Tony Chao
InvestorInvestor at Applied Ventures
Menlo Park, California, United States
Writes $500K – $3M checks · typically $500K
About
Tony Chao is a Partner at Tyche Partners focused on hard-tech venture capital. His investment interests include semiconductors, AI, AR/VR, and mobility sectors, with experience in technology entrepreneurship and strategic partnerships.
Experience
- Tyche PartnersPartnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Applied MaterialsApplied Ventures - General Manager, Senior Investment Director2007 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Applied MaterialsChina Corporate Development Manager2010 — 2012Shanghai, China
- Mustang VenturesInvestment Associate2006Shanghai, China
- CymfonyDirector of Application Engineering2002 — 2005Greater Boston
- Putnam InvestmentsSystems Consultant2002Greater Boston
- LOBBY7Developer2000 — 2001Greater Boston
Skills & more
Mandarin5Java6Salesforce.com11C (Programming Language)1Venture Capital60New Business Development25Entrepreneurship50Leadership16Start-ups22Corporate Development24Strategy43Investments15
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Mergers & AcquisitionsProduct ManagementCompetitive AnalysisCross-border TransactionsChina Business DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentFinancial ModelingLanguages Chinese · English · Japanese · Spanish
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Colleagues at Applied Ventures
Anand Kamannavar
Global Head at Applied Ventures
Andrew Hinkly
Managing Partner at AP Ventures
Blair Georgakas
Principal at Applied Ventures
Brad McManus
Senior Investment Director at Applied Ventures
Chung Hang Tang
Associate at Applied Ventures
James Diaz-Sokoloff
Senior Investment Manager at AP Ventures
John Wei
Senior Director at Applied Ventures
Kevin Eggers
Partner at AP Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tony Chao?
- Tony Chao is a Partner at Tyche Partners focused on hard-tech venture capital. His investment interests include semiconductors, AI, AR/VR, and mobility sectors, with experience in technology entrepreneurship and strategic partnerships.
- Where does Tony Chao work?
- Tony Chao is Investor at Applied Ventures.
- What check size does Tony Chao write?
- Tony Chao typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
- Where did Tony Chao go to school?
- Tony Chao studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Entrepreneurship); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.Eng, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
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Shared employers
Also worked at Applied Materials55
Adrianna MaInvestor at Index VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalJoseph JeongVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersTaylor SargentPartner at Industrious VenturesHaley BrannanPartner at Operator CollectiveJuan CuevaDirector, Early Innovation Partnering at Johnson & Johnson at Joyance Partners
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Also worked at Mustang Ventures3
Also worked at Putnam Investments17
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