# Albert Wang

> Albert Wang is the co-founder and CEO of PatPat, a direct-to-consumer children's and family apparel brand he built from a mobile app in 2014 into a global platform serving 21 million customers across 140 countries. A Carnegie Mellon-trained engineer and former Oracle founding member, Wang spotted the gap in affordable, stylish kids' clothing when he and his co-founder Ken Gao both became fathers the same year. PatPat has raised over $465 million in funding, including a $160 million Series D2 from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 in 2021, and has pioneered innovations like Go-Glow light-up apparel technology.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at PatPat
- **Organizations:** PatPat, Oracle, CourseHero
- **Nationality:** American (Chinese-American)
- **Education:** Master's Degree (Computer Science), Carnegie Mellon University
- **Known for:** Co-founded PatPat, which has grown to 21+ million customers in 140 countries, Raised over $465 million in total funding including SoftBank Vision Fund 2 investment, Pioneered the family matching outfits category, achieving 2,150% sales growth

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with highest honors
- **2006-2013** — Founding member and senior engineer at Oracle's business intelligence (BI) data group
- **2013-2014** — Lead engineer at digital education platform CourseHero
- **2014** — Co-founded PatPat with Ken Gao in Mountain View, California
- **2015** — Raised $2 million seed investment; left Oracle; PatPat app featured on Apple App Store
- **2017** — Launched family matching outfits category - pioneering a new segment
- **2019** — Expanded into baby clothes category
- **2020** — Capitalized on pandemic-driven DTC e-commerce growth surge
- **2021** — Raised $510M across Series C and D rounds; SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led $160M Series D2
- **2023** — Launched Go-Glow by PatPat, apparel with light-up fabric technology (Glotech™)
- **2024** — PatPat serving 21M+ customers across 140 countries with 30,000+ styles

## Achievements

- Co-founded PatPat, which has grown to 21+ million customers in 140 countries
- Raised over $465 million in total funding including SoftBank Vision Fund 2 investment
- Pioneered the family matching outfits category, achieving 2,150% sales growth
- Built a catalog of 30,000+ children's and family clothing styles
- Launched Go-Glow, a breakthrough fabric-illuminating technology product line
- Grew PatPat from a single mobile app to a global DTC brand serving 140 countries
- Featured by Apple App Store in 2015, driving early company momentum
- Disrupted a 100-year-old clothing industry with direct-to-consumer tech approach

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Featured in PayPal newsroom article discussing PatPat's adoption of modern payment options including PayPal and Venmo, highlighting AI-driven payment simplicity.
- **2023-03** — Launched Go-Glow by PatPat, featuring proprietary Glotech™ fabric-illuminating technology - the first kids' apparel to combine light-up capability with everyday clothing styles.
- **2021-08** — Closed $160M Series D2 round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, bringing total funding raised to over $465M.

## Links

- Website: https://patpat.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/albertcanwang
- Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/patpatshopping
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patpatshopping

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Last updated: 2026-05-27