Kun Gao

Angel Investor · Kun Gao

Kun Gao, the former CEO of Crunchyroll and co-founder of GGWP, is an angel investor who primarily targets **seed-stage** companies in **gaming**, **blockchain**, **anime/creator economy**, and related **AI/XR technologies** [4]. He focuses on **North America** with a reported **seed check size of $3.6 million** [4]. His notable portfolio includes **welevel**, **Clout Kitchen**, **Orange Cap Games…

Focus: Mr. Kun Gao is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Crunchyroll. He is a Co-Founder of Frappr. Mr. Kun has helped drive Crunchyroll from idea to a profitable company with multi-millions in revenue, spearheading international content licensing, product, operations and monetization. He has over 7 years of experience in consumer facing websites, including founding Frappr.com (acquired by Slide), and joining HOTorNOT. Kun graduated from U.C. Berkeley with honors B.S. in Electrical Engineer and Computer Science and B.A. in Applied Mathematics in 2004, and was a PhD candidate in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon focusing on Database research.
Location: San Francisco, CA, United States

Website

Browse all investors · Browse founders