About
Eric Chan is a co-founder and Managing Director of Aura Group, an alternative funds management firm managing or advising over A$1.5 billion across venture capital, private equity and alternative credit. He focuses on Aura Ventures, leading early-stage seed investments across Australia, and sits on the boards of several portfolio companies. Before founding Aura Group in 2010, he was a private equity and credit lawyer at Clayton Utz, and he holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Technology Sydney.
Invests in
Sector Agnostic
Experience
- BC HydroSpecialist Engineer -Real Time Systemscurrent2025 — present
- BC HydroSenior Engineer, Real Time Systems2020 — 2025British Columbia, Canada
- AESOSenior Engineer -Operations Engineering & Market Support2017 — 2020Calgary, AB
- AESOSenior Engineer -EMS Power System Applications2017Calgary, AB
- AESOSenior Engineer -Operations Coordination2017Calgary, AB
- AESOEngineer -Operations Coordination2014 — 2016Calgary, AB
- AESOEngineer-in-Training -Operations Coordination2010 — 2014Calgary, AB
- AESOPower System Model Management Co-op Student2010Calgary, AB
- BC Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services -IT Planning & DesignJunior Technical Analyst2007 — 2008Victoria, BC
- CitiWide Broadband CommunicationsNetwork Engineer2007Victoria, BC
Skills & more
Power Systems24Engineering17Power System Operations6Electricity Markets10Power Electronics4Renewable Energy5Distributed Generation3Electrical Engineering8HVDCProject Engineering2Energy3Power Distribution2
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Power System StudiesElectric PowerSCADAAnalysisNERCLanguages Cantonese · English
- Professional Engineer — Engineers and Geoscientists BC
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) - APEGA — The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
- Reliability Coordinator Operator — North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
From Eric's professional profile.
Investments
Led
Catapult SportsHaastShippit
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Aura Group
Andrew Nai
Director, Private Equity at Aura Group
Anthony Potter
Trader at Atreides Management
Brett Craig
Managing Director at Aura Group
Brian Ho
Associate Director at Aura Group
Calvin Ng
Co-Founder and Partner at Aura Ventures
Calvin Ng
Managing Director at Aura Group
Charles Quek
Director/Private Wealth Adviser at Aura Group
Charles Wong
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at TNBAura
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Chan?
- Eric Chan is a co-founder and Managing Director of Aura Group, an alternative funds management firm managing or advising over A$1.5 billion across venture capital, private equity and alternative credit. He focuses on Aura Ventures, leading early-stage seed investments across Australia, and sits on the boards of several portfolio companies. Before founding Aura Group in 2010, he was a private equity and credit lawyer at Clayton Utz, and he holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Technology Sydney.
- Where does Eric Chan work?
- Eric Chan is Managing Director & Co-Founder at Aura Group.
- What does Eric Chan invest in?
- Eric Chan invests in Sector Agnostic.
- What companies has Eric Chan invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Catapult Sports, Haast, Shippit.
- Where did Eric Chan go to school?
- Eric Chan studied at University of Waterloo (Master’s Degree, Electric Power Engineering); University of Victoria (Bachelor, Electrical Engineering).
- Does Eric Chan lead rounds?
- Yes — Eric Chan has led 3 tracked investments.
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