# Hans Tung

> Hans Tung is a Managing Partner at Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital), one of the most decorated venture capitalists in the world with 13 consecutive appearances on the Forbes Midas List - peaking at #3 globally. A Taiwanese immigrant who moved to Los Angeles at 13, Stanford-trained, and one of the first Silicon Valley VCs to relocate full-time to China in 2005, Hans has backed over 16 unicorns including Airbnb, Coinbase, Slack, ByteDance, Xiaomi, and Anthropic across three decades and three waves of technology: internet, mobile/cloud, and now AI.

- **Role:** Managing Partner at Notable Capital
- **Organizations:** Notable Capital, GGV Capital (formerly), Qiming Venture Partners (formerly), Bessemer Venture Partners (formerly)
- **From:** Taiwan
- **Nationality:** American (Taiwanese-born)
- **Education:** B.S. Industrial Engineering / Management Science Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** 13 consecutive appearances on Forbes Midas List (2013-2025), Forbes Midas List Top 10 for 5 consecutive years, peaking at #3 globally in 2021, Backed 16+ unicorn companies including Airbnb, Coinbase, Slack, ByteDance, Xiaomi, and Anthropic

## Career timeline

- **1980** — Born in Taiwan
- **~1993** — Immigrated to Los Angeles, California at age 13
- **1993** — Graduated from Stanford University with B.S. in Industrial Engineering
- **1993-2000** — Investment banker at Merrill Lynch, focused on technology sector
- **2000-2001** — Co-founded HelloAsia, a pan-Asian consumer internet startup in Silicon Valley
- **2001-2003** — Co-founded Asia2B, a pan-Asian internet startup
- **2002-2005** — Co-founded Crimson Asia Capital Partners in Taipei
- **2005** — Joined Bessemer Venture Partners; relocated full-time to China - among first Silicon Valley VCs to do so
- **2007** — Joined Qiming Venture Partners as Partner, focused on China investments
- **2010** — Met PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, beginning relationship that led to Affirm investment
- **2013** — Returned to Silicon Valley; personally introduced Uber founder Garrett Camp to Didi Chuxing
- **2013** — Joined GGV Capital as Managing Partner (6th general partner)
- **2013-2024** — Backed 16+ unicorns at GGV Capital including Airbnb, Coinbase, Slack, ByteDance, Xiaomi
- **2017** — Named LinkedIn Top Voice in VC
- **2018** — Received Carnegie Corporation of New York Great Immigrant Award
- **2019** — Reached Forbes Midas List #7 globally
- **2021** — Reached Forbes Midas List #3 globally - highest ranking; advocated publicly for Stop AAPI Hate
- **2023** — GGV Capital announced split of U.S. and Asia operations amid geopolitical scrutiny
- **2024** — GGV Capital officially dissolved; Hans leads U.S. arm rebranded as Notable Capital
- **2025** — Led $25M funding round for Wispr voice AI; speaking at East Meets West conference in Honolulu

## Achievements

- 13 consecutive appearances on Forbes Midas List (2013-2025)
- Forbes Midas List Top 10 for 5 consecutive years, peaking at #3 globally in 2021
- Backed 16+ unicorn companies including Airbnb, Coinbase, Slack, ByteDance, Xiaomi, and Anthropic
- Carnegie Corporation of New York Great Immigrants Award (2018)
- Gold House Top 100 Most Impactful Asian Americans (2018, 2019, 2020)
- LinkedIn Top Voice in Venture Capital (2017)
- NY Times / CB Insights Top 100 VCs, most recently ranked #18
- One of the first Silicon Valley VCs to relocate full-time to China (2005)
- Co-hosted 105+ episode podcast 'Evolving for the Next Billion' with Zara Zhang
- Founded FintechInnovation 50, an annual list spotlighting most innovative private fintech companies
- Invested in 4 of the top 20 U.S. App Store shopping apps: Wish, Poshmark, OfferUp, Ibotta
- Invested in over 14 fintech companies
- GGV Capital backed 56+ unicorns globally with $9B+ in AUM under his tenure

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Led $25M funding round for Wispr, a voice AI company serving 270 Fortune 500 companies; joined board as observer
- **2025-01** — Featured as key speaker at East Meets West (EMW) 2025 conference in Honolulu, Hawaii
- **2024-04** — Appeared on TechCrunch Equity podcast: 'Notable Capital's Hans Tung on why founders need to play the long game'
- **2024-03** — GGV Capital officially dissolved into Notable Capital (U.S.) and Granite Asia; Hans leads Notable Capital as Managing Partner
- **2024-01** — Named to Forbes Midas List for 13th consecutive year
- **2023-09** — GGV Capital announced separation of U.S. and Asia operations amid congressional scrutiny over China tech exposure

## Links

- Website: https://notablecapital.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hans-tung
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/hanstung
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hanstung/

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Last updated: 2026-05-05