# Robert Huang

> Robert Huang is a Series A investor at AMD (San Diego) backing Education and E-Learning. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [AMD](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amd)
- Location: San Diego, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2018
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-huang-b2236249

Robert Huang is a Series A investor at AMD in San Diego focused on Education and E-Learning. Mr. Huang founded SYNNEX in 1980 and serves as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Prior to this, Mr. Huang was the International Sales Manager at Advanced Micro Devices. Mr. Huang holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kyushyu University, Japan, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rochester and an M.S. inManagement Science from the Sloan School of Management at MIT.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $1.3M–$9.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 33% |
| Language Learning | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Polyglots | POLYGLOTS designs and develops English news-reader mobile applications. It helps its application users learn English while reading news updates.POLYGLOTS is a development and operation of the English learning application "POLYGLOTS", the Japanese learning application "MONDO", and the finance / accounting specializedlearning application "Bigo", and the development and provision of an adaptive learning platform. | $9.2M | Series A | Aug 09, 2018 |  |
| Polyglots | POLYGLOTS designs and develops English news-reader mobile applications. It helps its application users learn English while reading news updates.POLYGLOTS is a development and operation of the English learning application "POLYGLOTS", the Japanese learning application "MONDO", and the finance / accounting specializedlearning application "Bigo", and the development and provision of an adaptive learning platform. | $5.5M | Series A | Jul 20, 2017 |  |
| Polyglots | POLYGLOTS designs and develops English news-reader mobile applications. It helps its application users learn English while reading news updates.POLYGLOTS is a development and operation of the English learning application "POLYGLOTS", the Japanese learning application "MONDO", and the finance / accounting specializedlearning application "Bigo", and the development and provision of an adaptive learning platform. | $1.3M | Series A | Dec 21, 2016 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [PE&HR](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pe-hr-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PiPEDO HD](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pipedo-hd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [QB Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qb-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About AMD

VC Fund · Santa Clara, United States

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is a semiconductor company that designs and develops graphics, processors, and media solutions for both commercial and consumer markets. focuses on innovations related to gaming technologies, surround computing, Pro graphics technologies, enhanced media, business technologies, server technologies, embedded technologies,security technologies, and mobility technologies.

5 contacts available at AMD.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andre Heidekrueger | Solution Architect Datacenter Products EMEA | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andre-heidekrueger |
| Ava Hahn | SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ava-hahn |
| Jean Hu | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-hu |
| Joseph Macri | Vice President/CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joseph-macri |
| Lynn Comp | Corporate Vice President, Cloud Business Group | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lynn-comp |

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## FAQ

### What does Robert Huang invest in?

Robert Huang invests primarily in Education, E-Learning and Language Learning startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Robert Huang's check size?

Robert Huang typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$9.2M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Robert Huang participates in.

### When did Robert Huang last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Robert Huang closed in Aug 2018. 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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