Kun Gao – Startup Investor Profile

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Kun Gao is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Crunchyroll. His investment thesis revolves around the frontier of gaming, focusing on network infrastructure, digital identity, analytics, creator economy, XR/AR/VR/3D technologies, artificial intelligence, gaming applications in various sectors, growth tools, and social platforms. He primarily invests in seed-stage companies and has a geographical preference for North America. With a check size of $3.6 million for seed investments, Kun Gao engages in partnerships and collaborations to expand access to anime content and grow the anime community.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Country: China
Industries: Not available
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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Status: very-active

AI Reasoning: I found a record showing Kun Gao’s most recent known investment was in Root (Seed Round) on Jun 17, 2025, which is less than 6 months before the reference date. Therefore classify as very-active. Mentioned invested startup: Root.

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Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.

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