Principal at Lightspeed Venture Partners; Cleantech / Internet VC
San Francisco Bay Area
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- Principal at Lightspeed Venture Partners
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- Summer Associate at Bain Capital
- Associate at TL Ventures
- Senior Associate Consultant at Bain & Company
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- University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
- Harvard University
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Andrew Chung’s Summary
Andrew is a Principal at Lightspeed and focuses on investments in cleantech, Internet and software. Other areas of interest include genomics, bioinformatics and online education. Andrew helps lead the firm's activity in cleantech and has been involved in completing 13 of Lightspeed's investments in the U.S., China and India -- across solar (Stion), biofuels (LS9, Solazyme), storage (Mobius), traditional energy (Coaltek, MSP/Drilex), lighting (Exclara), gaming (Serious Business) and supply chain services (PCH International).
Andrew chairs the Cleantech Advisory Board for The Indus Entrepreneurs Group (TiE), serves on the Advisory Board for Stanford Energy Crossroads, and is actively involved with the Cleantech Open (CTO). Andrew has also testified before the Lieutenant Governor and California Commission for Economic Development on cleantech- and energy-related policy issues.
Prior to Lightspeed, Andrew worked at Bain Capital and TL Ventures, where he supported leveraged buyout and venture investments in software, semiconductors and healthcare. He also co-founded UberWorks (acq. by NWKC), an e-commerce content aggregation startup incubated at Trilogy. Andrew also directed product management at OnStation, a CRM software company, and worked as a strategy consultant with Bain & Company in Greater China, servicing clients in the energy generation, industrial automation, consumer electronics and private equity sectors.
Andrew graduated Phi Beta Kappa with honors in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University and holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Andrew is an avid musician, having performed as a vocalist and conductor at distinguished venues like the Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the Shanghai Conservatory and an off-Broadway musical theatre.
Andrew Chung’s Specialties:
Venture capital, cleantech (solar, biofuel, storage, smart grid, LED lighting, clean coal), greentech, Greater China market, software, Internet (social gaming, social media, e-commerce), digital media, consumer electronics, music, management consulting, product management, leveraged buyouts
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Andrew Chung’s Interests:
Skiing, karaoke, baseball, travel, photography, genealogy, whitewater rafting, teaching, Jin Yong novels, Web/graphic design, public speaking, composing music, beatboxing, saxophone, piano, violin, trumpet, Mandarin, Cantonese
Andrew Chung’s Groups:
Cleantech Venture Network, Renewable Energy Business Network, TiE (The Indus Entrepreneur), TiECon, Cleantech Open, Stanford Energy Crossroads, AAMA (Asian America MultiTechnology Association), HYSTA (Hua Yuan Science & Technology Association), YVCA, NextGen Partners, TU99
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Global Renewable Energy Network (GReEN)
Andrew Chung’s Honors:
Professional:
- Cleantech Advisory Board Chair, The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) - 2007-present
- Cleantech Content Chair, TiECon - 2007-present
- Speaker, Mentor, Judge, Cleantech Open - 2007-present
- Advisory Board Member, Stanford Energy Crossroads - 2008-present
- Cleantech Content Chair, AAMA Conference - 2008
- Selection Committee, Cleantech Venture Forum - 2006-07
Music:
- Soloist at Shanghai Conservatory of Music, 2007
- 1st-ever Chinese-American selected to perform National Anthem at Penn’s (250th) Commencement, May 2006
- Finalist, 2004 ETTV Super Idol National Singing Contest
- Soloist at Hong Kong City Hall Theatre, 2003
- 1st Place, 1999 World TV All-USA Singing Championship
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