Paul Chau
Director/Board Member at ROADZEN, INC.
Profile
Mr. Paul Chau is a Senior Partner in the San Francisco office.
He brings over 20 years of venture capital, private equity, consulting and technical expertise and currently focuses on tech investments as well as management of WI Harper’s information technology and medical technology companies in the U.S.
Mr. Chau presently serves on the Board of Roadzen and Dynosense.
He has previously been a Board Director for DivX (NASDAQ IPO), USI Insurance Corporation (NASDAQ IPO, later acquired by Goldman Sachs), Maxic Technology, Ultriva (acquired by Upland Software) and LogicEase (acquired by CoreLogic).
His investment history also includes Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), Equant (NYSE IPO), Tularik (NASDAQ IPO), Ooma (NASDAQ IPO), Solar Power Inc (NASDAQ:SOPW), Airy3D, Alpha Ring, Avaamo, Cnano Technology, Embark Trucks, Maxthon.
Ultracision (acquired by Johnson & Johnson), Windyvale and Verisilicon.
Mr. Chau has been with WI Harper since 2001.
Previously, Mr. Chau was at Walden International, handling investment sourcing and execution as well as portfolio management.
He was also formerly at GIC (Government of Singapore Investment Corporation), where he directed private equity and venture capital investments in the U.S.
Before joining GIC, Mr. Chau was a Senior Consultant with BARRA, a financial consulting company for pension funds and money management firms.
Mr. Chau holds an MBA from UC Berkeley and a BS in Electrical Engineering from University of Canterbury.
Paul Chau active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| ROADZEN, INC. | Director/Board Member | - |
WI Harper Group, Inc.
 WI Harper Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance WI Harper Group, Inc. (WI Harper) is a venture capital firm founded in 1993 by Peter Liu. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in Beijing and Taipei. | Private Equity Investor | 2000-12-31 |
DynoSense Corp.
 DynoSense Corp. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services DynoSense Corp. provides life-enhancing products and services through an accurate, secure, and simple to use AI powered data analytics platform. It provides health scanners, analytics, cloud, patient engagement and health management solutions. The firm offers services to expecting mothers, consumer health, hospital discharge care, chronic disease care and elderly care mothers. The company was founded by Saeed Azimi on March 13, 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2015-04-30 |
RWDC Industries Pte Ltd.
 RWDC Industries Pte Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services RWDC Industries Pte Ltd. develops biopolymer material solutions. It develops polyhydroxyalkanoate emulsion for paper and paperboard which can replace polyethylene in plastic-lined food packaging. The company was founded by Roland Wee and Daniel Carraway in 2015 and is headquartered in Singapore. | Director/Board Member | 2021-01-07 |
Former positions of Paul Chau
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Wonder Workshop, Inc.
 Wonder Workshop, Inc. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Wonder Workshop, Inc. builds robots to teach programming for children. Its dash and dot helps kids to collaborate, create programs, have the robots interacting and see their programs come to life right there in front of their eyes. The company also offers various accessories, such as xylophones, building brick connectors, tow hooks, smartphone mounts, bunny ears and tails, and bulldozer bars. The company was founded by Vikas Gupta, Mikal Greaves, Imran Khan, and Saurabh Gupta in 2012 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2021-06-30 |
| MAXIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2016-12-31 |
Ultriva, Inc.
 Ultriva, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Ultriva, Inc. develops cloud based supply chain software solutions. It helps manufacturers move away from forecasts to a demand-driven manufacturing and supply chain environment. The firm offers collaborative supply portal, lean factory management, collaborative demand portal and inventory optimization tools. It also develops electronic kanban, multi tier replenishment loops, end to end pull and supply chain visibility solutions. The company was founded by Rao Kota and Narayan Laksham in 1999 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2015-10-31 |
LogicEase Solutions, Inc.
