# Chenxi Wang

> Chenxi Wang is the founder and managing general partner of Rain Capital, a cybersecurity-focused venture fund based in the Bay Area. A computer scientist turned operator turned investor, she built a code-obfuscation technique (chenxification) used by the U.S. Department of Defense, helped found Carnegie Mellon's cybersecurity lab, ran research at Forrester, strategy at Intel Security and Twistlock, and now writes seed and Series A checks into AI-native security companies.

- **Role:** Founder and Managing General Partner at Rain Capital
- **Organizations:** Rain Capital, MDU Resources Group (Board), OWASP Foundation (former Vice-Chair), Carnegie Mellon University (former faculty), Forrester Research, Intel Security, CipherCloud, Twistlock, Secure Code Warrior (Advisory Board)
- **From:** China
- **Nationality:** American (born in China)
- **Education:** Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Virginia
- **Known for:** Invented code obfuscation technique known as 'chenxification', used by the U.S. Department of Defense to protect mobile applications, Received a $5M National Science Foundation grant to model virus propagation in networks, Founded Rain Capital, a women-owned cybersecurity-focused venture firm

## Career timeline

- **~1990s** — Immigrates to the U.S. from China at age 19
- **2000s** — PhD at University of Virginia; dissertation introduces what becomes known as 'chenxification'
- **2000s** — Faculty at Carnegie Mellon University, helps found CMU Cybersecurity Lab
- **Pre-2014** — Vice President of Research at Forrester
- **2014-2016** — VP of Strategy at Intel Security
- **2016-2018** — Chief Strategy Officer at Twistlock
- **2018** — Founds Rain Capital, a 100% women-owned cybersecurity venture fund
- **2022** — Joins board of MDU Resources Group (NYSE: MDU)
- **2026** — Speaks at RSA Conference on 'Security and Survival in the Age of Enterprise Agents'

## Achievements

- Invented code obfuscation technique known as 'chenxification', used by the U.S. Department of Defense to protect mobile applications
- Received a $5M National Science Foundation grant to model virus propagation in networks
- Founded Rain Capital, a women-owned cybersecurity-focused venture firm
- Named by Fortune as a Top Cyber Investor
- Named Women Investor of the Year (Women Tech Founders, 2019; Cyber Risk Alliance, 2021/2022)
- Named SC Magazine Women of Influence (2016, 2024)
- Co-Chair of Security & Privacy track at Grace Hopper Conference (2016, 2017)
- Board director, MDU Resources Group (Fortune 500, NYSE: MDU)

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Keynote at RSA Conference on 'Security and Survival in the Age of Enterprise Agents'
- **2025** — Rain Capital backs Manifold's $8M seed round for AI security; participates in Straiker AI and Lema AI rounds

## Links

- Website: https://raincap.vc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chenxiwang88
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/chenxiwang
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7LjB69BdMY

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Last updated: 2026-05-19