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Tim Hsia

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Smart Money Rating: 93 out of 100

Founder, Context Ventures

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Context Ventures
Title
Founder
Role
Founder
Location
San Francisco
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Record updated 21 September 2026

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Tim Hsia is a distinguished honor graduate of West Point and was commissioned as an infantry officer in the US Army. Tim served as an infantry platoon leader with 1-24 Infantry, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division in Mosul, Iraq. As an executive officer with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment (3/2 SCR) he helped the unit move from Ft. Lewis, WA to Vilseck, Germany. He then served as a logistics officer for 3/2 SCR during its deployment in support of the surge in Iraq. Tim transitioned from active duty in 2010 and graduated from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and Stanford Law School in 2014. While at Stanford he taught ROTC to cadets at Stanford and Santa Clara University. He has served in the US Army Reserves since 2010. Tim is the founder of Context Ventures. Context Ventures is an early stage venture fund that invests in exceptional founders (we call them X-men) across all sectors with a special (but not exclusive) emphasis on investing in military veteran founders. W

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