
Number of Past Jobs 4
Linus Liang has 4 current jobs including Managing Director at Kyber Knight Capital, Partner at Signia Venture Partners, and Lecturer at Stanford University. Additionally, Linus Liang has had 4 past jobs including Deal Team at Andreessen Horowitz.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Andreessen Horowitz
Deal TeamJun 2013Sep 2013
Embrace Global
FounderJan 1, 2009Jan 1, 2013
Zynga
Studio HeadJun 2007Dec 2008
Microsoft
Program ManagerJun 2005Dec 2006
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 4
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Linus Liang holds 4 board and advisor roles including Board Member at Electric Sheep Robotics, Board Observer at Landis, and Board Member at Pepperdata.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Constructor
Board ObserverJun 20172021