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Choon Chong Tay

Investor

Managing Partner at Vertex Ventures China

Singapore

About

Tay Choon Chong built a top China VC firm, blending GIC sovereign-fund experience and aerospace operating leadership to back semiconductors and computing, reducing China’s foreign-supplier reliance; Forbes ranked him 18th (2024).

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Experience

  1. Vertex CMManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentSingapore, China
  2. SES AIBoard Member2013 — 2021
  3. 摩拜单车 MobikeBoard Director of Mobike2016 — 2018
  4. Vertex ManagementManaging Director & Head of China2009 — 2015
  5. GICSenior Vice President2007 — 2009
  6. Singapore Technologies EngineeringSenior Vice President2005 — 2007
  7. ST Aerospace Solutions (Europe) A/SVice Chairman of Executive Committee2006 — 2007

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityMsc, Electrical Engineering1994 — 1995
  2. Imperial College LondonBEng(Hons), Electrical Engineering1992 — 1994
  3. Ngee Ann PolytechnicDiploma, Electronics Engineering1986 — 1990

Colleagues at Vertex Ventures China

Jianwei Yuan
Partner at Vertex Ventures China
Tianran Liu
Partner at Vertex Ventures China
Wei Li
General Partner at Vertex Ventures China
Ying Xu
General Partner at Vertex Ventures China
Zhijin Xia
Managing Partner at Vertex Ventures China

Frequently asked questions

Where does Choon Chong Tay work?
Choon Chong Tay is Managing Partner at Vertex Ventures China.
What does Choon Chong Tay invest in?
Choon Chong Tay invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, SaaS.

Same school

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Also attended Imperial College London484

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Also attended Ngee Ann Polytechnic19

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Shared employers

Also worked at SES AI3

Jiong MaInvestor at Phoenix Venture PartnersAnish PatelCIO & COO at Yamaha Motor VenturesLouis BerylPartner at Andreessen Horowitz

Also worked at 摩拜单车 Mobike2

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Also worked at Vertex Management3

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Also worked at GIC21

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