Karl Shum works as a Partner at Francisco Partners. The firm's known portfolio counts 12 companies.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Late-Stage
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Partner at Francisco Partners, whose known portfolio counts 12 companies
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Investor Profile
Founders in the listed sectors Commerce, Consumer, FinTech and Hardware, and focus areas Analytics, Asset Management, Cloud Infrastructure and Creator Economy fall inside that listing.
Francisco Partners appears in Late-Stage rounds across its known deals.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether Karl Shum is worth approaching.
Colleagues at Francisco Partners
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Ben Ball
Managing Director
San Francisco, United States
Jason Brein
Partner
Philadelphia, United States
Andrew Kowal
Partner
San Francisco, United States
Petri Oksanen
Partner and Co-Head of Europe
London, United Kingdom
Quentin Lathuille
Partner
London, United Kingdom
Michael Kohlsdorf
President and Founder
Miami Beach, United States
Michael V.
Venture Capital Director
United States
Brian Decker
Co-Chief Investment Officer
San Francisco, United States
Alan Ni
Partner
Berkeley, United States
Sandy Robertson
Partner
San Francisco, United States
Heather Chu
Investor
San Francisco, United States
Ilan Lahav
Vice President
London, United Kingdom
Deep S.
Partner and Vice Chairman
London, United Kingdom
David Golob
Partner
San Francisco, United States
Chris Adams
Partner
San Francisco, United States
Jasmine Khiri
Managing Director
United Kingdom
Alarisse Lam
Vice President
San Francisco, United States
Evan Daar
Partner
San Francisco, United States
Daniel Kenny
Principal
New York, United States
Michael Anderson
Vice President
San Francisco, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Karl Shum?
Karl Shum is a private equity investor and venture debt investor based in San Francisco, California, United States, listed as Partner at Francisco Partners. The known portfolio of that firm counts 12 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Karl Shum personally.
What does Karl Shum invest in?
Listed sectors include Commerce, Consumer, FinTech and Hardware; listed focus areas include Analytics, Asset Management, Cloud Infrastructure and Creator Economy. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Karl Shum invest at?
Francisco Partners appears in Late-Stage rounds across its known deals, and Karl Shum is listed there as Partner. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Karl Shum listed at?
Karl Shum is listed as Partner at Francisco Partners. 41 other people in the database share a firm with Karl Shum.
How do I contact Karl Shum?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Karl Shum. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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