Philip Fung
About Philip Fung
Philip Fung is based in San Francisco. His Crunchbase bio describes him as covering AI, robotics and devtools, and lists him as Founder/CEO of Kit.com and Engineer #15 at Facebook. His GitHub profile also says he was an early engineer at Meta.
He founded Kit.com, which Crunchbase lists with a February 2020 start date. A podcast episode describes Kit as at-home health and lab testing for businesses and organizations, and says Ro acquired it. Crunchbase names Erik Salazar, Philip Fung and Roberto Sanabria as Kit.com's founders. It also lists South Park Commons among the company's investors.
Earlier, he was co-founder and CTO of Operator, which his GitHub profile calls an early AI chatbot. Crunchbase counts 4 companies founded in total. Only Kit and Operator are named in the sources found. Crunchbase lists Stanford and Caltech under his education.
Crunchbase lists 2 personal investments and 2 portfolio companies. It shows no lead investments and 2 exits, none by IPO. Both investments are seed rounds: LearnSprout, with a round dated April 2013, and MedXT, with a round dated October 2014. Crunchbase does not show the amounts he invested or which investments produced the exits.
Crunchbase also lists him as a current advisor to Skycatch and a past advisor to Threadflip.
No AI-specific angel investments by Philip Fung appear in the sources found. His public ties to AI are as an operator and advisor. He co-founded the chatbot company Operator. His GitHub profile lists him as an advisor to Cline and Icarus and as a contributor to robotics open source projects, including LeRobot and SO-100.
The sources found do not state his preferred stage, check size or geography. His own profiles name AI, robotics and devtools as his interest areas. His two recorded investments were seed rounds. He has not published a check size or a statement of what he looks for.
- LearnSprout: seed investment listed on Crunchbase, with a round dated April 2013. Crunchbase shows Andreessen Horowitz and 10 other investors in that round.
- MedXT: seed investment listed on Crunchbase, with a round dated October 2014.
Investing activity
Philip Fung has made 2 investments according to Crunchbase across 2 portfolio companies, and has seen 2 exits and founded 4 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Philip Fung
Does Philip Fung invest in AI startups?
His bio names AI, robotics and devtools as focus areas. The sources found do not list a specific AI angel investment by him. They do show advisory roles at Cline and Icarus.
What is Philip Fung's angel check size?
He has not made a check size public in the sources found. Crunchbase does not show the amounts of his investments.
What stage does Philip Fung invest in?
Crunchbase lists his two investments, LearnSprout and MedXT, as seed rounds. He has not published a stage preference.
What companies has Philip Fung founded?
He founded Kit.com, which Ro acquired, and co-founded Operator, an early AI chatbot company. Crunchbase counts 4 companies founded in total.
Does Philip Fung lead rounds?
Crunchbase shows 0 lead investments for him.
Where is Philip Fung based?
He is based in San Francisco, California.
Is Philip Fung an angel investor?
Yes. Philip Fung invests personally as an angel. Crunchbase counts 2 investments and 2 exits.
How can founders reach Philip Fung?
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