Overview
- Gender
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male
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Investor Stage
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Seed
Dr. Fong is a Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary. He was formerly the Head of the Department of Radiology at the University of Calgary and the Calgary Health Region. Dr. Fong is active in funding and nurturing start-up companies. Over the past two decades, he funded over 50 companies in diverse technology sectors, with an emphasis in medical devices. Dr. Fong is the co-founder and board member of Calgary Scientific Inc. and is also on the board of Clarius Mobile Health, Cohesic Inc. and Innovere Medical. In addition to seed investing, Dr. Fong is active in the Calgary community sitting on six charitable boards and foundations.In 2015, Dr. Fong joined the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) at the University of Toronto business school as a mentor. CDL helps young entrepreneurs to shape or pivot their nascent ideas. He is widely credited with launching CDL at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary, bringing together seasoned business leaders from Alberta, Canada and the US to grow budding companies. Dr. Fong is on the Strategic Advisory Board of CDL and a Fellow of CDL in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. In 2017, Dr. Fong was named to the Order of Canada for his contribution to medical technology innovation and philanthropy.
Personal Investments
T. Chen Fong has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on
Oct 14, 2019, when Beatdapp raised $3.20M.
Date |
Company Name |
Round |
Money Raised |
Industry |
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Oct 14, 2019 |
Beatdapp
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Seed |
$3.20M
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Blockchain |
Detail |
Jobs
T. Chen Fong has 1 current jobs including
Fellow at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)
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