 LogicEase Solutions, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services LogicEase Solutions, Inc. provides software solutions to financial services institutions. Its solutions include optimization algorithms, rule-based decisions, case-based, and neural networks reasoning. The company was founded by John I. Vong, Anita Kwan, Roth Jason, and David Chan in 2001 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2011-04-30 |
DivX LLC
 DivX LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services DivX LLC operates as a global digital media company. It offers digital video technologies from content preparation, protected delivery, and multi-screen playback of video across consumer electronics devices and mobile platforms. The company was founded by R. Jordan Greenhall, Edward J. Bezdek, Darrius N. Thompson and Tay Nguyen in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2006-07-31 |
Training of Paul Chau
| University of California, Berkeley | Masters Business Admin |
| University of Canterbury | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| MAXIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Electronic Technology |
| ROADZEN, INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 10 |
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WI Harper Group, Inc.
WI Harper Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance WI Harper Group, Inc. (WI Harper) is a venture capital firm founded in 1993 by Peter Liu. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in Beijing and Taipei. | Finance |
Walden International LLC
 Walden International LLC Investment ManagersFinance Walden International LLC (Walden International) is a Venture capital firm founded in 1987 by Lip Bu Tan. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Barra LLC
 Barra LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Barra LLC provides investment analytics, trading solutions and software to investment professions. The company provides risk management technology for investment professionals. Barra was founded by Barr Rosenberg and Andrew Rudd in 1975 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA. | Technology Services |
DivX LLC
DivX LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services DivX LLC operates as a global digital media company. It offers digital video technologies from content preparation, protected delivery, and multi-screen playback of video across consumer electronics devices and mobile platforms. The company was founded by R. Jordan Greenhall, Edward J. Bezdek, Darrius N. Thompson and Tay Nguyen in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Technology Services |
GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd.
 GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd (GIC Special Investments) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of GIC Pte Ltd founded in 1990. The firm is headquartered in Singapore with additional offices in Beijing, London, New York and San Francisco. | Finance |
DynoSense Corp.
DynoSense Corp. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services DynoSense Corp. provides life-enhancing products and services through an accurate, secure, and simple to use AI powered data analytics platform. It provides health scanners, analytics, cloud, patient engagement and health management solutions. The firm offers services to expecting mothers, consumer health, hospital discharge care, chronic disease care and elderly care mothers. The company was founded by Saeed Azimi on March 13, 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Health Services |
RWDC Industries Pte Ltd.
RWDC Industries Pte Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services RWDC Industries Pte Ltd. develops biopolymer material solutions. It develops polyhydroxyalkanoate emulsion for paper and paperboard which can replace polyethylene in plastic-lined food packaging. The company was founded by Roland Wee and Daniel Carraway in 2015 and is headquartered in Singapore. | Commercial Services |
Wonder Workshop, Inc.
Wonder Workshop, Inc. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Wonder Workshop, Inc. builds robots to teach programming for children. Its dash and dot helps kids to collaborate, create programs, have the robots interacting and see their programs come to life right there in front of their eyes. The company also offers various accessories, such as xylophones, building brick connectors, tow hooks, smartphone mounts, bunny ears and tails, and bulldozer bars. The company was founded by Vikas Gupta, Mikal Greaves, Imran Khan, and Saurabh Gupta in 2012 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Consumer Durables |
Ultriva, Inc.
Ultriva, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Ultriva, Inc. develops cloud based supply chain software solutions. It helps manufacturers move away from forecasts to a demand-driven manufacturing and supply chain environment. The firm offers collaborative supply portal, lean factory management, collaborative demand portal and inventory optimization tools. It also develops electronic kanban, multi tier replenishment loops, end to end pull and supply chain visibility solutions. The company was founded by Rao Kota and Narayan Laksham in 1999 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA. | Technology Services |
LogicEase Solutions, Inc.
LogicEase Solutions, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services LogicEase Solutions, Inc. provides software solutions to financial services institutions. Its solutions include optimization algorithms, rule-based decisions, case-based, and neural networks reasoning. The company was founded by John I. Vong, Anita Kwan, Roth Jason, and David Chan in 2001 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA. | Technology Services |
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