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Antonio Key
VP - Investment Committee at Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs
San Francisco, California
Overview
Antonio Key is the General Partner at Sunset Ventures and a Kauffman Fellow from Class 28, with a background in financial modeling, valuation, leadership, and mergers & acquisitions. He has experience as a Director of Venture Investments at Samsung Next and as an Investment Banking Associate at Merrill Lynch, contributing to his expertise in private equity, venture capital, and corporate finance.
Key's career highlights include co-founding Sunset Ventures and serving on the Investment Committee at Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs, showcasing his leadership in the investment space and his commitment to supporting early-stage startups in sectors like wellness & fitness, media/content, and fintech.
Work Experience
Co-Founder and General Partner
2022 - Current
Sunset Ventures is a seed stage fund based in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Kauffman Fellows (Class 28)
2023
Kauffman Fellows is a lifelong learning community for people who represent the future of venture capital.
Co-investment VC firm supporting the mission of the Kauffman Fellows
Director, Venture Investments
2017 - 2022
Invested out of a standalone $150M early-stage venture fund, focused on software and services.
Samsung NEXT invests in transformative seed-stage software and services startups.
Investment Banking Associate, M&A Group
2015 - 2017
Provided M&A and financial advisory to large private equity firms and F500 companies in Technology, Health Care, Consumer, and Industrials industries.
The Rand Group is a San Francisco-based wealth management team led by Managing Director Daniella Rand.