Frank Chang
InvestorManaging Partner at Flying Fish Ventures
United States
Writes $500K – $1.5M checks · typically $1M
FoundedTrojAI
About
Frank Chang, a nearly 20‑year TPM veteran from Microsoft and Amazon who led large-scale ML systems including Amazon Advertising, advises technically ambitious, safety‑critical AI deep‑tech startups in Canada and Europe.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardware
Experience
- Flying Fish PartnersCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2017 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- AgileRLBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- HivergeBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
- Variational AIBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- TrojAI Inc.Board Member2022 — 2026Saint John, NB
- YDataBoard Member2021 — 2026Seattle, WA
- LEMAY AMERICAS CAR MUSEUMBoard Member2018 — 2024Tacoma, Washington
- PhaidraBoard Member2021 — 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
- Finn AIBoard Member2018 — 2022Vancouver, Canada
- gradient.ioBoard Member2018 — 2020Seattle, Washington
- AmazonDirector2014 — 2017Seattle
- AmazonVice President of Technical Program Management2014 — 2015Greater New York City Area, Seattle
- MicrosoftPrincipal Group Program Manager1998 — 2014Greater Seattle Area, Silicon Valley, Shanghai, Beijing, Boston, Lisbon
- Reef CorporationProject Manager2000 — 2001Boston, Paris, San Francisco
Education
- Princeton UniversityB.A, Computer Science
- The Pingry School
Skills & more
Mobile Applications22Agile Project Management14Software Development14Software Design14Agile Methodologies13Program Management9Mobile Devices9Product Management11Web Services8Enterprise Software7Team Leadership5Speech Recognition4
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User ExperienceSoftware EngineeringSOASaaSScalabilityCloud ComputingScrumVendor ManagementWindows AzureMicrosoft OfficeTeam BuildingCross-functional Team LeadershipLanguages Chinese · English · Spanish
From Frank's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Princeton University474
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures
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Also attended The Pingry School16
Daniel GlazerUS Expansion, Fundraising and IPO/M&A Exit Expert at Notion CapitalBriehan BurkeGeneral Partner at Keen Venture PartnersKatie GriffChief Marketing & Communications Officer at Red Cell IncubationStuart O'KeeffeGeneral Partner at Great Oaks Venture CapitalAndrew RomansCEO and General Partner at 7BC Venture CapitalJosh ChinPrincipal at Ansa Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Hiverge3
Also worked at Finn AI2
Also worked at Amazon356
Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAlessandro De BenedettiAssociate at NorthzoneScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaEduardo BlasiAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment Group
+ 350 more
Also worked at Microsoft737
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis VenturesQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General Catalyst
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Investments
Investor
AperaHivergeNLXOrbital MaterialsPhaidra AITroj AIVariational AI
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Flying Fish Ventures
Adriane Brown
Managing Partner at Flying Fish Ventures
Geoff Harris
Managing Partner at Flying Fish Ventures
Heather Gorham
Principal at Flying Fish Ventures
Heather Redman
Managing Partner at Flying Fish Ventures
Lisa Nelson
Venture Partner at Flying Fish Ventures
Malyun Abdullahi
Chief of Staff at Flying Fish Ventures
Tiffany Linke-Boyko
Principal at Flying Fish Ventures
Tri Tran
CFO at Flying Fish Ventures
Network9
Evan ChengScout
Investor at Mysten Labs
Heather RedmanScout
Managing Partner at Flying Fish Ventures
Lip-Bu TanScout
Founding Managing Partner at Celesta Capital
Marc BhargavaScout
Managing Director at General Catalyst
Chip Hazard
General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners
Evan Tana
General Partner at West Ventures
Geoff Harris
Managing Partner at Flying Fish Ventures
Lan Xuezhao
Founder & Partner at Basis Set Ventures
Ray Wu
Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures
Investors connected to Frank in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

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