About
Phillip Chang is a venture advisor at AI Fund with over 30 years of experience building and scaling technology companies across Taiwan, China, and the United States. He co-founded and served as general manager of Ayla Networks' Asia Pacific operations, where he established the Greater China region, built a team of 60+ employees, and supported the company through four funding rounds totaling over $130 million. Previously, he held executive positions at ZeroG Wireless (acquired by Microchip), Broadweb (acquired by Trend Micro), and Linkpeople, and has taught corporate groups and advised startups in Taiwan and Shanghai. Chang holds a BA from UC Berkeley, an MS from Stanford University, and a Ph.D. in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
Experience
- AI FundVenture Advisorcurrent2025 — present美國 加利福尼亞州 帕羅奧圖
- KeypascoSenior Consultantcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Merdury BiopharmaceuticalChief Marketing Officercurrent2022 — presentNew Taipei City, Taiwan
- 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 Williamsport Little League Baseball Asia-Pacific Champion Team TaiwanTeam doctor & interpretercurrent2022 — presentTaipei City, Taiwan
- TcmtechCo-foundercurrent2018 — present中國 廣東省 深圳
- Ayla NetworksCo-Founder2010 — 2022Sunnyvale, CA
- ZeroG Wireless(acquired by Microchip)Head of Asia business development2007 — 2009
- BroadWeb Corp.(aquired by Trend Micro)Executive Vice President2006 — 2007
- Intel LabsSenior Analyst & Instructor2006
- APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic CooperationInternational Program Director2006
- Asiainfra International ShanghaiSales and Marketing VP2004 — 2006
- Linkpeople, IncCEO2000 — 2003
- MacSenseFounder & Sr. VP1996 — 1999
- Ultra Engineering IncNetwork & IT Manager1991 — 1995
- 美國史丹佛大學Researcher1988 — 1990
Education
- Stanford UniversityMS & Phd Research, Operations Research1987 — 1991
- The University of East-West MedicineMaster & Ph.D. of Treditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine2011 — 2017
- University of California, BerkeleyBA, Applied Math1982 — 1986
Skills & more
Executive ManagementInternet of Things (IoT)Pharmaceutical ManufacturingTraditional Chinese MedicineTesting1Data AnalysisInventory ManagementProgram Management3Manufacturing2Project Management3Strategic Partnerships43Security6
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Start-upsSales ManagementTeam BuildingIT StrategyWirelessBusiness StrategyProject PlanningOperations ManagementEmbedded SystemsCisco TechnologiesNegotiationManagementLanguages Chinese · English
- AI for Everyone — DeepLearning.AI
- California Licensed Acupuncturist — California Acupuncture board
From Phillip's professional profile.
Colleagues at AI Fund
Andrew Ng
Managing General Partner at AI Fund
Andy Ku
Partner at AI Fund
Anthony Soohoo
Venture Partner at Copper Sky Capital
Bill MacCartney
AI Fund Fellow at AI Fund
Brendan Marx
Engineer at AI Fund
Carlos Alzate
CTO at AI Fund
Dan Landau
Sr. Marketing Manager at AI Fund
Daniel Macklin
Venture Advisor at AI Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Phillip Chang work?
- Phillip Chang is Venture Advisor at AI Fund.
Founder mafias
Stanford University mafia837
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Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded Manas AI +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonBSEEFounded Mojo VisionBalaji SrinivasanGraduate StudentFounded Counsyl +1Jess LeeBSFounded Polyvore
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University of California, Berkeley mafia515
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David FriedbergBAFounded Climate +2Mike SigalBAFounded Fanvestor +2Ivan ZhouMolecular BiologyFounded Decagon +2Sean GroveFounded Linzumi +2Harish AgarwalMaster of Science - MSFounded Nori +2Dino Di CarloPh.D.Founded Partillion +2
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AI Fund mafia8
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Andrew NgManaging General PartnerFounded Factored +1Monte ZwebenVenture AdvisorFounded Splice Machine +1Daniel MacklinVenture AdvisorFounded Salary FinanceDavid SobieVenture AdvisorFounded Happy ReturnsDean SysmanVenture AdvisorFounded CymmetriaEmil StefanuttiVenture AdvisorFounded Gaia Dynamics
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AI Fund mafia7
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,339
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ayla Networks6
Also worked at Intel Labs3
Also worked at APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation3
Also worked at 美國史丹佛大學647
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanEngineer, founder, angel investor, author of The Network State, and founder of Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPaul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystBryan OffuttInvestor at Index Ventures
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