Summary
Bryan Liu is a principal investor and operator with 9 years of experience steering M&A, venture deals, and early-stage capital into AI-native and blockchain startups. He has led acquisitions and investments across PayPal and Alumni Ventures, sourcing and backing fast-scaling companies like Higgsfield and Veda while focusing on full-stack AI, autonomous systems, and decentralized infrastructure (explicitly avoiding meme coins). An MBA from Kellogg and prior strategy work for Disney, Google/Alphabet, and Sony inform his ability to evaluate product-market fit and scale go-to-market motions. Bryan combines rigorous financial diligence from M&A with a founder-first approach—mentoring, connecting, and committing time to teams he believes can reach extraordinary scale. He’s motivated by a mission to “advance civilization” through technology and is actively hunting for the next Hectocorn.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration and Management General, Bachelor's Degree Business Administration and Management General at University of Southern California
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Peking University
Kellogg School of Management
English, Chinese