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Sean Liu

VC

Partner, Founders Fund

Hard tech investor with operating and finance background

San Francisco, CA
SeedSeries ASeries B+
Deep TechClimateHardwareInfrastructure

Background

Sean Liu joined Founders Fund as a Partner in 2024, bringing experience as CFO of Solugen where he led finance and strategy during scale-up to first commercial facility. His prior roles include positions at Silver Lake, Google, Vy Capital, and SoftBank. He holds a BS in International Economics from Georgetown University, graduating summa cum laude. He focuses on industrial, climate, and hard-tech companies scaling from pilot to commercial operations.

Investment Focus

Stages

SeedSeries ASeries B+

Sectors

Deep TechClimateHardwareInfrastructure

Based in: San Francisco, CA (North America)

Last updated: Jun 11, 2026