Andy Liu

Andy Liu is a co-founding partner of Unlock Venture Partners. He is a serial entrepreneur, most recently as a co-founder and CEO of BuddyTV (an online video portal acquired by Vizio). Prior to BuddyTV, Andy was the co-founder and CEO of NetConversions which was acquired by aQuantive (AQNT), where he then served as VP & GM, Atlas NetConversions. Andy had previously worked in a variety of roles at Active Voice, Safeware, Boeing, and AT&T. He also serves on the non-profit board of Future Hope, which provides technology and leadership education to the impoverished and marginalized.

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Andy has been a very active early-stage investor in technology companies, mostly in the Pacific Northwest, with over 90 investments in companies such as Cheezburger Network, SoFi, Redfin (RDFN), Buuteeq (acquired by Priceline), Minted, Remitly (RELY), Amperity, Rover (ROVR), Skilljar, and Sparq (acquired by Yahoo). He has been named 40 Under 40 by PSBJ in 2003, Seattle Angel of the Year in 2010, and Innovator of the Year by Asian NW Weekly in 2016.

Andy earned a BS, Electrical Engineering from Seattle Pacific University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.