We’re incredibly excited to welcome Peter Deng to Felicis as a General Partner!
The age of AI has brought us new large language model-based, multi-modal platforms for consumer and enterprise that can enhance our creativity, productivity, and decision-making across virtually every domain of human endeavor—from unleashing a new level of creativity, reinventing medical diagnostics to personalized learning and complex problem-solving with reasoning. These intelligent systems are not just tools, but collaborative partners that augment our capabilities, helping us tackle challenges with unprecedented speed, precision, and insight.
But transformative technology requires more than just capability—it demands exceptional product design that makes complex systems usable, accessible, and delightful. This is where Peter’s expertise shines, given his most recent experience leading ChatGPT at OpenAI.
Peter has helped build products that billions of people have used and loved. Instagram, Facebook, Uber, Airtable, and ChatGPT. He demonstrates a rare ability to transmute advanced technologies into intuitive, impactful applications at a global scale.
With degrees from Stanford and a remarkable career trajectory, Peter has consistently driven innovation. During his decade at Facebook, he shaped core products like News Feed and Messenger, and built and led Instagram's product team. At Uber, he transformed the rider experience. As Airtable's Chief Product Officer, he helped enterprises create unique apps and workflows. Most recently, as VP of Product at OpenAI, he led engineering, product, and design teams for ChatGPT and ChatGPT Enterprise. The through line of his career has been building groundbreaking applications that redefine how we work and interact.
As we got to know him, Peter's sharp market intuition, detail-oriented approach, and passion for impactful product design became evident. We are seeing unprecedented demand from the very best founders for more in-depth product experience, especially in the earliest formative stages of their companies.Â
Even more importantly, Peter’s personal true north is to help builders build. With Peter on board, we can’t wait to see the amazing companies and founders we can partner with and support together, with the ultimate goal of drastically expanding the amount of positive technology in the world.
