Tim Chang

Co-Founder

2023 - Current

The Portal is an urban sanctuary designed to ignite transformational growth, foster community, and embrace holistic well-being. At the heart of The Portal lies our Members Club, a curated space designed for co-creation, connection and inspiration. Join our diverse ecosystem of changemakers, including leaders in technology, business, social impact, art and wellness. https://www.theportal.house/

Venture Advisor

2024

Supernova is a collective of exited founders, serving on advisory boards for post-traction tech startups focused on the betterment of Humanity.

Venture Partner

2023

Partner

2011 - 2023

Member Board of Trustees

2021

Member of Board of Trustees at CIIS. Co-funded and co-founded CIIS' Blue Sky program, a conscious/spiritual executive leadership certificate program. Since 1968, California Institute of Integral Studies has set students, scholars, and other knowledge seekers on the path to transformation - of themselves, others, and the world. CIIS ventures beyond the boundaries of traditional academia through coursework and research that combines Eastern and Western spiritual and intellectual traditions for broader understanding.

Member Board of Directors

2019

At Alignable, we are proud to be a thriving online network with over 8 million members connecting business owners in 35,000 local communities. As the go-to small business network, Alignable is committed to simplifying the process of forming genuine connections for small business owners. By joining the Alignable network, business owners can tap into opportunities to gain local referrals, expand their customer base, form genuine relationships, and exchange insights and guidance with others in their industry. Join the rest of your community on Alignable and uncover the possibilities to take your business to the next level.

Member Board of Directors

2017

TRIPP is an award-winning XR wellness company that uses AI and immersive technologies to pioneer hyper-personalized mindfulness solutions. Informed by research, TRIPP combines awe-inspiring worldscapes with binaural sound frequencies, gamification, and mindfulness structures to empower people around the world on their journey towards emotional and mental well-being. Known for its “Mood On Demand” experiences across VR, AR, and mobile, TRIPP has garnered notable accolades including GamesBeat and Lightspeed’s 2024 Game Changers, Tom’s Guide’s Best Meditation App 2023, and TIME’s Best Inventions 2022. Beyond individual users, TRIPP is expanding into corporate wellness offering a new dimension to employee well-being, and actively participates in clinical trials exploring the use of virtual reality in supporting mental health outcomes. TRIPP’s approach marks a significant step forward in the way we perceive and achieve wellness through the use of technology for good. For more information, visit tripp.com.

Member Board of Directors

2020 - 2024

Gray Area is a San Francisco-based nonprofit arts + cultural incubator. Our mission is to cultivate, sustain, and apply antidisciplinary collaboration — integrating art, technology, science, and the humanities — towards a more equitable and regenerative future. Since our inception in 2008, Gray Area has established itself as a singular hub for critically engaging with technology and culture in the Bay Area, while also reaching a global audience. Through our platform of public events, education, and research programs we empower a diverse community of creative practitioners with the agency to create meaningful social impact through category-defying work. We use digital tools to create art and design projects that benefit society. We test and scale projects with high impact potential, teach digital tools to support artists and technologists, and inspire our community by promoting meaningful new work. We apply the promise and inspiration of digital art to a broader social context. Our programs are transforming cities into creative outlets, applying technology to solve problems, and shaping how art is created and consumed in the digital era.

Member Board of Directors

2020 - 2023

Reimagine is non-profit formed to spark community-driven experiences that explore death and celebrate life through creativity and conversation. Our purpose as a nonprofit organization is to host a public conversation that transforms our approach to life. Reimagine is a community-wide exploration of death and celebration of life through creativity and conversation. Drawing on the arts, spirituality, healthcare, and design, we create weeklong series of events that break down taboos and bring diverse communities together in wonder, preparation, and remembrance. We envision a world in which we are all able to reflect on why we’re here, prepare for a time when we won’t be, and live fully right up until the end.

Member Board of Directors

2014 - 2022

Member Board of Directors

2019 - 2022

Mission Bio is a leading life science company, specializing in the advancement of single-cell DNA and multiomic analysis. The company’s Tapestri Platform is unique in its capabilities, offering an unparalleled level of granularity and precision that is critical for complex research areas such as cancer studies, pharmaceutical development, and advanced cell and gene therapies. Unlike traditional methods such as bulk sequencing, Tapestri provides a level of precision that opens the door for more tailored and effective treatment strategies. Researchers globally depend on Tapestri to identify rare cell populations, understand mechanisms of therapeutic resistance and response, and establish key quality metrics for next-generation medical treatments. Founded in 2014, Mission Bio has secured investment from firms including Mayfield Fund, Novo Growth, Cota Capital, and Agilent Technologies. With the Tapestri Platform, Mission Bio is setting the standard in the field, contributing significantly to the progress of personalized medicine and targeted therapies. To learn more about Mission Bio and the Tapestri Platform, please visit missionbio.com.