Clifford Tong
InvestorAngel at Berkeley Angel Network · Advisor at Berkeley SkyDeck Fund
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $10K
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About
Clifford Tong is an advisor at Berkeley SkyDeck and CEO of a management consulting firm serving new ventures and fast-growing companies. He is an active angel investor with memberships in the Berkeley Angel Network and Insync Angels, and serves as a founding investor and advisor for The Batchery and Skydeck accelerators. His investment interests span Enterprise SaaS, software, AI, healthcare, consumer products, energy and cleantech, fintech, and real estate.
Experience
- Berkeley SkyDeckAdvisorcurrent2013 — present
- Diverse StrategiesCEOcurrent1990 — present
- Berkeley Angel NetworkMembercurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Sand Hill AngelsMember2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Finance Factors, Ltd.Director2001 — 2022Hawaii, United States
- Angel ForumMember2010 — 2018Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- Keiretsu ForumMember2005 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- The BatcheryFounding Investor & Advisor2015 — 2016Berkeley CA
- EthnicMajority.comFounder2003 — 2007
- BurtonValley.comCo-founder1999 — 2006
- IBM Corp.Area Marketing Support1982 — 1989
Skills & more
Strategic Planning28Management Consulting27Business Planning12Business Case9Due Diligence12Angel Investing36Startup Development9Start-ups35Consulting15Technology Evaluation3Business Development30International Business1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Clifford Tong?
- Clifford Tong is an advisor at Berkeley SkyDeck and CEO of a management consulting firm serving new ventures and fast-growing companies. He is an active angel investor with memberships in the Berkeley Angel Network and Insync Angels, and serves as a founding investor and advisor for The Batchery and Skydeck accelerators. His investment interests span Enterprise SaaS, software, AI, healthcare, consumer products, energy and cleantech, fintech, and real estate.
- Where does Clifford Tong work?
- Clifford Tong is Angel at Berkeley Angel Network.
- What check size does Clifford Tong write?
- Clifford Tong typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- Where did Clifford Tong go to school?
- Clifford Tong studied at University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Computer Science, Economics).
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