Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Investment Partner

Brian brings to the firm 15 years of experience in venture capital investment and various corporate development roles.

Prior to co-founding Nautilus Venture Partners, Brian was a managing director at Samsung Ventures, where he led the firm’s global investments in mobile and consumer IT sector. Brian was responsible for some of the best investments of Samsung Ventures, including Starent Networks, Gracenote, Teknovus, Beceem, Swype, Synos, and Maluuba.

In addition to extensive VC network in the Silicon Valley, Mr. Kang also has close relationships with key executives and technology leaders from Asian global corporations for proprietary investment validation and early access to market/technology innovation.

Brian Kang holds M.B.A from McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Washington, and B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from State University of New York at Buffalo.