Jacky Chen

Co-Founder and General Partner

2020 - Current

The StarForge Fund is the active portfolio fund of the Archangel Network of Funds. The fund invests in Canadian B2B Startups with innovative technologies. It aims to drive superb returns to our investors with its deep insight and solid connections to the startup ecosystem and global business networks.

Chief Deal Advisor

2024

We are enthusiastic about entrepreneurs and passionate teams pursuing their dreams. We predominantly invest in early-stage technology start-ups.

Chair, General, Selection Committee

2021 - 2024

Member, Selection Committee

2019 - 2024

Investor, Business Advisor

2016

Canada's No. 1 investor in the Seed stage based on CVCA report. Founders, please submit your applications to the top-notch angel group at https://www.goldentriangleangelnet.ca/find-investment/.

Board Director

2020

Seed Investor

2020 - 2024

DarwinAI is transforming chip manufacturing With Cutting-Edge Artificial Intelligence. As the deal lead for Archangel Network of Funds and Wharton Alumni Angels, as well as an individual investor for the multiple rounds of Pre-seed and Seed, I am excited to see that DarwinAI has been making a tremendous impact on the chip manufacturing industry. Love the big news? Google it. :-)

Board Director, Corporate Advisor

2010 - 2020

The leading software solution provider of enterprise information asset protection with 2000+ enterprise customers in Banking, Telco, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Government, including Global Fortune 500 banks, Stock Exchanges, and tens of other Global Fortune 500 members.

Board Director, Corporate Advisor

2017 - 2018

[Acquired by Juniper Networks] As an enterprise software provider, HTBASE Software differentiates itself in the Enterprise ICT infrastructure space by delivering the solution of a true Composable Cloud Infrastructure.

Director, Country Manager, Enterprise Solution Group, GCC

2013 - 2014

Further to the success of building of DELL's enterprise channels, having led Enterprise Solution Group and grown it to US$800+ million business.

Director, Country Manager, Enterprise Channel

2012 - 2013

Drove transforming DELL's B2B Direct Sales model into a hybrid of Direct and Indirect model with building up 14,000+ enterprise partners

Director, DELL|Compellent

2011 - 2012

Led the regional Integration of Compellent and ATTMG business into DELL with DELL's Corporate team

RVP, Country Manager of China and Hong Kong

2008 - 2011

Created and developed Compellent (ex-NYSE: CML) international business in Asia Pacific, operated through AttmG (Asia) Limited. Compellent, together with AttmG, was acquired by DELL in Feb 2011.

Founder and CEO

2007 - 2011

Helping American Enterprise Software and solution companies build business in the Asian Market, e.g., assisting Compellent successfully start and grow business in Asia as Compellent's Asia-Pac division (AttmG business was acquired by DELL|Compellent in 2011)