Frank Chang Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Co-Founder & Man...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 4

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Frank Chang General Information

Biography

Mr. Frank Chang is a Co-Founder and serves as a Managing Partner at Flying Fish Partners. He serves as Board Member at YData, LEMAY-AMERICA'S CAR MUSEUM, Variational AI. He previously served as a Board Member at Gradient. He has been a technology leader at the region's largest tech companies. At Amazon, he led the global Associate's program, the largest affiliate marketing program in the world. Prior to this role, he was VP of Technical Program Management for Amazon's Audible subsidiary. At Microsoft, he held various engineering leadership positions. With a knack for knowing how to work across time zones and cultures, he would be put in charge of building and managing teams across China (Shanghai, Suzhou, Beijing) creating some of the building blocks for Azure. He also took his passion for machine learning to the Speech Recognition and Natural Language team where he led the core engineering teams. Earlier in his career, He was part of a startup, Reef Technologies, building Content Management Systems. He has experience as a professional home theater and hi-end audio consultant, taught computer science to children at MIT summer camp programs, and was a nationally ranked US fencer. He holds a BA in Computer Science from Princeton University.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Flying Fish Partners
Education
Princeton University, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Australian National University, Master's
Queensland University of Technology, Bachelor's
Gender
Male
Email
fr
Address
  • 2003 Western Avenue
  • Suite 510
  • Seattle, WA 98121
  • United States

Frank Chang Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Flying Fish Partners Investor Co-Founder & Managing Partner Seattle, WA Venture Capital

Frank Chang Board Seats (4)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Boltive Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Kirkland, WA
LEMAY-AMERICA'S CAR MUSEUM Tacoma, WA
Variational AI Other Healthcare Technology Systems Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Vancouver, Canada
YData Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Seattle, WA

Frank Chang Lead Partner on Deals (15)

Frank Chang has been the lead partner on 15 deals. Their latest deal was with Variational AI, a other healthcare technology systems company. The deal was made for on 20-Feb-2025.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Variational AI 20-Feb-2025 Seed Round Completed Other Healthcare Technology Systems Vancouver, Canada
TrojAI 03-Apr-2024 Completed Network Management Software Saint John, Canada
TrojAI 04-Jan-2022 Completed Network Management Software Saint John, Canada
Apera AI 30-Nov-2021 Completed Electronic Equipment and Instruments Vancouver, Canada
YData 11-Oct-2021 Completed Business/Productivity Software Seattle, WA
Phaidra 24-May-2021 Completed Business/Productivity Software Seattle, WA
Phaidra 28-May-2020 Completed Business/Productivity Software Seattle, WA
Boltive 01-Feb-2019 Completed Business/Productivity Software Kirkland, WA
Gradient.io 23-Oct-2018 Seed Round Completed Business/Productivity Software Seattle, WA
Finn AI 22-Oct-2018 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Business/Productivity Software Vancouver, Canada

Frank Chang Network (65)

Board Members (15)

Name Company Representing Location From
Natalie Cartwright Finn AI Finn AI Vancouver, Canada
Kevin Cotlove Boltive Self Kirkland, WA
Variational AI Variational AI Vancouver, Canada
Variational AI Variational AI Vancouver, Canada
Variational AI Flying Fish Partners Vancouver, Canada

Portfolio Executives (47)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Jason Rolfe Variational AI Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Board Member 20-Feb-2025 Vancouver, Canada
Jennifer Hamilton Ph.D Variational AI Advisor 20-Feb-2025 Vancouver, Canada
Variational AI Co-Founder & Machine Learning Researcher 20-Feb-2025 Vancouver, Canada
Variational AI Co-Founder, Director and Machine Learning Researcher 20-Feb-2025 Vancouver, Canada
Variational AI Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman 20-Feb-2025 Vancouver, Canada

Fund Team Members (3)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Geoff Harris Flying Fish Partners Flying Fish Fund I Seattle, WA
Geoff Harris Flying Fish Partners Flying Fish Fund II Seattle, WA
Flying Fish Partners Seattle, WA
Flying Fish Partners Seattle, WA
Flying Fish Partners Seattle, WA

Frank Chang Affiliated Funds (2)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Flying Fish Fund I Flying Fish Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2018
Flying Fish Fund II Flying Fish Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2021

Frank Chang FAQs

  • Who is Frank Chang?

    Mr. Frank Chang is a Co-Founder and serves as a Managing Partner at Flying Fish Partners.

  • How much does Frank Chang typically invest?

    Frank Chang's median deal size is .

  • What is Frank Chang’s main position?

    Frank Chang’s primary position is Co-Founder & Managing Partner.

  • How many active board seats does Frank Chang hold?

    Frank Chang holds 4 board seats including Boltive, LEMAY-AMERICA'S CAR MUSEUM, Variational AI, and YData.

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