Michael Jin
InvestorManaging Partner at Foothill Ventures
Palo Alto, California
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M
About
Michael Jin combines biomedical and electrical engineering with semiconductor entrepreneurship—co‑founder of Simple Silicon and former iWatt engineering lead through a $345M acquisition—building Tsinghua-linked bridges for U.S.–China biomedicine and semiconductor startups.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergyHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsSemiconductors
Experience
- Foothill VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2010 — present280 Second Street, Suite C, Los Altos, CA 94022
- iGC CorpChief Technology Officer2013 — 2021Tianjin/Beijing/Chengdu in China & Silicon Valley in United States.
- iWatt IncVP of Engineering & GM of China Technology Center2006 — 2012675 Campbell Technology Pkwy, Campbell, CA 95008
- Simple Silicon IncChief Technology Officer2001 — 2006710 Lakeway Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
- BitBlitz Communications IncAnalog Design Manager2000 — 2001
Education
- Stanford UniversityMSc/PhD, Electrical Engineering1995 — 2002
- National University of SingaporeMEng, Computer Engineering1992 — 1994
- Tsinghua UniversityBEng/MEng, Biomedical Engineering1985 — 1992
Skills & more
IC34Semiconductors29
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Also attended National University of Singapore226
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Also attended Tsinghua University123
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Hong Tang
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James Chen
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