About
Frank Tong is Managing Partner at QBN Capital. His background spans R&D, product design, production, operations, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate venture capital, with experience as a senior executive in global enterprises. Since 2000, he has served as a board member and advisor to companies, startups, governments, R&D organizations, and universities, working with organizations in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, Japan, and Mainland China.
Experience
- QBN CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2019 — presentHong Kong SAR
- The Chinese University of Hong KongAdjunct Professorcurrent2004 — present
- The Chinese University of Hong KongProfessor1996 — 2004Hong Kong SAR
- HSBCGlobal Head of Innovation and Strategic Investment2017 — 2019Global
- ASTRICEO2014 — 2017Hong Kong SAR
- Hisense Broadband Multimedia Technologies, Ltd.Vice President2013 — 2014New Jersey, United States
- SAE MagneticsVice President2004 — 2013Hong Kong SAR
- IBMResearch Staff Member1987 — 1996Yorktown Heights, New York
- MIT Lincoln LaboratoryResearch Associate1983 — 1987Lexington, Massachusetts
Education
- Columbia UniversityEngineering Physics/Applied Physics1982 — 1987
- UC Santa BarbaraPhysics1980 — 1982
- UC San DiegoBachelor of Arts - BA, Physics1977 — 1980
- The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHononary Fellow2025
Skills & more
Start-up Ventures5Growth Capital5Research and Development (R&D)5Board of DirectorsPhotonicsTechnological Innovation1
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Also attended UC San Diego288
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalMark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiJamie MontgomeryCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital Partners
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Also attended The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology78
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Chinese University of Hong Kong5
Also worked at HSBC333
Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesDamien DidierInvestor at DaphniRichard LeeInvestor at MedicxiAdvika JalanResearch Analyst at MMC Ventures
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