Kai Huang
Senior Advisor @ Grishin Robotics
Cupertino, United States
Kai Huang is a seed investor at Grishin Robotics in Cupertino focused on Software and Gaming. Kai Huang is the Senior Advisor of Grishin Robotics. He attended the University of California Berkeley.Kai is a Venture Partner at Idea Bulb Ventures. He is the co-founder and ex-CEO of RedOctane and the co-creator of the Guitar Hero video game franchise, acquired by Activision in June 2006. Kai was also co-founder and CEO of Adux Software, asoftware company developing solutions for the server appliance market. Prior to Adux Software, he was a consultant with Accenture, where he worked with Fortune 500 clients in the area of supply chain management. He is an active, serial angel investor. Kai holds a BA in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley.
- Total investments:
- 14
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 7%
Last updated:
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Industries Kai Huang invests in
Stages Kai Huang invests in
Countries Kai Huang invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $175k–$4.9M
- Pre-Seed
- $50k–$2.3M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (29%)
- Gaming 2 (14%)
- Hardware 2 (14%)
- Advertising 2 (14%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 6 (43%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (21%)
- Funding Round 2 (14%)
- Angel 1 (7%)
- Series A 1 (7%)
Country
- United States 11 (79%)
- Canada 1 (7%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Taelor
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Taelor is a Silicon Valley-based fashion industry start-up founded by Anya Cheng, ex Facebook and Target Lead who led teams to build Facebook Shopping and Target eCommerce and a current Northwestern University faculty member. Taelor is a revolutionary new way for men to rent clothes, allowing them to look and feel great every day while alsoreducing their carbon footprint. The service uses a combination of Artificial Intelligence and personal stylists to select clothes for men based on their sizes and personal preferences. The clothes are shipped directly to customers, who can either wear them for two weeks and return them or purchase the clothes for up to 70% off the regular retail price. Customers then receive another box of clothes.“Our goal is to provide individuals with stylish, everyday menswear. We believe that every day is an opportunity to look good and feel confident,” said Cheng, a former digital product lead at Facebook, eBay and Target. “And when you rent clothes instead of buying them, you not only save the time and energy of having to search and shop for clothes, but you also help the environment, too, instead of purchasing clothes that will eventually end up in a landfill.”Cheng has a strong background in both the digital and retail space. A TEDx Talk speaker and best-selling book author, Cheng spent 15 years leading digital innovation teams at Facebook, eBay, Target, McDonald’s and Sears before launching Taelor.Cheng said she originally got the idea to start a clothing rental subscription service for men after becoming a huge fan of other clothing rental subscription services herself. “I became such a fan of renting clothes that I haven’t purchased any clothes for myself except for underwear for the past five years,” Cheng says. “But I realized that none of the clothing rental services really served menswear nor focuses on helping people to achieve career or personal goals in their everyday life, and I thought, men should be able to enjoy this service too so they can feel ready and confident for their day.” The popularity of sustainability practices, minimalism, and no-ownership trends have caused the clothing rental business model to explode in recent years, with some analysts projecting that the Circular Fashion industry, which includes rental and resale, could earn as much as $66 billion by 2024 in the U.S. alone.Taelor gives customers the option to choose between two different subscription packages. The first option is a flat, monthly fee, where customers get two boxes per month, which include four shirts per box. The second option is for customers to pay a one-time fee, where customers receive three boxes in total, with four shirts per box. Both options include complimentary personalized styling, dry cleaning, and shipping both ways — making the process of renting and returning clothing easy and effortless.It’s a service that is a perfect solution for busy individuals who don’t want to spend time shopping or picking out their clothes. “I want to look good, but I don't really want to spend time shopping,” says Danny Ma, one of Taelor’s first customers. “I considered clothing subscription boxes for years, but I didn’t want to commit to buying something from each box. After using Taelor, I am much more confident!” For more information about Taelor, please visit https://taelor.style. For investment inquiries or schedule media interview, please contact hi@taelor.ai | $2.3M / Pre-Seed / Apr 28, 2022 | |
4D Sight
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Deep video monetization platform. | Nov 03, 2021 | |
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4D Sight
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Deep video monetization platform. | Pre-Seed / Nov 03, 2021 | |
Tresl
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Tresl was founded in Palo Alto, CA in 2018 by two LinkedIn Data Scientists under one mission: to make data-driven marketing easy. It's hero product Segments is a data marketing platform that gives brands access to the same analytics powers enjoyed by large enterprises, just like having your data team at a fraction of the cost. With our 1-clicksegmentations, actionable recommendations, and marketing integrations, we provide step-by-step marketing optimizations across complex digital customer journeys to help brands take data-driven steps to monetize their data. | Seed / Oct 20, 2020 | |
