Hans Tung
About Hans Tung
Hans Tung is a Managing Partner at Notable Capital, the firm formerly known as GGV Capital. He leads its AI-driven Prosumer, Commerce and Fintech practice. He is originally from Taiwan and grew up in Los Angeles. He began his career on Wall Street, where he covered the Taiwanese semiconductor sector, and he co-founded two Silicon Valley-affiliated startups.
In 2005 he moved to China full time and spent about eight years investing there. He returned to Silicon Valley in 2013 to join GGV Capital. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford, where he serves on the Asia Advisory Council for the School of Engineering. He has been named to the Forbes Midas List 13 times in a row.
Most of Tung's public investing record is through his firm, not personal checks. Press coverage does show him participating as an individual angel in recent AI seed rounds. Fortune and Music Business Worldwide listed him among the angels in swsh's $4M seed in June 2026. The Global Legal Post listed him among the angels in Twin1 AI's $20M seed in August 2026. Crunchbase counts 28 personal investments for him. Dates and amounts for his earlier angel checks are not public.
Twin1 AI announced a $20M seed round on 2026-08-20. It builds AI digital twins that carry a professional's knowledge and judgment across an organization. Bessemer Venture Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners and Aramco Ventures co-led the round, and Tung took part as an angel.
swsh, a New York fan engagement platform, raised a $4M seed in June 2026 led by Game Changers Ventures. Tung was one of the angels. Notable's profile of him also lists AI-related portfolio names such as Anthropic, Otter.ai and Wispr. Crunchbase lists him as a board member of Wispr Flow.
His Notable profile describes a focus on AI-driven prosumer, commerce and fintech companies, and he works with founders building global businesses. At GGV he backed companies in the Americas and Asia. The two recent angel checks above were both seed-stage. Tung has not publicly stated a personal angel check size, and none is given here.
- Twin1 AI: enterprise AI digital twins for knowledge workers; angel in the $20M seed, August 2026
- swsh: fan engagement platform that turns fan-captured live content into shared albums and data; angel in the $4M seed, June 2026
- Wispr Flow: Crunchbase lists him as a board member
- Anthropic: named on his Notable Capital profile as a portfolio company; year not stated
- Airbnb, Coinbase and Slack: named on his Notable profile as part of his investment portfolio; years not stated
- notablecap.com/team/hans-tung
- crunchbase.com/person/hans-tung
- aaespeakers.com/keynote-speakers/hans-tung
- globallegalpost.com/news/ai-powered-digital-double-platform-start-up-t
- siliconangle.com/2026/08/20/twin1-ai-raises-20m-to-put-an-ai-twin-behi
- fortune.com/2026/06/16/photo-sharing-app-swsh-scooter-braun-guy-oseary
- musicbusinessworldwide.com/scooter-braun-and-guy-oseary-among-backers-
- techcrunch.com/podcast/notable-capitals-hans-tung-on-the-state-of-vc-a
Investing activity
Hans Tung appears in 2 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $20M. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $20M. The most recent are Twin1 AI (Seed, $20M, Aug 2026) and swsh (Seed, $4M, Jun 2026).
Hans Tung most often invests alongside Tribeca Venture Partners, Aramco Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and AGI House Ventures, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Hans Tung
Is Hans Tung an angel investor?
He is mainly a venture investor as Managing Partner at Notable Capital. He has also appeared as an individual angel in the swsh seed (June 2026) and the Twin1 AI seed (August 2026).
What AI startups has Hans Tung invested in?
Recent angel rounds include Twin1 AI ($20M seed, 2026-08) and swsh ($4M seed, 2026-06). His Notable profile also lists Anthropic, Otter.ai and Wispr among portfolio companies.
What is Hans Tung's angel check size?
No personal angel check size is publicly stated, so we do not give one.
What stage does Hans Tung invest in?
His two recent angel investments were seed rounds. He has not published a stage rule for his personal investing.
Where is Hans Tung based?
Crunchbase lists him in Menlo Park, California. Notable Capital describes him as based in Silicon Valley.
What is Hans Tung's background before venture capital?
He started on Wall Street covering Taiwanese semiconductors and co-founded two Silicon Valley-affiliated startups. He then invested in China for about eight years before joining GGV Capital in 2013.
What AI companies has Hans Tung invested in?
Hans Tung's AI investments include Twin1 AI and swsh. The 2 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Hans Tung invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Hans Tung has invested at Seed, with a median round of $20M.
Who does Hans Tung co-invest with?
Hans Tung's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Tribeca Venture Partners (1 deal), Aramco Ventures (1 deal), Bessemer Venture Partners (1 deal), AGI House Ventures (1 deal) and KittyHawk Ventures (1 deal).
How can founders reach Hans Tung?
Founders on Lounge can see Hans Tung's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Hans Tung to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.