Backing founders in
MedTech & Physical AI.
Founder & Managing Director, Taiwan Global Angels.
I connect founders across Taiwan and North America with capital, strategic partners and U.S. market opportunities.
✦ From research to market
I bring 20+ years in venture capital and technology commercialization, with a background in physics, electrical engineering and IP. As an investor and former UC Berkeley visiting scholar, I help founders translate technical breakthroughs into businesses.
Taiwan Global Angels (TGA) brings together angel investors across Taiwan and Silicon Valley. Founded in 2022, we back early-stage founders building in the U.S., with a focus on digital health and connected technologies.
Selected Investments
Personal angel, TGA and TGV investments, including fund commitments.
360° panoramic capsule endoscopy for small-bowel imaging.
Beverage automation for food service.
Ultrasensitive protein biomarker testing for neurodegenerative disease research.
Sensor- and AI-based technology for precise musculoskeletal assessment.
Low-power gas-sensing chips and edge detection for environmental and industrial applications.
Privacy-preserving thermal sensing and AI for understanding spaces.
Medical and surgical-assistance robotics.
Breath-based early disease detection using volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Deep tech investing in the MIT Media Lab ecosystem.
Experience
Venture Capital
- Sep 2025 – Present Taiwan Global Ventures Founder & Managing Partner
- Apr 2022 – Present Taiwan Global Angels (TGA) Founder
- 2010.06 – 2016.10 AppWorks Ventures Co-founder & Partner
- 2004.07 – 2007.09 Early VC roles at Harbinger Venture Capital, IBT Management Corp. and CX Ventures, focused on biotech investing and portfolio management.
Technology & Commercialization
- 2021.01 – 2022.03 Hukui Tech Chief Strategy Officer / Senior Advisor. Helped launch the Berkeley–Taiwan biomedical accelerator with UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.
- 2020.01 – 2020.12 University of California, Berkeley Visiting Scholar, Bioengineering. Researched Silicon Valley’s startup ecosystem and served as International Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the National Development Council’s Startup Island Taiwan initiative.
- 2018.01 – 2019.12 BioHub Taiwan Assistant CEO. Built partnerships with AstraZeneca, Amgen and Takeda.
- 2007.10 – 2012.04 Technology leadership roles at 嘉原科技, 長裕欣業 and OTO Photonics, spanning biomedical instruments, nano-imaging and miniature spectrometers.
- Education Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University (2004) · B.S., Physics, National Taiwan University (1998) · MBA, Intellectual Property, National Chengchi University (2009)
Advisory & Ecosystem Roles
- Nov 2025 – Present National Development Council Startup Island Taiwan Silicon Valley Hub Advisor
- Apr 2023 – Present U.S. Department of Commerce SelectUSA / Select Global Women in Tech Startup Mentor
- Jan 2020 – Present University of California, Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator SkyMentor / Advisor · Mentor, 500 Global
- 2019.01 – 2020.12 Taiwan Startup Ecosystem Ambassador, Startup Genome
- 2014.07 – 2016.07 Executive Yuan Youth Advisory Council — Founding Member & Technology Group Lead, first two terms.
- Teaching Taught entrepreneurship and biomedical optoelectronics at National Taiwan University, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, and Fu Jen Catholic University.
Writing & Podcasts
Meet Startup Column
Notes on early-stage company building and international growth.
Business Today: Breaking the Rules
Writing on innovation, venture capital and the global economy since 2016.
Unicorns and Where to Find Them
Perspectives on startups, venture capital and building across borders.
Tech Action Podcast
Conversations on emerging technology and Silicon Valley investing. Produced and hosted by IC.
Press & Conversations
2026
Silicon Valley Investors Urge Taiwan Startups to Find Niches as AI Competition Intensifies
Silicon Desert Rising, EP4 — How Arizona is reshaping opportunities for Taiwanese founders | Lulu Hsia × IC Jan
Ning Xia Lu 66, S7EP.214 — CES 2026: The rise of AI robots and the future of AI in the home, with IC Jan
2025
Chang Hsiu-Hsiu, EP103 — Starting over: entrepreneurial setbacks and rebuilding a life in the United States
Tech Job N Talk, EP202 — Moving from a technology career into venture capital, with IC Jan
Business Next, EP223 — U.S.–Taiwan technology shifts under Trump’s second term, with Tech Action host IC Jan
2024
Interview with TGA founder IC Jan: Helping Taiwan’s startups expand internationally through investment
Side Chat, E288 — TGA founder IC Jan on opportunities for Taiwanese angels investing in Silicon Valley
EP61 — Building a venture capital bridge between Taiwan and Silicon Valley, with IC Jan
TGA founder on property and stock investing, layoffs and the U.S. economy
2023
Uncle Rong on Tech — Sam Altman’s departure and rapid return: Silicon Valley perspectives on OpenAI
CTS International — OpenAI’s leadership turmoil and Sam Altman’s return, with IC Jan
Uncle Rong on Tech — Silicon Valley’s boom and bust, and reconnecting Taiwan with the ecosystem
Ning Xia Lu 66, S6EP72 — The impact of ChatGPT and generative AI, with IC Jan
Angel investor IC Jan — Never Give Up, EP41
Ning Xia Lu 66, S6EP26 — What Silicon Valley layoffs tell us about the future of talent, with IC Jan
2022
Mary Yang × IC Jan — From Taiwan to Silicon Valley: entrepreneurship and personal impact, Harvard Business Review, EP74-5
Brian’s Career Encyclopedia, EP277 — Understanding people: a core skill in venture capital, with TGA founder IC Jan
Contact
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