James Fong
InvestorChief Executive Officer, Jaunt China at Orbit Startups
Bellevue, Washington, United States
About
Venture partner / expert in residence; CEO of Jaunt China.
Experience
- Phoenix Labs AIFounder & CEOcurrent2024 β presentGreater Seattle Area
- Venture MechanicsMentorcurrent2025 β presentBellevue, Washington, United States
- Orbit StartupsAdjunct Partnercurrent2021 β present
- StoryFileInterim Chief Executive Officer and Board Director2023 β 2024
- StoryFileAdvisor2019 β 2023
- TellusAdvisor & Chief of Staff2020 β 2023
- Jaunt China (VR)CEO, Jaunt China2016 β 2019Shanghai City, China
- Oriental DreamWorks δΈζΉζ’¦ε·₯εCEO2014 β 2016Shanghai, China
- AmazonDirector of Seller Services and Advertising2012 β 2014beijing
- China TongyinManaging Director, TMT Practice2010 β 2011
- National Basketball Association (NBA)Managing Director, Strategy and Investments, NBA China2007 β 2010Beijing
- MicrosoftGeneral Manager1999 β 2007
- Siebel SystemsSr. Product Manager2000 β 2002
- United States Air ForceCaptain1989 β 1997
Skills & more
Strategic Partnerships
From James's professional profile.
Colleagues at Orbit Startups
Abdul Rasheed Mohammed
Program Specialist at Orbit Startups
Aditya Kathpalia
Director of India & MENA at Orbit Startups
Alok Somani
CFO at Orbit Startups
Amani Alshaikhmubarak
Director, Saudi Arabia at Orbit Startups
Ander Gonzalez
Program Specialist at Orbit Startups
Carrie Chang
Finance Manager at Orbit Startups
Chenchen Liu
Assistant General Counsel at Orbit Startups
Ching-Ping Lin
Partner & COO at Orbit Startups
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Fong?
- Venture partner / expert in residence; CEO of Jaunt China.
- Where does James Fong work?
- James Fong is Chief Executive Officer, Jaunt China at Orbit Startups.
- Where did James Fong go to school?
- James Fong studied at Purdue University (BSAAE, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering); The Wharton School; Rocky Hill High School.
Same school
Also attended Purdue University203
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Also attended The Wharton School1,557
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Shared employers
Also worked at Amazon645
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Also worked at National Basketball Association (NBA)22
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Also worked at Microsoft1,188
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Also worked at United States Air Force98
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