Wayne Chang Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Investments
  • 71

  • Portfolio
  • 27

  • Exits
  • 40

Exits

Wayne Chang General Information

Description

Dr. Wayne Chang is the Founder & serves as Chief Executive Officer at Patented.ai. He serves as Venture Partner at Predictive Venture Partners. He also serves as an Advisor at Soma Capital. He is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at Reasoner. He serves as Venture Advisor at Impellent Ventures. Previously, he co-founded and served as Co-CEO at Digits. He is a serial entrepreneur and investor, who's been named one of Forbes' Top 50 Angel Investors and one of 40 Under 40 by Boston Business Journal. His ability to meld psychology and strategy has led to magical product and design experiences that have scaled to more than seven billion devices. He co-founded Crashlytics (acquired by Twitter for over $100 million), co-created Fabric (acquired by Google), and won an Emmy Award as a producer on the environmental documentary Chasing Coral. He is a college dropout who has been awarded an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Throughout his career, he's been involved in over eighty start-ups and thirty-two exits, resulting in over $150 billion of value created.

Business Details

Website
www.chang.com
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Boston, MA
  • United States

Wayne Chang Investments & Acquisitions (71)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Bean (Business/Productivity Software) 15-Aug-2022 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Mural 15-Jul-2022 Financial Software Generating Revenue
Duration Health 24-May-2022 Other Devices and Supplies Generating Revenue
TrustCloud 03-May-2022 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Dispense 21-Sep-2021 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Forge.AI 15-Sep-2021 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
FaZe Clan 19-Aug-2021 Entertainment Software Generating Revenue/Not Profitable
InSpace (Educational Software) 08-Jun-2021 Educational Software Generating Revenue
Loop ( Human Capital Services) 01-Jun-2021 Seed Round Human Capital Services Generating Revenue
Keeper (San Francisco) 29-Apr-2021 Early Stage VC Financial Software Generating Revenue

Wayne Chang Exits (40)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Superhuman 01-Jul-2025 Merger/Acquisition
AirHelp Germany 17-Mar-2025
Dispense 05-Mar-2024
NS1, an IBM Company 31-Mar-2023
Heal 01-Jan-2023
FaZe Clan 19-Jul-2022
Amazing Brands (AdTech) 28-Mar-2022
Planet Labs 07-Dec-2021
Drift (Boston) 01-Oct-2021 Buyout/LBO
Weav 17-Aug-2021 Merger/Acquisition

Wayne Chang Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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Wayne Chang Co-Investors (125)

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Wayne Chang FAQs

  • Who is Wayne Chang?

    Wayne Chang is an angel Investor who has made 71 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Wayne Chang?

    Wayne Chang is an angel investor.

  • What does Wayne Chang do?

    As an angel investor, Wayne Chang invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has Wayne Chang invested in?

    Wayne Chang has made numerous investments in companies like Bean (Business/Productivity Software), Mural, and Duration Health within the Business/Productivity Software, Financial Software, and Devices and Supplies industries.

  • What has Wayne Chang invested in recently?

    Wayne Chang's latest investment was on 15-Aug-2022 in Bean (Business/Productivity Software), a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.

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