Victor Hwang

Current

Co-Founder and Managing Director at T2 Venture Capital

Past

Co-Founder at Stonybrook Purification
Chief Strategy Officer at Veatros
President at Larta Institute

Attorney, Corporate and High Technology Law at Irell & Manella
Attorney, Corporate and Finance Law at Mayer, Brown & Platt
Law Clerk, Office of the General Counsel at U.S. Agency for International Development

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Education

Harvard University
University of Chicago Law School

Recommended

7 people have recommended Victor

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Websites

Victor Hwang’s Summary

Venture capital, innovation, and entrepreneurship, with special expertise in the commercialization of breakthrough technology from governments and universities. Member of Kauffman Fellows Program Class 12. Additional experience in technology and corporate law, computer science, and public policy.

Victor Hwang’s Experience

Co-Founder and Managing Director

T2 Venture Capital

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

November 2005 — Present (3 years 9 months)

Venture capital firm investing in technology spinouts from government and academia.
Co-Founder

Stonybrook Purification

(Nanotechnology industry)

January 2007 — February 2009 (2 years 2 months)

Startup company with breakthrough technology spinning out of Stony Brook University. SWP has developed a water filtration membrane that can increase the speed and efficiency of water purification by up to 100X.
Chief Strategy Officer

Veatros

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

November 2005 — July 2007 (1 year 9 months)

Startup technology company spinning out of the University of Kansas with the fastest video search technology ever developed. Acquired by DivX, Inc.
President

Larta Institute

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

March 2000 — April 2007 (7 years 2 months)

Led spinout of state-chartered nonprofit into leading institute commercializing new technologies. Developed one of the nation's largest pipelines of innovation spinning out of federal government and universities. Partners include National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Standards and Technologies, Dept. of Defense, and Kauffman Foundation. Creation of technology transfer consortium that involves 28 universities.
Attorney, Corporate and High Technology Law

Irell & Manella

(Law Practice industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year)

Counseled companies on venture capital financings; mergers and acquisitions; technology issues and transactions; licensing and intellectual property agreements; private placements and public offerings; and general corporate legal issues.
Attorney, Corporate and Finance Law

Mayer, Brown & Platt

(Law Practice industry)

1997 — 1999 (2 years)

Negotiated and counseled on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, securitizations, and federal and state securities registrations. Coordinated finance transactions, including credit agreements and lease agreements. General legal counsel on licensing, proxy statements, and corporate organization.
Law Clerk, Office of the General Counsel

U.S. Agency for International Development

(Law Practice industry)

1997 — 1997 (less than a year)

Appointed by the White House to provide legal advice and opinions on programs throughout the world, with emphasis in government regulatory, contracting, and procurement issues.