Jeff Chen
InvestorVice President, Semiconductor Investment at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Japan
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About
Joined Asahi Kasei Corporate VC in 2023. Previously served as VP of Product Management and Development at Crystal IS, a semiconductor device company Asahi Kasei acquired in 2012. Holds a PhD in electrical engineering from Stony Brook University and an MBA from NYU Stern.
Experience
- Asahi KaseiManaging Director, Asahi Kasei Venturescurrent2025 — present
- KEWAZOInvestor and Board Observercurrent2026 — present
- Path RoboticsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Sight MachineInvestor and Board Observercurrent2024 — present
- Power to HydrogenInvestor and Board Observercurrent2024 — present
- Ionomr Innovations Inc.Investor and Board Observercurrent2023 — present
- AM BatteriesInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- Asahi KaseiInvestment Director, Asahi Kasei Ventures2022 — 2025
- Crystal ISVice President of Product Management and Development2022 — 2023Albany, New York Metropolitan Area
- Crystal ISVP of Substrate Development & Operations2019 — 2022Albany, New York Metropolitan Area
- Crystal ISDirector of Product Management - OPTAN (Instrumentation)2018 — 2019Albany, New York Metropolitan Area
- Crystal ISDirector of Substrate R&D2015 — 2019Green Island, NY
- Crystal ISCrystal Growth R&D Manager2014 — 2015Green Island, NY
- Crystal ISPhoton Extraction Engineer2011 — 2014Green Island, NY
- Stony Brook UniversityResearch Assistant2006 — 2011
Skills & more
Matlab10Labview5LabVIEW3prototypingOperational ExcellenceStrategic PlanningCharacterization35Semiconductors28Simulations22Thin Films10Materials Science10Optics8
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NanotechnologyScanning Electron MicroscopyProject ManagementResearch and Development (R&D)Design of ExperimentsLean ManufacturingStatistical Process Control (SPC)Root Cause AnalysisProduct ManagementDesign for ManufacturingContinuous Improvementproduct developmentLanguages Chinese · English
- Lighting and Illumination Design Using Zemax — Zemax, LLC
- Maximizing Your Leadership Potential — Center for Creative Leadership
From Jeff's professional profile.
Colleagues at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Alex Dupée
Partner at Alchemy Partners LLP
Chris Greeno
Associate at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Daisuke Hotta
Investment Professional, Climate Tech at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Howard Kim
Managing Director at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Ian Cash
Partner at Alchemy Partners
John
Investment Professional, Building Technology at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Ken Kitamura
Investment Professional, New Business Creation at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Kohei Miyabe
Investment Professional, Healthcare at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jeff Chen?
- Joined Asahi Kasei Corporate VC in 2023. Previously served as VP of Product Management and Development at Crystal IS, a semiconductor device company Asahi Kasei acquired in 2012. Holds a PhD in electrical engineering from Stony Brook University and an MBA from NYU Stern.
- Where does Jeff Chen work?
- Jeff Chen is Vice President, Semiconductor Investment at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital.
- Where did Jeff Chen go to school?
- Jeff Chen studied at NYU Stern School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Stony Brook University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical Engineering); Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Optical Information of Science & Technology).
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Also attended NYU Stern School of Business691
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Also attended Stony Brook University89
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Also attended Huazhong University of Science and Technology17
Raymond LiaoManaging Director at Samsung NextXiang GaoFounding Partner at Gaorong CapitalHan LiuMentor at Lair East LabsSimona XuSenior Research & Strategy Associate at Prosperity7 VenturesJack YangFounder & CEO at LTP (LiquidityTech Protocol)Marian Yao TongCEO & Head of Investor Relations at Syntax Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ionomr Innovations Inc.7
Phoebe WangPartner at WI Harper GroupSiddharth GuptaManaging Director at Samsung VenturesChristopher BissonnetteManaging Partner at Pallasite VenturesJohn AdamsPresident and CEO at NGIF CapitalJames DerbyshireEIR at SFU VentureLabsIsaac da Silva AbooPrincipal and Director, Legal Affairs, Cleantech Ventures, NGIF Capital at NGIF Capital
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Also worked at AM Batteries9
MarkInvestor at Yu GalaxyLisa CocaPartner, Climate Fund at Asymmetric Capital PartnersJimmy KanPartner at Anzu PartnersJosh StilingPrincipal, Investment at Anzu PartnersTina TosukhowongInvestment Director at TDK VenturesKatherine HeSenior Investment Associate at TDK Ventures
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Also worked at Asahi Kasei11
Yuki HasegawaHead of Healthcare Investment at Whiz Partners Inc.Chris GreenoAssociate at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture CapitalNaoki HorieInvestor at Global BrainRyoichi TakashimaInvestment Professional, IoT at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture CapitalKen KitamuraInvestment Professional, New Business Creation at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture CapitalXinran TaoInvestment Professional, Healthcare at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
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