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Michelle Chao
InvestorFounderPartner at Clean Energy Venture · Cofounder at Phoenix Tailings
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
FoundedPhoenix Tailings
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About
Operator in critical materials and industrial technologies; co-founder and former COO of Phoenix Tailings.
Cofounder at Phoenix Tailings
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Experience
- Self-employedIndependent Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- Phoenix TailingsAdvisor2025 — 2026
- Phoenix TailingsCo-Founder & COO2020 — 2025Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
- MarkforgedTechnical Product Manager2019Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
- MarkforgedMaterials Engineer2017 — 2019Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
- Martin Trust Center for MIT EntrepreneurshipProtoworks Guardian2016 — 2017
- Voxel8: 3D Printing Electronics (Now Kornit Digital)Materials Intern2015Somerville Ma
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Languages Chinese · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michelle Chao?
- Operator in critical materials and industrial technologies; co-founder and former COO of Phoenix Tailings.
- Where does Michelle Chao work?
- Michelle Chao is Cofounder of Phoenix Tailings and Partner at Clean Energy Venture.
- What companies did Michelle Chao found?
- Michelle Chao founded Phoenix Tailings.
- Where did Michelle Chao go to school?
- Michelle Chao studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's Degree, Materials Science and Engineering).
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Also worked at Phoenix Tailings12
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Also worked at Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship25
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