Andrew has been a tech investor and entrepreneur for 20+ years with rare experience and success investing in sustainability and health. He was involved with 8 unicorns in world-positive sectors while at Khosla Ventures and Lightspeed Ventures that have created $30B+ of market value. He founded 1955 Capital to invest in revolutionary technologies to solve the greatest global challenges of our time. 1955 was the largest venture capital firm debut in Q1 2016 and focuses on sustainability, education, health and other emerging tech.Prior to launching 1955, Andrew was a general partner at Khosla Ventures, a venture capital firm with $15B billion+ AUM and the world’s largest deeptech VC portfolio. Andrew joined Khosla in 2011 as one of six GPs leading the firm. He has served as board director or advised more than 20 Khosla portfolio companies: Ambri, BioConsortia, Cogenra (SPWR), EcoMotors, Impossible Foods, Lanzatech (LNZA), LS9 (REGI), Quantumscape (QS) & Wattpad (Naver). While at Khosla, Andrew also led the firm’s Asia activities and speaks fluent Mandarin & Cantonese. He served as an advisor to the 2014 US-China trade mission led by the Secretaries of Commerce & Energy.Prior to Khosla, Andrew was at Lightspeed, a global venture capital firm with $18B+ AUM, and helped build their cleantech, education and genomics practices that invested early in Natera (NTRA), Nest (GOOG), Orbis Education (LOPE), Personalis (PSNL), Quantumscape (QS), SolarEdge (SEDG) & Solazyme (SZYM). Previously, Andrew worked at Bain Capital and Bain (consulting) & co-founded UberWorks (NWKC), an e-commerce platform incubated at Trilogy.Andrew served on a White House roundtable on advanced manufacturing and has advised global leaders on energy policy. He has given keynotes on the future of food & energy, translating university research, ESG investing, moonshot entrepreneurship and US-Asia relations at many conferences. Andrew was the Founding Chair of the Cleantech Board for TiE and a long-time advisor to the Cleantech Open.Andrew graduated Phi Beta Kappa in Applied Math from Harvard and has an MBA from Wharton. He serves on the Dean’s Advisory Cabinet at Harvard’s School for Engineering & Applied Sciences. He is an avid musician, won a national singing contest and was a finalist in Hong Kong Idol. He has performed at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Shanghai Conservatory and off-Broadway. Andrew also enjoys photography, ski mountaineering and baseball. He is an IFSA L100 certified ski coach, supporting his 11-year-old Aria to win the 2024 North American Jr. Freeride Championship.
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Founder & Managing Partner1955 Capital Oct 2015 - PresentJackson, Wy, Us1955 Capital is a global venture capital firm that invests in revolutionary technologies to solve the greatest global challenges of our time. Focus areas include energy & environment, food safety & supply, health & education, and sustainable manufacturing. -
Dean’S Advisory Cabinet, School Of Engineering & Applied SciencesHarvard University Aug 2019 - PresentCambridge, Massachusetts, UsThe Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) works within and beyond the disciplines of engineering and foundational science to address the most pressing issues of our time. I have served on various task forces related to fostering entrepreneurship and innovation within Harvard, building a biotech translational research ecosystem, supporting the opening of the new Science & Engineering Center, and increasing diversity & inclusion in the undergraduate experience. -
Co-Founder & Executive DirectorMath In The Mountains Jul 2022 - PresentMath in the Mountains (MitM) is a program co-founded with Paul Zeitz, founder of the Proof School, former coach of the US Math Olympiad team, and noted mathematical educator. MitM features a unique mix of teachers, kids, and parents with a deep passion for mathematics, based at the Teton Science Schools (TSS) in Jackson Hole. The goal of our program is to mix mathematical recreations with outdoor adventures in a way that invites creativity, imaginative thinking, grit and resilience, and intellectual risk-taking. For more information, visit http://mathmountains.org
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Member, Board Of DirectorsNature'S Fynd May 2018 - PresentChicago, Illinois , UsNature's Fynd (formerly Sustainable Bioproducts) is developing a new way to grow edible protein with great nutritional value and minimal impact on the environment. Their platform emerged out of fundamental research into extremophile organisms that live in Yellowstone’s volcanic springs. The company raised a $33M Series A led by 1955 Capital in 2018, closed $80M Series B in March 2020, and closed a $350M Series C in Jul 2021. Among the participants: Generation Capital (chaired by Al Gore); Breakthrough Energy Ventures (sustainability fund backed by Bill Gates, Vinod Khosla, Jeff Bezos, Jack Ma, et al); SoftBank; Blackstone; Balyasny Asset Management; Hillhouse; Archer Daniels Midland; Danone; Lauder Partners; Mousse Partners; and the Liebelson family. NASA, NSF, NPS, EPA, USDA, the State of Montana & Montana State U. have provided financial & in-kind support to the company. -
