# Leo Chan

> Leo Chan is a seed investor at SkyDeck Berkeley (San Francisco) backing Audio and Mobile. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SkyDeck Berkeley](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/skydeck-berkeley)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/startupfun

Leo Chan is a seed investor at SkyDeck Berkeley in San Francisco focused on Audio and Mobile. Leo Chan is currently a member at Sand Hill Angels. He has over 25 years of experience in delivering enterprise software to market and building scalable internet applications, most recently with Xignite, the leading financial market data cloud service. Leo had previously launched ConnectedWorld LLC, an enterprise instant messaging software company,and assisted a Silicon Valley venture capital group in the establishment of Savvio.com, an internet travel company. Leo managed the database engineering team at Zip2, an online media firm, until it was acquired by AltaVista, prior to developing start-up companies from the ground up. Leo began his career at Oracle, where he held positions as an engineer and a senior manager, and was a member of the team that helped expand UNIX sales from less than $50 million to over a billion dollars in 1996. He was also a key figure in the development of the first web-based database management system, as well as the award-winning "self-tuning database" idea. Leo graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a Master's degree in Operations Research from M.I.T.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Audio | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Hardware | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Textiles | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Podo Labs | We created:Podo - The World's First Stick & Shoot Camera Jack - Make Any Headphones Wireless Belle - A Portable Speaker Without CompromiseOur vision is to become the most prolific and authentic source of innovative products for everyday happiness.Our mission is to push the limits of technology and design with passion, detailed care,and respect for every person. |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2014 |  |
| Podo Labs | We created:Podo - The World's First Stick & Shoot Camera Jack - Make Any Headphones Wireless Belle - A Portable Speaker Without CompromiseOur vision is to become the most prolific and authentic source of innovative products for everyday happiness.Our mission is to push the limits of technology and design with passion, detailed care,and respect for every person. | $380K | Angel | Mar 01, 2014 |  |
| Siren Care | Siren Care is engaging with providers and payers to transform healthcare for chronic disease and aging. Siren significantly improves patient outcomes and experience by augmenting traditional healthcare with tech-enabled clinical models to provide whole person care. Our flagship program, the Siren Diabetic Foot Program, is a comprehensive servicepowered by our proprietary Siren Socks which monitor foot temperature continuously to deliver superior early detection of diabetic foot ulcers. | $3.4M | Seed |  |  |
| Podo Labs | We created:Podo - The World's First Stick & Shoot Camera Jack - Make Any Headphones Wireless Belle - A Portable Speaker Without CompromiseOur vision is to become the most prolific and authentic source of innovative products for everyday happiness.Our mission is to push the limits of technology and design with passion, detailed care,and respect for every person. |  | Seed |  |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FuturePlay](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/futureplay-co) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Highway1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/highway1) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About SkyDeck Berkeley

VC Fund · Berkeley, United States

Each of the 20 companies accepted into the SkyDeck full cohort will receive investment of $200,000 from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund. Each of the 10 startups accepted into SkyDeck Europe will receive investment of €145,000 from our dedicated European Fund.Berkeley SkyDeck is UC Berkeley’s global startup accelerator. Named in Forbes as a top fiveU.S. university accelerator, SkyDeck combines hands-on mentorship with the vast resources of its research university.Participating startups have access to SkyDeck’s 480 advisors, 50 industry partners, and a network of more than 510,000 UC Berkeley alumni.

5 contacts available at SkyDeck Berkeley.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Chen | Authorpreneur, Muse and Startup Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-chen-2d61 |
| Sandeep Shroff | Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sandeep-shroff |
| Caroline Winnett | Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caroline-winnett |
| Clay Collier | Mentor SkyDeck Incubator | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clay-collier |
| Don Loeb | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/don-loeb |

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## FAQ

### What does Leo Chan invest in?

Leo Chan invests primarily in Audio, Mobile and Hardware startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 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 Leo Chan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Leo Chan closed in Jun 2014. Shizune tracks 4 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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