# Edwin J. Lau

> Edwin J. Lau is a Series B investor at ICCP Venture Partners backing Mobile and Content. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ICCP Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iccp-venture-partners)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2018
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Edwin J. Lau is a Series B investor at ICCP Venture Partners focused on Mobile and Content. Ed joined ICCP Venture Partners in 2003. He has over 35 years of management and technical experience in US technology businesses in various roles. Since 1982, Ed has been developing technology, managing technology firms, investing in technology start-ups, or founding technology startups. He is a serial inventor – author to 11 patents to date – andhas a sharp eye for disruptive technologies.Ed was the CEO and Co-Founder of Newmoon Systems, an enterprise software company which was acquired by Tarantella, a division of Oracle. He also co-founded Audible, the pioneer and leading provider of spoken audio content on the internet which was acquired by Amazon.He is currently on the board of directors of Phizzle. He was the former Chairman of TuneIn and served on the boards of FastSoft and BioImagene.Ed holds a Master of Science and Doctorate degrees from the University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Mathematics from New York University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Content | 1 | 50% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 50% |
| Oil and Gas | 1 | 50% |
| Smart Cities | 1 | 50% |

13 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Popular Pays | Popular Pays is a platform connecting content creators with brands who want the content to tell their stories. They’re a true tech company, with an in-house built iOS app (for creators) and dashboard (for brands) that delivers direct communication, workflow tools & powerful statistics. Pop Pays is a Facebook Marketing Partner and its softwareis used to power the Pinterest Pin Collective community.It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $1.1M | Series B | Dec 18, 2018 |  |
| Phizzle | Phizzle EDGMaker - Unlocking & Digitizing the Most Valuable Scientific Data in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing. ​Phizzle is the only IoT solution to remotely operate and automate multi-vendor particle counters for scientific data applications in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Clear Air, and Food Manufacturing. The EDGMaker software stack offersfully digitized testing and compliance processes to reduce labor, human error, and wasted batches in regulated manufacturing. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $4.5M | Series B | Nov 05, 2013 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alsop Louie Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alsop-louie-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ntt-docomo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About ICCP Venture Partners

VC Fund · Makati, Philippines

ICCP Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that specializes in early stage technology investments and transpacific investing.

1 contacts available at ICCP Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Edwin J. Lau | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edwin-j-lau |

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## FAQ

### What does Edwin J. Lau invest in?

Edwin J. Lau invests primarily in Mobile, Content and Aerospace startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Edwin J. Lau last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Edwin J. Lau closed in Dec 2018. Shizune tracks 2 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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