Member, Board Of DirectorsTeton Science Schools Jun 2022 - PresentTeton Science Schools inspires curiosity, engagement and leadership through transformative place-based education. For nearly 15,000 learners per year, the place-based approach increases engagement, learning and community impact. Located on four campuses in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Teton Valley, Idaho, our programs include one independent school serving students pre-K through 12th grade, field education for schools and visitors from around the world and educator development. -
Member, Board Of DirectorsGridtential Energy Sep 2017 - PresentSanta Clara, California, UsGridtential's battery architecture combines the traditional benefits of lead batteries – low cost, recyclability, and safety – with the performance and life cycle usually associated with lithium batteries. The company is focused on applications ranging from hybrid automotives to grid storage, back-up power for cloud computing, material handling equipment and many others. Gridtential recently won the Battery Council International's Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz Innovation Award for its proprietary Silicon Joule Technology. -
Member, Board Of DirectorsLanzatech Jan 2012 - Feb 2017Skokie, Illinois, UsLanzatech (Nasdaq: LNZA) has developed a gas-liquid fermentation process that can convert industrial waste gases like carbon monoxide into low-carbon fuels & chemicals. Lanzatech has established partnerships with global companies like Baosteel (宝钢, China's largest steelmaker), Capitol Steel (首钢), Siemens, Petronas, Indian Oil, and Jindal Power & Steel. -
Member, Board Of DirectorsAmbri May 2012 - Jan 2016Marlborough, Ma, UsAmbri is commercializing a new battery technology that will transform grid-scale electricity storage. The Liquid Metal Battery was invented in the lab of Dr. Donald Sadoway, a professor at MIT who was recently named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. -
General PartnerKhosla Ventures Sep 2011 - Jan 2016Menlo Park, Ca, UsKhosla Ventures manages $6B in committed capital, actively investing out of a $1B main fund that supports early- and late-stage companies and a $400M seed fund to develop very early-stage experiments. Vinod Khosla, who founded the firm in 2004, was founder & CEO of Sun Microsystems and was formerly a General Partner at Kleiner Perkins. -
Member, Board Of DirectorsWattpad Jun 2012 - Oct 2014Toronto, Ontario, CaWattpad (acq. by Naver) is the largest global reading and writing platform with a social community of over 90M monthly users and home to millions of diverse voices who have shared over 665 million original story uploads (as of September 2020). -
Member, Board Of DirectorsLs9 (Acq. By Renewable Energy Group) Dec 2011 - Jan 2014LS9 (acq. by NASDAQ: REGI) developed an industrial biotechnology platform for the cost competitive production of sustainable products for the fuel and chemical industries.
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Member, Board Of DirectorsOrbis Education Dec 2009 - Sep 2012Carmel, Indiana, UsOrbis Education (acq. by NASDAQ: LOPE) creates, markets, and manages collaborative online nursing education solutions that alleviate nursing shortages for hospitals and healthcare systems. -
Founding Member, Board Of DirectorsPersonalis, Inc. Apr 2011 - Sep 2011Fremont, California, UsPersonalis (NASDAQ: PSNL) is a developer of a platform that applies genome interpretation to clinical medicine, with a focus on cancer immunotherapies. Lightspeed owned 27.8% pre-IPO. The company was founded by John West, the former CEO of Solexa (acq. by Illumina) and pioneer in gene sequencing; Russ Altman, ex-Chair of Bioengineering at Stanford; and Mike Snyder, Chair of Genetics at Stanford. I was involved in the incubation starting mid-2010 and initial financing of the company in early 2011. -
Investor & Board ObserverNatera Nov 2010 - Sep 2011Austin, Texas, UsNatera (NASDAQ: NTRA) offers highly accurate solutions for noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), genetic-carrier screening, (PGD/PGS), and miscarriage testing. -
Investor & Board ObserverSolazyme (Szym) Mar 2007 - Sep 2011South San Francisco, California, UsSolazyme (NASDAQ: SZYM) pioneered an industrial biotechnology platform that harnesses the prolific oil-producing ability of microalgae. -
PrincipalLightspeed Venture Partners Aug 2006 - Sep 2011Menlo Park, California, UsLeading global venture capital firm with $10 billion of committed capital under management -
Private EquityBain Capital Jun 2005 - Aug 2005Boston, Ma, UsLeading global private investment firm with $66 billion in assets under management -
InvestorTl Ventures Jan 2005 - Apr 2005Wayne, Pa, UsVenture capital firm with over $1.5 billion under management that has been active since 1988 and has invested in over 200 companies to date -
ConsultantBain & Company Oct 2002 - Jun 2004Boston, Ma, UsLeading global business consulting firm that serves clients on issues of strategy, operations, technology, organization and mergers and acquisitions -
Senior Product ManagerOnstation Corporation Jul 2001 - Sep 2002UsPartner and customer relationship management software for the automotive industry -
Founder, Director Of Product Management - Uberworks (Acq. By Nwkc)Trilogy Jul 1999 - Mar 2001Austin, Tx, UsProvider of e-commerce platform that aggregated user purchasing data across 100's of online vendors, spin-out of Trilogy
Andrew Chung Education Details
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The Wharton SchoolVenture Capital
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