Managing Director, T2 Venture Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
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- CEO at Stonybrook Water Purification
- CEO at Green Liquid and Gas Technologies
- Co-Founder and Managing Director at T2 Venture Capital
- Past
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- 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
- Education
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- Harvard University
- University of Chicago Law School
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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
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CEO
Stonybrook Water Purification
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Nanotechnology industry)
January 2007 — Present (1 year 7 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.
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CEO
Green Liquid and Gas Technologies
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Renewables & Environment industry)
December 2006 — Present (1 year 8 months)
Startup company with breakthrough waste-to-energy technology that is omnivorous, small-scale, high in energy output, and carbon-negative. Spinout of University of Florida.
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Co-Founder and Managing Director
T2 Venture Capital
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
November 2005 — Present (2 years 9 months)
Venture capital firm investing in technology spinouts from government and academia.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Victor Hwang’s Education
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Harvard University
A.B. with Honors, Government, w/ extensive studies in Computer Science, 1989 — 1993
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University of Chicago Law School
JD,
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Kauffman Fellowship
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