Red Beard Ventures
Bernard Liang is a seasoned venture metageneralist and investor with a diverse background in technology and finance. Currently active as a Venture Metageneralist at Independent since January 2021, Bernard focuses on addressing cross-functional challenges in the venture ecosystem. As a Fellow and Investor at On Deck, involvement spans various initiatives including No Code, Community Builders, and Angels. Co-founder and former CTO at Doorstead, a technology-operations company since July 2019, Bernard has transitioned away from active roles there. Additional ventures include serving as an Investor and Advisor at Anomaly to advance security in the crypto/web3 sector and holding limited partner positions across multiple funds and ventures. Bernard holds a BA in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley, obtained in 2008.
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Red Beard Ventures
Red Beard Ventures is a Venture Capital Firm that invests in disruptive companies from seed to growth. Our team has been working in and around the startup ecosystem for 15+ years. Building, investing and advising startups has helped us to gain a keen sense of what really matters when building a company. We develop empathy to the founder journey that only a startup founders can have. We look to be early investors in non-consensus companies/industries, focusing on: Web 3.0 infrastructure, including blockchain/crypto, NFT’s, AR/VR, fintech, and other areas that enable us to build the future of the internet. Frontier technology, reflecting a 0 -> 1 shift or 10x improvement across industries. We believe being opportunistic and generalists in this area enables us to capitalize on fundamental shifts in industries and technologies. Existing Portfolio: SuperRare The premier marketplace for digital art. Alto IRA Shifting the retirement landscape towards alternative assets. Dapper Labs Building the future of NFT’s. Holler.io: Enhancing digital communication. Noah: Improving home equity investing. Genies: Building identity through NFT's Robotire: Automating car maintenance with robotics and AI. Lendtable: Solving retirement for the masses. Studio: The home gym for everyone. Reactive Streaming: The future of live streaming.