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Eugene Zhang, Managing Director at TSVC | From Seed Investment to Tech Titans | Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Deep Tech Insights

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Join us on Seed to Exit as we welcome Eugene Zhang, the Managing Director of TSVC, whose foresight has backed industry leaders like Zoom, Carta, Ginkgo Bioworks, and Iterable. Through Eugene’s incredible journey from China to Silicon Valley, he shares his keen strategies for identifying and nurturing emerging leaders in the tech space, with a particular focus on supporting immigrant founders.
From his early days at Sun Microsystems, Cisco, and Juniper Networks, to launching an EDA company and founding Tiga Angel Fund, Eugene provides an insider’s look at the evolution of tech investing. We discuss his hands-on approach to mentoring and his commitment to immigrant entrepreneurship, offering invaluable lessons for anyone navigating the startup ecosystem. Notably, Eugene reflects on his early, albeit contrarian, investment in Zoom back in 2011, underscoring the importance of believing in the right team and market potential despite initial skepticism.
In this episode, we also delve into the meticulous world of deep tech investing. Eugene shares his insights on evaluating startups, emphasizing the growing interest in hardware and deep tech innovations poised to transform the industry by 2030 and beyond. Learn about the pivotal role of understanding financials, the necessity of professionally-prepared documents, and cultural shifts in attitudes towards entrepreneurship among immigrant families. This episode is a treasure trove of wisdom for tech investors and aspiring entrepreneurs alike.

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Розділи

1. Tech Investing (00:00:00)

2. Investment in Entrepreneurial Ventures (00:07:39)

3. Founder Challenges in Immigrant Entrepreneurship (00:24:53)

4. Deep Tech Investing and Founder Validation (00:31:11)

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