Profile
As a founder of Ensemble VC, Conrad has built a successful investment career across top tier institutions in venture capital.
His institutional training has always been focused on supporting entrepreneurs as they build industry-defining businesses.
Prior to founding Ensemble VC, Conrad was the Head of VC investing at the UTIMCO endowment, managing a $3B VC portfolio at one of the largest endowments in the US with $50 billion in AUM.
Conrad invested in many of the highest performing VC funds globally, and also led direct co-investments in Techstars, Rover, Aqua Security, and Salsify.
In 2020, Conrad was named to Venture Capital Journal’s 40 Rising VC Stars Under 40.
Prior to UTIMCO, Conrad was an investor at Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), a venture capital firm based in the Bay Area, with $6 billion under management.
Conrad led the firm’s investments in Casper (NYSE: CSPR), Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY), STRATIM (acquired by KAR), Good.Co (acquired by StepStone GmbH), and others.
Prior to NVP, Conrad was a product manager at Yammer, a leading enterprise social network acquired by Microsoft ($1.2B) and also an investor at Bain Capital Ventures.
Earlier in his career, Conrad was a management consultant at Bain & Company.
Conrad holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Conrad also earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Honors and Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in the Plan II Liberal Arts Honors Program at The University of Texas at Austin.
Conrad Shang active positions
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Ensemble VC
Ensemble VC Investment ManagersFinance Ensemble VC (Ensemble VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Collin R. West, Conrad Shang and Gopinath Sundaramurthy. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Founder | 01/01/2021 |
Former positions of Conrad Shang
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Norwest Venture Partners
Norwest Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Norwest Venture Partners is a venture capital division of Norwest Partners founded in 1961. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Mumbai and Herzliya. | Private Equity Analyst | 01/01/2017 |
Bain Capital Ventures LP
Bain Capital Ventures LP Investment ManagersFinance Bain Capital Ventures LP (Bain Capital Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices in New York and California. The firm is wholly owned by Bain Capital LP. | Private Equity Analyst | 31/12/2012 |
Bain & Co., Inc.
Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/2008 |
Yammer, Inc.
Yammer, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Yammer, Inc. operates online enterprise application for employee communication. It engages in enterprise social networking, providing a secure way for employees to communicate, collaborate, and share information. The company was founded by Adam Pisoni, David Oliver Sacks and George Ishii in 2008 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Conrad Shang
The University of Texas at Austin | Undergraduate Degree |
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Masters Business Admin |
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Bain Capital Ventures LP
Bain Capital Ventures LP Investment ManagersFinance Bain Capital Ventures LP (Bain Capital Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices in New York and California. The firm is wholly owned by Bain Capital LP. | Finance |
Bain & Co., Inc.
Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Commercial Services |
Norwest Venture Partners
Norwest Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Norwest Venture Partners is a venture capital division of Norwest Partners founded in 1961. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Mumbai and Herzliya. | Finance |
Yammer, Inc.
Yammer, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Yammer, Inc. operates online enterprise application for employee communication. It engages in enterprise social networking, providing a secure way for employees to communicate, collaborate, and share information. The company was founded by Adam Pisoni, David Oliver Sacks and George Ishii in 2008 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA. | Technology Services |
Ensemble VC
Ensemble VC Investment ManagersFinance Ensemble VC (Ensemble VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Collin R. West, Conrad Shang and Gopinath Sundaramurthy. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Finance |
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