# Tony Dong

> Tony Dong is a seed investor backing Software and Virtual Assistant. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonydong3
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tonydong3

Tony Dong is a seed investor in San Francisco focused on Software and Virtual Assistant. Tony Dong - VP of Engineering @ Rippling

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Virtual Assistant | 1 | 50% |
| Speech Recognition | 1 | 50% |
| Business Development | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hamming AI | Hamming AI is an experimentation platform that helps teams build reliable AI products. | $3.8M | Seed | Dec 18, 2024 | https://hamming.ai/ |
| Cercli | Cercli is a human resources, modern payroll and employee data platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). | $4M | Seed | Sep 03, 2024 | https://www.cercli.com/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Afore Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afore-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AI Grant](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ai-grant) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coalition Operators](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coalition-operators) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [COTU Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cotu-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coughdrop Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coughdrop-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Tony Dong invest in?

Tony Dong invests primarily in Software, Virtual Assistant and Speech Recognition startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Tony Dong?

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### When did Tony Dong last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tony Dong closed in Dec 2024. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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