Peter Deng
General Partner·Felicis
Bio
Professional summary
Peter Deng is a General Partner at Felicis. His official profile describes his investment focus as companies unlocking new possibilities for consumers and businesses with AI, with interest up and down the AI stack and across verticals. Before Felicis, he held senior product leadership roles including VP at OpenAI leading the team behind ChatGPT, Chief Product Officer at Airtable, Head of Rider at Uber, and product leadership roles at Meta, Facebook, Messenger, News Feed, and Instagram. He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford in Symbolic Systems and Human-Computer Interaction.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Sector
Thesis
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Strong fit for AI-native founders who can benefit from a senior product operator’s perspective on scaling consumer or business products.
Partneralization hooks
- 1Reference his OpenAI and ChatGPT product leadership if the company involves AI product adoption or UX at scale.
- 2Emphasize fast learning cycles, product urgency, and founder curiosity.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Official Felicis profile lists recent investment posts for Arena, Simular, Periodic Labs, Evertune, Paraform, Operand, and Extra.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- FelicisGeneral Partner
Education
- Stanford UniversityDegree
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