C.C. Gong
Principal·Menlo Ventures
Bio
Professional summary
C.C. Gong is a principal at Menlo Ventures focused on early-stage consumer tech and SaaS investments. Before Menlo, she worked in product roles at Microsoft and Meta, served as a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow, and held venture roles at Bain Capital Ventures and NFX. She also founded Montage, an AI video editing company, and has built founder communities and AI hackathons.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Menlo VenturesPrincipal2024 – Present
- MontageFounder2023 – 2024
- NFXVenture Fellow2020 – 2022
- Bain Capital VenturesVenture Investor2021 – 2021
- The White HouseInnovation Strategist2019 – 2020
- MetaProduct Manager2018 – 2019
- MicrosoftProduct Manager2014 – 2018
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA
- Harvard UniversityBachelor's degree
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