David Lam
InvestorManaging Director at WI Harper Group
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
David Lam serves as Chief Investment Officer at Lam Frontier Technologies, focusing on investments in artificial intelligence and semiconductors. He brings experience in global business development across the US, Europe, and Asia, along with board service in the technology sector. Lam is involved in non-profit work and mentoring activities.
Experience
- Lam Frontier TechnologiesChief Investment Officercurrent2015 — presentLos Altos, CA
- Multibeam CorporationInterim CFO, Executive Board Member and Investorcurrent2026 — presentSunnyvale, CA
- Multibeam CorporationExecutive Board Member and Investor2025 — 2026
- Multibeam CorporationAdvisor and Investor2021 — 2025Santa Clara, CA
- Syntiant Corp.Board Membercurrent2026 — presentIrvine, CA
- Syntiant Corp.Advisor2025 — 2026Irvine, CA
- Syntiant Corp.Board Observer and Investor2020 — 2025Irvine, California, United States
- SweGaN ABBoard Member and investorcurrent2022 — presentLinköping, Ostergotland County, Sweden
- SweGaN ABChairman of the Board2023 — 2025Linköping, Östergötland County, Sweden
- Living OpticsBoard Member and Investorcurrent2026 — presentOxford, England, United Kingdom
- TetraMem - Accelerate The WorldAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- TetraMem - Accelerate The WorldInvestorcurrent2022 — presentFremont, California, United States
- Persimmons, Inc.Advisor and Seed Investorcurrent2026 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
- AAAIMBoard of Directorscurrent2015 — presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
- Asia America MultiTechnology Association (AAMA)Board Member and former Board Chaircurrent2010 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Navitas SemiconductorInvestor and former Board Observercurrent2016 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
- AtScale | Make BI Work on Big DataInvestor and former Board Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Mateo, California
- MirantisInvestor and former Board Observercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Vectra AIInvestorcurrent2017 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
- SambaNova SystemsInvestorcurrent2018 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
Education
- Stanford UniversityBS, Industrial Engineering1990 — 1995
- Stanford UniversityMaster’s Degree, Organizational Sociology1994 — 1995
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementMBA, New Product & Venture Development1998 — 2000
- Peking University1994
- Beijing Language and Culture University1993
- Pinewood SchoolHigh School1986 — 1990
Skills & more
Physical AIEarly Stage Investment1Open Source Platforms1Board LevelFinancial ManagementMaterials ScienceSemiconductor IndustryArtificial Intelligence (AI)SaaSBoard of Directors44Private Equity27Venture Capital79
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Colleagues at WI Harper Group
Alexander Cheng
Associate at WI Harper Group
Benjamin Hu
Vice President at WI Harper
Calvin Liao
Associate at WI Harper Group
Charles Wu
Senior Partner at WI Harper Group
Dr. Yigong Wang
Chief Operations Officer at WI Harper Group
Earl Yu
Principal at WI Harper Group
Edward Liu
Managing Partner at WI Harper Group
Emily Guo
Senior Associate at WI Harper Group
Network7
Amy ChangScout
Founder, Accompany at Decibel Partners
Auren HoffmanScout
General Partner at Flex Capital Partners
Craig HunterScout
Investor at Operator Ventures
Samir KumarScout
General Partner at Touring Capital
Anthony Lin
Head of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel Capital
Curtis Lee
Venture Partner at Primary Venture Partners
Tong Liu
Investor at WI Harper Group
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does David Lam work?
- David Lam is Managing Director at WI Harper Group.
- What check size does David Lam write?
- David Lam typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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Shared employers
Also worked at AAAIM8
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