Shan Shan
Investment Manager, Private Companies at Baillie Gifford
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Investment Manager, Private Companies
2024 - Current
I lead growth-stage investments on Baillie Gifford’s Private Companies team. At BG, we look for founders and companies who are relentlessly shaping the future of technology and overturning the status quo. The Private Companies team has over $9 billion in investments, championing pioneers such as SpaceX, Affirm, Airbnb, Wise, Databricks, Epic Games, and more. Get in touch: shan.shan@bailliegifford.com
Partner
2020 - 2024
Fortunate to have a front-row seat scaling Lightspeed Growth and building Lightspeed Gaming. I led / was involved in Lightspeed’s investments in: Board: Alloy, Tripledot, Vestwell, 1047 Games Investor: Epic Games, Rippling, Offchain Labs (Listed - ARB), 1Password, Weee!, Webull, Magic Eden, Mysten Labs (Listed - SUI), Laiye, Methodical, Believer, Gardens, One More Game, Hidden Leaf
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that engages in consumer, enterprise, technology, and cleantech markets.
Senior Research Analyst
2016 - 2020
Long/Short Equity - Consumer & TMT ($1.5 Billion book)
Point72 invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide.
Raised $45,171,689.00.
Portfolio Manager
2014 - 2016
McIntire Investment Institute is a non-profit organization that provides education, recruiting, training &professional development services.