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
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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
Education
- University of WaterlooMaster’s Degree, Electric Power Engineering2012 — 2015
- University of VictoriaBachelor, Electrical Engineering2005 — 2010
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)
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Same school
Also attended University of Waterloo161
Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VC
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Also attended University of Victoria35
Dana OshiroPartner at HeavybitRafael BirnbaumVice President at TCVJonathan BeckerInvestor at HeadlineLaura CassinInvestment Associate at Nimbus Synergies Inc.Shivani ChitrodaInvestment Associate at InBC Investment Corp.Evan MachinInvestment Associate at InBC Investment Corp.
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Shared employers
Also worked at BC Hydro2
Also worked at BC Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services -IT Planning & Design2
Investments
Led
Catapult SportsHaastShippit
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Colleagues at Aura Group
Andrew Nai
Director, Private Equity at Aura Group
Brett Craig
Managing Director at Aura Group
Brian Ho
Associate Director at Aura Group
Calvin Ng
Managing Director at Aura Group
Charles Quek
Director/Private Wealth Adviser at Aura Group
Chin Seng Neo
Director/Private Wealth Adviser at Aura Group
Christopher Chan
Senior Investment Analyst at Aura Group
Cynthia Koh
Head of Compliance at Aura Group