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4D Sight
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Deep video monetization platform. | Pre-Seed / Jan 15, 2020 | |
FamePick
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FamePick provides seasoned, business-savvy creators with the assistance they require so that they may control their story and preserve the integrity of their brand. They offer special tools designed specifically with established creators in mind to assist them in locating partners that share their beliefs, building stronger relationships,diversifying into other platforms and paid media, and determining their market value. | $4.6M / Series A / Nov 06, 2019 | |
Spaces
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Spaces, officially formed in January 2016, says it’s already working on a range of VR and mixed-reality projects with companies including NBCUniversal, Microsoft, Big Blue Bubble and the Hettema Group. Platforms it’s developing for include Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Microsoft HoloLens, Samsung Gear VR, PlayStation VR and Google Cardboard.“Spaceshas a compelling and clear vision to be the catalyst for companies looking to create VR and MxR (mixed reality) experiences,” Comcast Ventures managing director Michael Yang said in a statement. “Spaces is combining remarkable capabilities, tools and creativity to push the boundaries of the VR frontier.” | $3M / Seed / May 18, 2016 | |
Insensi
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Insensi is a team of 13 NY-based hardware and software engineers, designers and operations people building the Family Communications Platform with both a hardware (The ILY Phone) and a software component (the ILY app for iOS / Android). Backed by Felicis (behind Dropcam, Fitbit), Collaborative Fund (Kickstarter, Lyft, Kano) and people likeDavid Marcus (Head of Facebook Messenger).Product Description:ILY is the Family Phone™ for your home, a new kind of communication device for families. It makes regular, everyday conversations effortless, whether you are 3 or 93, regardless of location and tech savviness, by connecting everyone with just one tap. So whether you’re a traveling parent or have family living far away, ILY gives your family – young or old – the power to communicate on their terms. Family has never been simpler, kids can connect to anyone in the family, on any device with apps for smartphones, tablets and desktops. ILY is building the Family Communications Platform. | $2.4M / Seed / Jan 28, 2015 | |
Orange Chef
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Orange Chef designs and manufactures hardware and software applications to answer some of the toughest questions around health and nutrition. Widely regarded as leaders of the connected kitchen category, all products are created with an emphasis on quality, simple design, and smart utilization of artificial intelligence technologies. Orange Chefdistributes its products in stores like Williams Sonoma, Apple, Target, and Amazon, among others. Established in 2011, Orange Chef is privately held and headquartered in San Francisco. | $4.9M / Seed / Feb 07, 2014 | |
Real Food Works
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Real Food Works is dedicated to helping people live healthier by eating more plant-based whole foods. It offers a new kind of subscription program, featuring wholesome, delicious, nutritionally optimized meals prepared by local independent restaurants and delivered fresh to our customers each week. The program philosophy is best described by authorMichael Pollan: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."Food is prepared by a network of local independent restaurants. Each partner creates dishes that reflect their own culinary vision yet still meet strict nutritional requirements. Meals arrive fresh, ready to eat, in individual portions of breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Dishes are offered in a rotating weekly menu of 25 different options each week, with a wide variety of cuisines represented. | $175K / Seed / Jun 05, 2013 | |
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Co-Investors
Berkeley SkyDeck Fund
2 deals together
PKO Investments
2 deals together
Riot Games
2 deals together
SparkLabs Global Ventures
2 deals together
Base Ventures
1 deal together
Bling Capital
1 deal together
About Grishin Robotics
Grishin Robotics is a VC firm based in Silicon Valley and London, currently investing its second early-stage fund. Founded in 2012, we have been one of the first to start supporting entrepreneurs in robotics, IoT, AI, smart hardware and associated software.
Grishin Robotics Contacts
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Sergey Nikulin
Chief Technology Officer
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Andrew Wang
Venture Principal
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Dmitry Grishin
Founder
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Eugene Godov
VC Scout
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Farah Ereiqat
Venture Scout
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FAQ
What does Kai Huang invest in?
Kai Huang invests primarily in Software, Gaming and Hardware startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Kai Huang's check size?
Kai Huang typically joins rounds of $175k–$4.9M at Seed and $50k–$2.3M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kai Huang participates in.
When did Kai Huang last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Kai Huang closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 14 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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