Lake Dai
Managing Partner at Sancus Ventures
Lake Dai
Managing Partner at Sancus Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Founder, Managing Partner
2022 - Current
Sancus Ventures invests in enterprise software infrastructure and essential building blocks, focusing on foundational areas such as data, computing, orchestration, observability, AI alignment, privacy and security. Each member of the Sancus investment team is a former founder, tech influencer, and developer community leader who has successfully built and scaled leading software infrastructure across 3 economic cycles.
Adjunct Professor, Applied AI
2016
Faculty of CMU Integrated Innovation Institute and Information Networking Institute. Advisory Board Member, CMU TECH (Technical Entrepreneur Coaching Hub).
Co-founder, Vice Chair
2023
Benevolent AI Future brings together builders and funders for AI solutions that serve the public good.
Board Governor (Audit & Risk, Finance, and Lab & Research Committees)
2022
Established in 1931 and operates in 11 countries, GIA is the leading institution that protects the gem and jewelry buying public through research, education and laboratory services.
Board Member, Independent
2022
Guest Lecturer, Organizational Structure and Growth
2020
Technology Experience Group Lead, Stanford Women on Boards (SWB)
2022 - 2024
Lead the Technology Experience Group, grew members from 200+ to over 700 board directors and board candidates in the technology sector.
Chairwoman & President
2021 - 2022
Advisory Board Member
2017 - 2022
Founded in 1989, WITI is a worldwide non-profit organization to empower women leadership in technology.
Partner
2016 - 2022
Investment Exits: Ubiquity6 (acquired by Discord), Voxeet (acquired by Dolby) Board Director: Elemind Technologies (Neuro technology), Venti Technologies (Autonomous Driving). Board Observer: Alcatraz (AI/Security), Blue J Legal(AI/Legal), Fabric Genomics (AI/Biotech)