Venture Capitalist
Berkeley SkyDeck Fund is a pre-seed fund partnering with UC Berkeley's top accelerator to invest in 40 startups per year across all industries
We believe academic founders are brilliant and a source of innovation that will fundamentally change our lives. We believe science has no territorial boundaries, and look forward to enabling change globally. With $85M AUM, the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund supports entrepreneurial activity through Berkeley SkyDeck, the world’s premier academic accelerator. It also supports research and education at the world's premier academic institution, by donating 50% of carried interest to UC Berkeley
Chon is an experienced Silicon Valley engineer, entrepreneur and investor. He was formerly founding partner and Managing Director of Junzi Capital Engineering, a leading quantitative hedge fund investing in the commodity space. He has been actively investing in Silicon Valley startups for 12 years, and has personal investments in over 25 deals with multiple IPOs and exits.
