4x founder
Shawn Tsao
Co-founder of Snapp (a16z speedrun 006), Caviar, Restaurateur, and Investor
24/7 AI Agent for Sports. From sports content to action, instantly. Built by the founder of Caviar
Experience
Career
2025Snapp AI
Chief Executive Officer · San Francisco, California, United States · 2025 – Present
2023Pour Decisions Craft
Co-Owner · San Jose, California, United States · 2023 – Present
2023University of California, Berkeley
Member Board of Trustees · 2023 – Present
2022RNR Capital
Co-founderGeneral Partner and Co-Founder · 2022 – Present
2019Rooster & Rice Inc.
Board Member · 2019 – Present
- 2016
Umai Hospitality Group
FounderFounding Partner · 2016 – Present
2016The Halal Guys Inc.
Owner · Seattle, Washington · 2016 – Present
2015Beluga Capital
FounderFounding Partner · San Francisco Bay Area · 2015 – Present
2012Caviar, Inc.
Co-founderCo-Founder, Operations Lead · San Francisco, CA · 2012 – 2016
2011Munch On Me
Partner · San Francisco Bay Area · 2011 – 2012
- 2009
University of California, Berkeley
Student Manager · 2009 – 2012
2007Northrop Grumman Corporation
Intern · 2007
Bio
Shawn is currently the CEO and co-founder of Snapp AI, a 24/7 AI Agent for Sports Fans. Shawn has been in the startup world since 2011 when he started a daily deals company with his college friends called Munch On Me (YC class of S11) and dove into the tech startup industry. He later co-founded a food delivery company, Caviar, in early 2012. Caviar was acquired by Square, now a public company, in 2014 and then acquired again by DoorDash in 2019. He is also a partner at Beluga Capital which had invested and advised in several food tech startups, restaurants, and numerous other companies. He has also advised a couple VC funds and mentored several startup companies. Besides tech, Shawn is a founding partner of Umai Hospitality Group, a restaurant group invested in The Halal Guys, Pour Decisions Craft, and Rooster & Rice.