# Alan Yang

> Alan Yang is a seed investor at China Canada Angel Alliance (Toronto) backing Sensor and Computer. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [China Canada Angel Alliance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/china-canada-angel-alliance)
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-yang-b606b4b1/

Alan Yang is a seed investor at China Canada Angel Alliance in Toronto focused on Sensor and Computer. Alan Yang is based out of Toronto, Ontario and is the VP of China Canada Angels Alliance. Alan previously worked at Locomopho as a Co-Founder, Product Development Manager.Alan Yang attended the Northeast Dianli University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sensor | 1 | 33% |
| Computer | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Cloud Computing | 1 | 33% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Motion Gestures | Motion Gestures is a Canadian machine learning startup specializing in gesture recognition software. Motion Gestures specializes in machine learning-based gesture recognition software and was founded in Waterloo, Canada in 2016. The company aims to enable the rapid development and deployment of gesture-enabled interfaces for systems, devices, andapps. Its software supports advanced 2D and 3D gestures using motion, touch, and vision sensors and can be deployed on the cloud, gateway/hub, and embedded platforms. Developers are offered free licenses to the cloud SDK and can quickly create and test any gesture using their smartphones. | $2M | Seed | Jun 11, 2024 |  |
| Motion Gestures | Motion Gestures is a Canadian machine learning startup specializing in gesture recognition software. Motion Gestures specializes in machine learning-based gesture recognition software and was founded in Waterloo, Canada in 2016. The company aims to enable the rapid development and deployment of gesture-enabled interfaces for systems, devices, andapps. Its software supports advanced 2D and 3D gestures using motion, touch, and vision sensors and can be deployed on the cloud, gateway/hub, and embedded platforms. Developers are offered free licenses to the cloud SDK and can quickly create and test any gesture using their smartphones. | $2M | Seed | Feb 16, 2021 |  |
| Motion Gestures | Motion Gestures is a Canadian machine learning startup specializing in gesture recognition software. Motion Gestures specializes in machine learning-based gesture recognition software and was founded in Waterloo, Canada in 2016. The company aims to enable the rapid development and deployment of gesture-enabled interfaces for systems, devices, andapps. Its software supports advanced 2D and 3D gestures using motion, touch, and vision sensors and can be deployed on the cloud, gateway/hub, and embedded platforms. Developers are offered free licenses to the cloud SDK and can quickly create and test any gesture using their smartphones. | $1.7M | Seed | May 09, 2018 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Golden Triangle Angel Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/golden-triangle-angel-network) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Keiretsu Forum](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keiretsu-forum) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Propel(X)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/propelx) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Newton Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newton-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Udtara Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/udtara-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About China Canada Angel Alliance

VC Fund

CCAA already has the first batch of 28 individual investors, 8 private funds, 2 private incubators, and 1 crowd-funding platform.

1 contacts available at China Canada Angel Alliance.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Yang | VP | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-yang |

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## FAQ

### What does Alan Yang invest in?

Alan Yang invests primarily in Sensor, Computer and Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Alan Yang last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alan Yang closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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