Biography
Bobby Chao is a founding managing director of DFJ DragonFund I. He
has broad experience in technology-focused ventures in China and
internationally. His experience was honed through outstanding
operational experience in the semiconductor, hardware and software
industries, where he served as both an entrepreneur and a corporate
level officer.
Bobby was born in China and spent his
professional career in the U.S. and Asia. He began his career as one of
the original founders of Cadence Design Systems and was Cadence’s Vice
President and GM of Asia, responsible for sales, marketing and
operations in Asia and Japan. After Cadence, he founded and served as
chairman and CEO of OCRON, a pioneer in the optical character
recognition and document management space, until an acquisition by Umax
Group. During his tenure with Umax, Bobby was responsible for
corporate investment and marketing. He later incubated and served as
Chairman and CEO of VA Linux (LNUX). Subsequently, he was an early
investor in and board member of AboveNet (ABVT), Oplink (OPLK),
Omnivision (OVTI) and NetScreen (JNPR). Bobby co-founded
DragonVenture as Chairman in 1999 and since then he has been a dedicated
venture capital investor in Greater China. He is currently
serving as the chairman and board director of several Cina and
U.S.-based companies. He was the co-founder of DFJ Dragon in 2005
and since then managed DragonFund I and II. He holds an MS in Physics
and in Aeronautical Engineering from Georgia State University and
Stanford University, respectively.