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Denise Teng, Gradient Partner on Early AI, Infra & Product Bets

Denise Teng, Gradient Partner on Early AI, Infra & Product Bets

Update: 2025-12-10
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Denise Teng is a Partner at Gradient. Prior to joining Gradient, Denise spent six years as a product manager. Most recently, she was a PM on the Meta AI platform team where she built infrastructure tools for ML workflows. Denise previously spent time at Twitter as a senior PM where she launched products ranging from ad tech and social commerce to real-time data analytics. After grad school, she joined the Walmart e-commerce APM program where she scaled merchant-facing products for Walmart marketplace and supported the post-acquisition integration of Jet.com. Denise obtained an M.S. in software management from Carnegie Mellon University. Topics:

  • Building AI infra and ML workflows from big tech to startups
  • How a product manager’s mindset shapes AI and infra investing
  • Tactical fundraising and GTM advice for AI/infra founders

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Denise Teng, Gradient Partner on Early AI, Infra & Product Bets

Denise Teng, Gradient Partner on Early AI, Infra & Product Bets

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