Trang Nguyen co-founded Transpose Management in 2015, a formation venture capital firm backing ambitious entrepreneurs creating today’s most disruptive venture structures. Transpose Platform seeks out the world’s most innovative companies and invests in tomorrow’s category-defining leaders. Trang’s wide-ranging experience and strategic acumen have significantly influenced her professional journey. Previously, she was on the management team and played a key role in developing product and pricing strategies at Trusted Insights, a VC-backed platform by firms such as Founders Fund, Stanford among others that supported a community of institutional investors and incubated software products. She launched several major products, including the Institutional LP Ranking List, Institutional Forum (Quora), Global Institutional Summit & Events, and an LP/GP Job Board. These initiatives greatly enhanced the platform’s network of limited partners, boosting user engagement and expanding the community to over 30,000 members. Trang also excelled in establishing initial partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, with a focus on markets in Japan and the U.S., which were vital to the platform’s growth. Trang was involved in incubating LP software solutions now adopted by endowments, foundations, and other asset owners. Before her tenure at Transpose Management, Trang played a critical role at Sutter Health, where she directed investment strategies and managed portfolios with a combined asset under management (AUM) of $9 billion. Her expertise also included trading and managing a $1 billion credit portfolio, encompassing structured products and corporate bonds. Trang’s foundational career spanned across firms such as Merrill Lynch, Visa, and Bank of New York Mellon, and included roles in tech, investment, and marketing sectors, as well as various startups.
