# Ronald Chwang

> Ronald Chwang is a Series A investor at iD Ventures America backing Manufacturing and Fitness. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [iD Ventures America](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/id-ventures-america)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2011
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronald-chwang-7762359

Ronald Chwang is a Series A investor at iD Ventures America in San Francisco focused on Manufacturing and Fitness. Ronald Chwang is the Chairman and President of iD Ventures America. He previously worked at Acer Technology Ventures as a General Partner. Ronald Chwang attended McGill University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 40% |
| Fitness | 1 | 20% |
| Hardware | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| Analytics | 1 | 20% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Striiv | Striiv, a Redwood City, CA-based start-up that develops portable fitness devices. |  | Series A | Sep 07, 2011 |  |
| Zeo | Zeo was a manufacturer of a sleep monitor in the form of a headband, that contained an EEG unit monitoring the user's brain waves.The sleep monitor was able to detect and record sleep stages, and awake at the optimal time, in light sleep.Using analytics, users were provided with recommendations based on each individual's sleepingpatterns.Zeo has stopped operating in | $12.3M | Series C | Jan 06, 2011 |  |
| Zeo | Zeo was a manufacturer of a sleep monitor in the form of a headband, that contained an EEG unit monitoring the user's brain waves.The sleep monitor was able to detect and record sleep stages, and awake at the optimal time, in light sleep.Using analytics, users were provided with recommendations based on each individual's sleepingpatterns.Zeo has stopped operating in | $8.3M | Series C | Dec 15, 2009 |  |
| Zeo | Zeo was a manufacturer of a sleep monitor in the form of a headband, that contained an EEG unit monitoring the user's brain waves.The sleep monitor was able to detect and record sleep stages, and awake at the optimal time, in light sleep.Using analytics, users were provided with recommendations based on each individual's sleepingpatterns.Zeo has stopped operating in |  | Series B | Oct 23, 2008 |  |
| Luxnet | Luxnet manufactures advanced optical components including photodiodes and laser diodes for high-speed networking. | $18M |  | Oct 11, 2001 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Trident Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trident-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Acorn Campus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acorn-campus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Best Buy Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/best-buy-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GAINS Investment Corp.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gains-investment-corp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johnson-johnson-development-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tallwood Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tallwood-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About iD Ventures America

VC Fund · Santa Clara, United States

iD Ventures America (formerly known as Acer Technology Ventures America) is a venture capital business unit of iD SoftCapital Group, a group established by Acer founder Stan Shih and former Acer senior management to offer consulting services, and asset and venture fund management. Their mission at iD Ventures America is to facilitate theIntellectual Development of the New Economy through venture investing.

1 contacts available at iD Ventures America.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ronald Chwang | Chairman & President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ronald-chwang |

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## FAQ

### What does Ronald Chwang invest in?

Ronald Chwang invests primarily in Manufacturing, Fitness and Hardware startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 5 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 Ronald Chwang last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ronald Chwang closed in Sep 2011. Shizune tracks 5 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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