IC Jan
InvestorFounder & Managing Director at Taiwan Global Angels
Berkeley, California, United States
About
IC Jan is founder and managing director of Taiwan Global Angels, a global angel investment network focused on early-stage companies in Physical AI, Med Tech, and Sensor Tech, primarily in the Bay Area. With over 20 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur and investor, Jan co-founded AppWorks, Asia's first startup accelerator, and served as general partner for six years before launching healthcare-focused accelerator programs connecting Taiwanese manufacturing and healthcare expertise with U.S. startups. Taiwan Global Angels has invested in 11 startups and 2 venture funds since 2022 with $25 million in assets under management, and Jan serves as advisor to Berkeley SkyDeck and mentor to 500 Global.
Experience
- Taiwan Global AngelsFounder & Managing Directorcurrent2022 β present
- Startup Island TAIWAN - Silicon Valley HubAdvisorcurrent2025 β presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- UC Berkeley School of Public HealthSenior Advisor to the Deancurrent2021 β presentBerkeley, California, United States
- UC Berkeley School of Public HealthVisiting Scholar2021Berkeley, California, United States
- Berkeley SkyDeckAdvisorcurrent2022 β presentBerkeley, California, United States
- Berkeley SkyDeckMentor2020 β 2022
- η§ζθ§£ε― Tech Action PodcastPodcast Hostcurrent2023 β present
- TaudiaInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- Toro BioInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- Ruby RoboticsInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- ButlrInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- Fiber GlobalInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- Aulea Medical Inc.Investor & Board Directorcurrent2024 β present
- FIGUR8, Inc.Investorcurrent2023 β present
- goodfinInvestorcurrent2023 β present
- Vocxi HealthInvestorcurrent2023 β present
- Serinus Labs, Inc.Investorcurrent2022 β present
- Botrista Technology, Inc.Investorcurrent2022 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Innovation to Industry (i2i)Board Membercurrent2022 β presentTaipei City, Taiwan
- Blueseeds ESGStrategic Advisor and Angel Investorcurrent2016 β presentTaipei, Taipei City, Taiwan
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyVisiting Scholar, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering2020 β 2021
- National Taiwan UniversityPh.D, Biomedical Eng. Group in Dept. EE1999 β 2004
- National Chengchi UniversityMBA, Intellectual Property2005 β 2009
- National Taiwan UniversityMS, Biomedical Eng. Group in Dept. EE1998 β 1999
- National Taiwan UniversityBS, Physics1994 β 1998
- Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School1991 β 1994
- Young-Ji Junior High School1988 β 1991
Skills & more
Technology IncubationEntrepreneurial OrganizationsStartup DevelopmentTechnology CommercializationTechnological InnovationStrategic Alliances1Financial Advisory1Optoelectronics2Venture Capital99Start-ups99Entrepreneurship96Business Strategy26
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Product DevelopmentProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentSemiconductorsNew Business DevelopmentMergersCleantechGlobal Business DevelopmentStrategyStrategic PlanningPrivate EquityNanotechnologyLanguages Chinese Β· English
- VC University β VC University
- Technology Entrepreneurship: Lab to Market β HarvardX
- Running Technique Specialist β Romanov Academy of Sports Science
- Personal Fitness Trainer β American Council on Exercise (ACE Fitness)
- Venture Deals Summer 2020 β Kauffman Fellows
From IC's professional profile.
Colleagues at Taiwan Global Angels
Allen Yu
Vice President at ITIC at Taiwan Global Angels
Ben Sun
Co-founder & Investment Committee at Taiwan Global Angels
Bryan Huang
Co-founder & General Counsel at Taiwan Global Angels
Charles Li
Co-founder & CEO at PlayNitride at Taiwan Global Angels
Chia-Lu Hsia
Evening News Anchor at TVBS at Taiwan Global Angels
Emily Hsu
Executive Officer & Investor Relations at Taiwan Global Angels
Felix Hong
VP Engineering at Botrista Technology, Former Engineering Site Lead at Google Nest at Taiwan Global Angels
Jan IC
Founder & Managing Director at Taiwan Global Angels
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