Investing into the Ecosystem
Doon Capital is Howard Chao’s investment and consulting vehicle. Howard has made 60+ startup investments in a variety of sectors over the past 11 years.
Selected Investments
Meet Howard Chao
Startup investor and event organizer
Howard makes investments in early stage tech companies, usually in collaboration with his network of institutional investors. He maintains close working relationships with various venture funds and strategic investors in each of his focus areas. Most of Howard’s activities are in ag | food tech, mobility tech, legal tech, fintech and crypto.
Howard often provides strategic consulting advice to companies and investment funds.
Howard is also a Managing Director and primary shareholder of Doon Insights, a startup and technology events company that hosts invitation-only, highly curated workshops and salons for startups, financial investors and corporates at his ranch in the Santa Cruz mountains.
Howard began his work life as a corporate lawyer with O’Melveny & Myers and for many years was the Chair of the Firm’s Asia Practice. He helped establish the firm’s offices in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Beijing, and practiced for many years as a cross-border investment specialist based in Asia. Since 2001 Howard has been based in Silicon Valley, but has continued to do business in Asia.
Doon Insights is Howard’s event management company. Doon Insights hosts a variety of startup and technology workshops every year covering several verticals, including:
Ag | Food Tech
Mobility Tech
Legal Tech
Proptech
Crypto
Fintech
Contact Howard
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