Kanjun Qiu

Overview

Kanjun Qiu is an angel investor and entrepreneur based in San Francisco, California. She is the CEO and co-founder of Imbue, an AI research lab focused on developing AI agents capable of reasoning and coding. Imbue has raised significant funding from companies like Nvidia to support its mission. Prior to Imbue, Kanjun co-founded Sourceress, a machine learning recruiting startup, and served as the first chief of staff at Dropbox, contributing to its rapid growth from 200 to 1,200 employees. She holds a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and participated in Y Combinator in 2017. Kanjun is also a Sequoia Capital Scout and a member of South Park Commons, reflecting her active engagement in the tech community. Her investment focus includes early-stage companies in sectors such as AI, enterprise software, SaaS, developer tools, robotics, and the future of work, primarily within the United States. She typically invests between $100,000 and $400,000 in pre-seed to Series A rounds. Kanjun is known for her deep problem-solving skills and hands-on scaling experience, which she applies to evaluating founders and supporting the growth of innovative startups.