Tim Chang

Current

• Principal at Norwest Venture Partners

Past

• Partner at Gabriel Venture Partners
• principal at gabriel venture partners
• entrepreneur at idealab

• student at stanford graduate school of business
• product manager at Gateway Japan
• Product manager at gateway
• engineer at general motors japan
• engineer at general motors
• engineer at delphi
• student at university of michigan

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Education

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business
• University of Michigan
• University of Michigan

Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Websites

• My Company
• My Portfolio
• My Portfolio

Tim Chang’s Summary

Tim Chang is a Principal at Norwest Venture Partners, focusing on Wireless and Digital Media investments, and also leads Norwest's China initiatives. Tim led NVP's investment in 3jam, Brite Semiconductor and Lumos Labs, and serves on the board of directors for these companies. Tim also led NVP's investment in PCH International. He is actively involved with NVP's wireless portfolio, including deCarta, DoubleFusion, Veveo, and Clairmail. Prior to joining Norwest, Tim was a Principal at Gabriel Venture Partners, where he established and led the Wireless investment practice, and was actively involved with investments in Placeware (acquired by Microsoft), Iridigm (acquired by Qualcomm), IPWireless (acquired by NextWave), Skycross, NextG Networks, and Sequoia Communications. Tim served as a director on the boards of Iridigm and Sequoia Communications. Before entering the venture capital industry, Tim was a Product Manager at Gateway, where he launched Enterprise products into the Japanese market, and began his career as a tri-lingual development engineer for General Motors, working across China, Korea, and Japan.

Tim is an active contributor to the wireless industry, and serves on the advisory boards of Telecom Council Silicon Valley, TiE Wireless SIG, Under-the-Radar, Wireless Communications Alliance (WCA), MIT/Stanford VLAB, VC Task Force, Silicon Valley Chinese Wireless Association, and Digital Hollywood.

Tim received his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he graduated in the top 10% of his class as an Arjay Miller Scholar. He also holds an MSEE and BSEE in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he was a Deparmental Scholar and received full fellowship.

Tim is also an accomplished musician and actor, and continues to perform around the Bay Area.

Tim Chang’s Specialties:

Tim's venture investment focus areas include Wireless, Digital Media, Social Media, Gaming, Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, and China.

Tim Chang’s Experience

• Principal

  Norwest Venture Partners

  (Partnership; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  March 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)

• Partner

  Gabriel Venture Partners

  (Partnership; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  September 2001 — March 2007 (5 years 7 months)

• principal

  gabriel venture partners

  (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  2000 — 2007 (7 years )

• entrepreneur

  idealab

  (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  1998 — 2002 (4 years )

• student

  stanford graduate school of business

  (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  1999 — 2001 (2 years )

• product manager

  Gateway Japan

  (Public Company; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  1998 — 2001 (3 years )

• Product manager

  gateway

  (Public Company; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  1998 — 2001 (3 years )

• engineer

  general motors japan

  (Public Company; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  1995 — 1999 (4 years )

• engineer

  general motors

  (Public Company; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  1995 — 1998 (3 years )

• engineer

  delphi

  (Public Company; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  1995 — 1998 (3 years )

• student

  university of michigan

  (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  1990 — 1996 (6 years )

Additional Information

Tim Chang’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Portfolio
• My Portfolio

Tim Chang’s Interests:

-Business: Stock & Mutual Fund Investing, Real Estate, Int'l/Cross-Border Business, Startup Advisory & Mentoring -Sports: Snowboarding, Jeet Kune Do, Scuba, Weightlifting, Rollerblading, Archery, Firearms -Music: Guitar, Recording, Keyboards, Singing, Composing, Performing -Arts: Writing, Acting (stage/film), Graphic Novels/Anime, Film, Graphic Design, Computer Graphics/Rendering, Interior Design, Contemporary Furniture, Product Design, User-Interfaces

Tim Chang’s Groups:

MIT/Stanford VLAB, Telecom Council Silicon Valley, AlwaysON, Digital Hollywood, VCtaskforce, Silicon Valley Chinese Wireless Association, Wireless Communications Alliance, CommNexus (San Diego Telecom Council), Asian-American Multitechnology Alliance, TiE

•    The Telecom Council
•    Casual Games
•    Dealmaker Media
•    Mobile Web
•    TEDx San Francisco Bay Area
•    SF New Media Club
•    SDForum
•    SharpBrains Network for Brain Fitness Innovation
•    Mobile Payments Series - mPay Connect
•    Lumos Labs, Inc.
•    National Venture Capital Association
•    Content NOW

Tim Chang’s Honors:

Stanford Business School: Arjay Miller Scholar
University of Michigan: EECS Departmental Scholar, Amoco Scholarship, EECS Fellowship, Japan Technology Management Program Fellowship

Tim Chang’s Contact Settings

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