E43 Opening a global hub for tech entrepreneurs at UC Berkeley with SkyDeck founding GP Chon Tang

In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Chon Tang, the founding GP of the Skydeck Fund. Chon is an experienced Silicon Valley engineer, entrepreneur and investor. He was formerly founding partner and Managing Director of Junzi Capital Engineering, a leading quantitative hedge fund investing in the commodity space. He has been actively investing in Silicon Valley startups for 12 years, and has personal investments in over 25 deals with multiple IPOs and exits.   

00:00​​ Intro 

03:40​​ Starting a tech company in 2000 

09:27​​ Founder-investor transition 

17:51​​ The art of talent arbitrage 

22:09​ Raising Fund II 

27:00​​ Portfolio construction 

30:40​​ Skydeck Fund entry point 

32:50​​ Success stories 

37:00​​ Skydeck Accelerator Program + Challenges 

41:00​​ The accidental VC 

45:00​ Next Skydeck batch