HC

Howard Chao

Principal at Doon Capital and Managing Director at Doon Insights

Menlo Park, California

Investor
VC

Invests in

Stages:

Series A
Seed

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Event Organization
International Business
Networking
Intellectual Property
Licensing
Securities Regulation
Patent Litigation
Trade Secrets
Corporate Law
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Venture Capital
Due Diligence
Litigation
Legal Research
Commercial Litigation
Mergers & Acquisitions
Cross-border Transactions
Trademarks
Patents

Education

  • J.D.

    Boalt Hall School of Law, U.C. Berkeley

    (1976 - 1980)

  • BS

    Purdue University

    (1972 - 1976)

Work Experience

Doon Capital

2013

  • Principal

    2013

    Doon Capital is my personal investment vehicle. I invest in tech startups.

Doon Insights

2019

  • Managing Partner

    2019

  • Managing Director

    2020

    Doon Insights is an events business that hosts invitation-only, highly curated workshops and salons featuring top startups and discussions about technology.

ShoreVest Partners

2016 - 2020

  • Senior Advising Partner

    2016 - 2020

O'Melveny & Myers

1980 - 2013

  • Partner

    1980 - 2013

    Was Chair of the Asia Practice