# Jia Cheong

> Jia Cheong is a startup investor at Agency for Science, Technology and Research (Singapore). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Agency for Science, Technology and Research](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-agency-for-science--technology-and-research)
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jia-hao-cheong-08b5b559

Jia Cheong is a startup investor at Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore. Jia Hao Cheong received the B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and electronic engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, in 2005 and 2009 respectively. Since 2009 he has been with Institute of Microelectronics (IME), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore as a Scientist. He has worked on thedevelopment of wireless biomedical, as well as ultrasound imaging systems.He was awarded the Best Student Paper in IEEE International Conference on Electron Devices and Solid-state Circuits (EDSSC) 2008. He is also the co-recipient of the Gold Prize in Chip Design Competition of International Symposium of Integrated Circuits (ISIC) 2011.

## About Agency for Science, Technology and Research

VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore

The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) is the lead agency for fostering world-class scientific research and talent for a vibrant knowledge-based and innovation-driven Singapore. A*STAR oversees 18 biomedical sciences and physical sciences and engineering research entities, located in Biopolis and Fusionopolis as well as theirimmediate vicinity.A*STAR supports Singapore's key economic clusters by providing intellectual, human and industrial capital to its partners in industry. It also supports extramural research in the universities, hospitals, research centres, and with other local and international partners.

5 contacts available at Agency for Science, Technology and Research.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anbanandam Parthiban | Scientist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anbanandam-parthiban |
| Jia Cheong | Scientist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jia-cheong |
| Joshua Au | Head, Data Centre | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joshua-au |
| Wieslaw Nowinski | Director/Principal Scientist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wieslaw-nowinski |
| Frederick Chew | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frederick-chew |

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