# Patrick Chang

> Patrick Chang is a seed investor at Samsung NEXT (San Francisco) backing Software and Blockchain. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Samsung NEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samsungnext)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricknchang/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/appetiteforgood
- Website: https://x.com/appetiteforgood
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrick.chang.75

Patrick Chang is an early stage investor at Samsung NEXT Ventures. He primarily focuses on seed to series B enterprise / B2B investing and specializes in blockchain, security, edge computing, and more. Prior to Samsung, Patrick was at Foundation Capital with a focus on SaaS and enterprise software. He has over 12 years of experience investingin enterprise software including IT security, infrastructure, developer tools, business intelligence/analytics and more ranging in various stages from seed to growth equity at Bain Capital Ventures, Investor Growth Capital, New York Angels and Updata. Patrick is also a recovering tech investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Lehman Brothers, where he helped public and venture backed technology companies raise capital and execute M&A transactions.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 33% |
| Electronics | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ARO Network | ARO Network is a decentralized edge cloud platform focusing on power peer-to-peer content delivery. | $2.1M | Pre-Seed | Jul 28, 2025 |  |
| Factor | Factor helps hardware engineering, NPI, and production teams build and operate a lean and resilient supply chain without adding overhead. | $6M | Seed | Dec 13, 2021 |  |
| Syndicate | Syndicate is a decentralized asset management platform and social network. | $800K | Seed | Jun 30, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Afore Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afore-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gradient](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gradient-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Escape Velocity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/escape-velocity-1a89) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Maelstrom](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maelstrom) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NoLimit Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nolimit-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rogue VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rogue-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Samsung NEXT

VC Fund · Mountain View, United States

Samsung NEXT Ventures is an investment arm of Samsung NEXT, a multifaceted innovation group within Samsung Electronics dedicated to identifying new growth opportunities that will define the next decade. The firm prefers to invest in artificial intelligence, fintech, blockchain, health technology, infrastructure, and media technology sectors.

5 contacts available at Samsung NEXT.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Carlos Castellanos | Venture Capitalist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carlos-castellanos-672c |
| Nick Nigam | Principal, Seed to Series B Venture Capital Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-nigam |
| Yonatan Machado | Senior Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yonatan-machado |
| Ajay Singh | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajay-singh-3 |
| Alicia Garabedian | Venture Operations Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alicia-garabedian |

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## FAQ

### What does Patrick Chang invest in?

Patrick Chang invests primarily in Software, Blockchain and Electronics startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Patrick Chang last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Patrick Chang closed in Jul 2025. 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?

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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