# Vinh Hoang

> Software Engineer & Start-up Investor

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/vinh

🚀 Investor and Engineer Empowering Startups to Soar

🔧 Mechanical Design Engineer | 🌱 Nuclear Hardware Engineer | 💻 Software Engineer | 💼 Investor 

Passionate about leveraging diverse skill sets and global experiences to drive innovation and support the growth of startups as both an LP in syndications and an angel investor.

🎓 Education:

UC Berkeley
Columbia University
Georgia Tech

🌍 Global Perspective:
Extensively lived and worked in Southeast Asia, LA, SF Bay Area, NYC, Chicago, Hawaii, Atlanta, and the Great Smoky Mountains.

🎨 Creative Expression:
While I may appear distracted at times, engineering, coding, video production, and home design serve as avenues for expressing my creativity and manifesting subjective elegance and beauty.

💼 Professional Journey:
From mechanical and nuclear engineering to software development, videography, and hospitality, my career has been a dynamic fusion of technical expertise and creative exploration.

💡 Investment Evolution:
Transitioning from stocks to real estate (long-term, short-term, and commercial), I have now ventured into syndications to invest in tech startups, fostering opportunities for growth and innovation.

🤝 Enabling Startup Success:
Equipped with a robust professional background and diverse investment portfolio, I am committed to facilitating startups' access to funding, talent, and technology, empowering them to make meaningful strides in their journey.

## Work Experience
### Sr. Software Engineer - Cache - Planning Business Unit @ Workday
Jan 2023 – Present | Palo Alto, California, United States

### Business Owner @ vacaywith.us
Jan 2020 – Present
https://vacaywith.us/

### Investor @ Private Equity Fund
Jan 2018 – Present
Grateful to participate in diverse investment ventures:
- Proud investor in groundbreaking startups like SpaceX, OpenAI, Perplexity AI, Groq, Neuralink, Anthropic, and numerous Y Combinator companies, contributing to their growth and innovation.
- Engaged Limited Partner (LP) in funds and syndications, including Open Door Capital, Kamal Ravikant, SCVC, and MyAsiaVC.
- Over a decade of real estate investment experience, spanning single-family homes, vacation rentals, and apartment complexes, with a strong track record in project management and operations.
- Active member of The Seattle Angel Conference and Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs.

### Sr. Software Engineer - Infra - "Search in the Box" @ Box
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Redwood City, California, United States

### Founding Engineer @ Stratify Technologies, Inc.
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | remote

### Software Engineer - Compute Engine - Planning Business Unit @ Workday
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Nuclear Hardware Engineer - Simulation @ Naval Nuclear Laboratory (BMPC)
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Capital district, NY

### Design Engineer @ Boldyn Networks
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | New York, NY

### Teaching Assistant - Energy Conversion/ Thermo-dynamics/ FEA @ Columbia University in the City of New York
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | New York, NY

### Research Assistant at Berkeley BEST lab @ UC Berkeley
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Teaching Assistant & Machinist @ UC Berkeley
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Mechanical Engineering
Columbia University

### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/vinhqhoang

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Last updated: 2026-03-23