# Carson Chen

> Carson Chen is a startup investor at Walden International (San Francisco). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Walden International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/walden-international)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Carson Chen is a startup investor at Walden International in San Francisco. Carson was the Vice President and General Manager of the Cable & Wireless Platform Division at Cisco Systems. An electrical engineer with over 30 years of experience in the development and marketing of broadband and high-speed telecommunication technologies, Carson has held senior positions with National Semiconductor Corporation, FordAerospace and West Coast United Broadcasting Co. For the past 12 years, Carson has been a visionary and active executive member of Cisco Systems, has led teams of over 700 employees and developed multiple products each having achieved over $1 billion in revenue. Most recently, he built the broadband cable CMTS business, from inception, helping to create Cisco's dominant worldwide industry leadership position. He led teams that developed the AGS+ and 7000 Series Cisco routers, powering the early expansion of the world wide web infrastructure of the mid to late 1990s. His teams developed the first versatile interface processors with distributed routing, the first silicon switching engine and port adaptor technology. Carson is responsible for issuing over 30 United States Patents and holds six, himself. In addition, he authored the book titled "Active Filter Design."

## About Walden International

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Walden International is unique among US venture firms through its focus on cross-border investments that leverage global markets and talent to grow industry-leading companies. For more than 30 years, their integrated team has brought extensive added value to help companies through capital, relationships and expertise.They look to partner with thebest of the best – entrepreneurs with a strong appreciation for the benefits of leveraging talent and markets independent of geography to gain unfair advantage.Their team brings both extensive venture expertise together with in-depth operating experience to help you grow your company.They invest in early and expansion stage companies across sectors such as Semiconductors, Clean Tech, Internet & Digital Media and Software.

5 contacts available at Walden International.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Kau | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-kau |
| Brian Chiang | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-chiang |
| Carson Chen | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carson-chen |
| Cliff Higgerson | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cliff-higgerson |
| Donald Shumka | President and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/donald-shumka |

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