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Investor108
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Credibility
this founder typical investor (50th pct)
Experience · 98th percentile
- Has been actively investing since founding LucidCloud Angels in 2009, representing approximately 15 or more years of investing experience.
Founder score
- 88%Probability of being accurate (88%)Current founder of LucidCloud Angels, an active super-angel and advisor firm he founded in 2009 and continues to run.
- 30%Probability of being accurate (30%)Posted 29 stories on Hacker News, qualifying as an active poster.
- 30%Probability of being accurate (30%)Active on Hacker News with 1,783 karma under the account @shawn.
- 30%Probability of being accurate (30%)Hacker News account @shawn has 1,783 karma, placing it in the 500–1,999 tier.
- 30%Probability of being accurate (30%)Top Hacker News post received 299 points ('Study: Artificial sweeteners toxic to digestive gut bacteria').
- 25%Probability of being accurate (25%)Identified Stack Overflow account for Shawn K. with 199 reputation.
Investor score
- 92%Probability of being accurate (92%)Venture Partner at AV8 Ventures, a recognized early-stage VC firm focused on enterprise, healthcare, and deep-tech.
- 90%Probability of being accurate (90%)Publicly identified as a super angel investor and advisor to early-stage B2B startups since 2009.
- 88%Probability of being accurate (88%)Founder and active GP of LucidCloud Angels, his own super-angel fund and advisor platform operating since 2009.
- 85%Probability of being accurate (85%)Has been actively investing since founding LucidCloud Angels in 2009, representing approximately 15 or more years of investing experience.
- 80%Probability of being accurate (80%)Portfolio company Databricks (confirmed investor role) is a private AI and data company valued at over $43 billion, well above the $1B unicorn threshold.
- 78%Probability of being accurate (78%)Named investor or angel advisor at at least 7 distinct portfolio companies including Databricks, Observo.ai, Pinecone, Neon, Vectara, MotherDuck, and Cohesity.
- 70%Probability of being accurate (70%)Portfolio company Observo.ai was acquired by SentinelOne (acquisition value undisclosed).
- 65%Probability of being accurate (65%)Angel advisor at Pinecone, a vector database company that has raised $138M and achieved unicorn valuation status.
What you likely need
Shawn is a seasoned Silicon Valley super angel and venture partner with a strong portfolio of enterprise software bets, including unicorns like Databricks and Pinecone. His primary opportunity is to increase the visibility and deal-flow credibility of LucidCloud Angels by publishing a more structured track record and thesis. Formalizing his fund structure and LP relationships could unlock larger check sizes and co-investment opportunities alongside AV8 and Tola.
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- positioningPublish a curated portfolio page for LucidCloud Angels with anonymized or named exits and unicorn investments to attract inbound deal flow and LP interest.
- fundraisingConsider filing a formal fund vehicle (e.g., a small LP structure or SPV platform) for LucidCloud Angels to enable co-investment from your network and increase deployed capital.
- introsLeverage your Databricks investor status to build relationships with the data/AI ecosystem and source early-stage enterprise AI deals before they become competitive.
- introsUse your Stanford adjunct lecturer role to build a structured pipeline for identifying and backing exceptional student and faculty founders in enterprise software.
- positioningPublish a regular newsletter or LinkedIn content series on enterprise B2B SaaS investing to grow your 33,000+ follower base into a deal-flow and LP funnel.
- tacticalFormalize co-investment rights with AV8 Ventures and Tola Capital so LucidCloud Angels can participate in their deals at the angel/seed stage alongside institutional rounds.
- tacticalCreate a structured portfolio support program for your angel advisor companies (Neon, Vectara, MotherDuck) to help them reach Series A milestones and improve your exit track record.