Edison Chen

Founder/CEO @ Clapper, Angel Investor

📍 United States🔄 Updated July 2026💼 14 investments📅 4 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2026
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Series A Investor
Mar 2026
Starcloud is building data centers in space to address the AI energy challenge. Starcloud recently launched the first Nvidia H100 to space. Starcloud was founded in January 2024 and raised a $170M Series A in early 2026, becoming the fastest unicorn in YC history. Their backers include Y Combinator (S24), Benchmark, EQT, NFX, In-Q-Tel, the NVIDIA Inception Program, and the World Economic Forums Technology Pioneers. Starcloud White Paper: Starcloud.com/wp Starcloud Concept Video: Starcloud.com
Seed Investor
Jan 2026
The investing social network. Blossom is where investors come together to learn, grow, and build wealth - transparently. Connect your brokerage account, share your portfolio, and see how thousands of others invest in real time. Whether youre a beginner learning the basics or an experienced investor looking to discuss strategy, Blossom makes investing social, educational, and fun. Join a community of 500,000+ DIY investors helping each other reach financial freedom, together.
Investor
Jan 2026
Were an AI research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Our first product is Claude, an AI assistant for tasks at any scale. Our research interests span multiple areas including natural language, human feedback, scaling laws, reinforcement learning, code generation, and interpretability.
Seed Investor
Apr 2025
Rhino is your go-to app for secure and comfortable rides in São Paulo. Whether its your daily commute or a special occasion, Rhino makes every journey stress-free and enjoyable. Redefine your transportation with premium, armored cars available 24/7 at the touch of a button.
Pre-seed Investor
Jul 2024
AuraPura é uma plataforma de tecnologia e espiritualidade, dedicada a promover o autoconhecimento e o bem-estar através de soluções inovadoras no campo esotérico. Nossa missão é integrar práticas holísticas e esotéricas em uma experiência digital acessível, personalizada e escalável, proporcionando ferramentas que facilitam o equilíbrio emocional e o crescimento pessoal. Nosso objetivo é criar uma comunidade em que os usuários possam encontrar paz e cura por meio de diversas práticas espirituais, desde meditações guiadas até insights astrológicos. Nossos valores incluem autenticidade, inclusão e acessibilidade. Nos empenhamos em fornecer uma plataforma acolhedora para todos, independentemente de suas origens ou crenças. Autenticidade Acreditamos em ser verdadeiros com nossos usuários. Nossos especialistas são incentivados a compartilhar suas experiências e conhecimentos autênticos, garantindo que nossa plataforma esteja livre de informações falsas ou enganosas. Inclusão Buscamos criar um espaço em que todos se sintam bem-vindos e aceitos. Nossa comunidade é diversa e inclusiva, e celebramos as diferenças que nos tornam únicos. Acessibilidade Acreditamos que todos merecem acesso às ferramentas e recursos que promovam o bem-estar mental e emocional. Nossa plataforma foi projetada para ser acessível a todos, independentemente de sua situação financeira ou localização física. Nosso compromisso é desenvolver um ecossistema digital que possibilite uma conexão profunda e consciente com o universo interior, sempre focado em escala de impacto, crescimento sustentável e experiência do usuário.
Pre-seed Investor
Jun 2024
Conectando amantes de pets com inovação em produtos e serviços.
Seed Investor
Mar 2024
SLUSHY is a secure mobile web based platform for content creators to find, grow, & monetize their audiences. A creator first, tech-driven tool, designed with key discoverability features and audience insights. In a market where existing solutions (OnlyFans, Patreon) fall short of their creators demands, SLUSHY provides an alternative solution for professional content creators that prioritizes their monetization, support and management needs. SLUSHY incorporates a powerful legal framework, with robust compliance tools including simplified consent, ID verification, and content moderation. The new home of unrestricted content, SLUSHY is here.
mid stageEntertainment
Investor
2024
Inference is the engine that powers AI, and Groq was built from the silicon up to deliver the worlds fastest inference at scale. We pioneered the LPU—the first processor designed specifically for AI inference—and are transforming that innovation into a global cloud platform powering production AI workloads. With the capital, infrastructure, and team to execute, were uniquely positioned to define the next era of AI infrastructure. The opportunity is massive, and its still wide open. Now lets go build it!
Investor
Nov 2023
Olares is the operating system that runs on the device. It is an open-source operating system optimized for running local AI agents, LLMs, and self-hosted services. You can check out our repo on GitHub: https://github.com/beclab/Olares.
Angel Investor/Advisor
May 2023
Palmstreet is a community-obsessed live shopping platform connecting over 2 million passionate collectors and sellers. Starting with plants in 2020, weve evolved to include handmade crafts, vintage decor, and unique finds from talented sellers worldwide. Backed by top Silicon Valley VCs (a16z, Craft Ventures, Headline), were building the Worlds Online Main Street—bringing authentic personal connections and the thrill of discovering one-of-a-kind treasures to social online experiences. With explosive growth over the past 24 months, our team is pushing the boundaries of social commerce and co-building a home for sellers, visionaries, & tastemakers. Join us: https://palmstreet.app/careers.
Angel Investor
Oct 2022
Helping Consumers Discover and Evaluate Their Next Favorite Brands.
early stageManufacturing
Series A Investor
Jun 2022
ByteTrade Lab, headquartered in Singapore, is backed by Susquehanna International Group (SIG) Asia Venture Capital Fund and some other leading institutional investors including INCE Capital, BAI Capital, Sky9 Capital, BlueRun and PCG with a 50 Million USD A round financing in June 2022. ByteTrade Lab is a Web3.0 infra builder and venture studio. ByteTrade Lab is actively building a Web3.0 Operating System called Terminus OS, built atop a network of decentralized personal servers controlled by private key, that aims to decentralize the application and protocol layer of the Internet and return data ownership to users. ByteTrade Lab is also incubating and early stage investing in Web3.0 projects that are building the decentralized version of Internet applications on Terminus OS to create a robust ecosystem. We aim to enable the builders of Web 3.0 by providing a variety of resources to them including but not limited to: technology expertise, product definition, business planning, GTM strategies and funding. For more on our vision and road ahead, please visit us at https://www.bytetradelab.io/ and follow us on Twitter at @BytetradeLab. You may contact us directly at lab@bytetradelab.io.
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Founder (1)
2026
Investor
Apr 2026
Ayar Labs is transforming AI infrastructure by accelerating data movement. Recognizing that the complexity and size of AI models are increasing at a rate that traditional interconnect technology cannot handle, the company has developed the industry’s first co-packaged optics (CPO) solution that enables customers to maximize the compute efficiency and performance of growing AI infrastructure, while reducing costs, latency and power consumption. Based on open standards and optimized for both AI training and inference, Ayar Labs’ optical I/O solution is backed by a robust ecosystem that enables it to integrate smoothly into AI systems at scale.
Series A Investor
Mar 2026
Starcloud is building data centers in space to address the AI energy challenge. Starcloud recently launched the first Nvidia H100 to space. Starcloud was founded in January 2024 and raised a $170M Series A in early 2026, becoming the fastest unicorn in YC history. Their backers include Y Combinator (S24), Benchmark, EQT, NFX, In-Q-Tel, the NVIDIA Inception Program, and the World Economic Forums Technology Pioneers. Starcloud White Paper: Starcloud.com/wp Starcloud Concept Video: Starcloud.com
Seed Investor
Jan 2026
The investing social network. Blossom is where investors come together to learn, grow, and build wealth - transparently. Connect your brokerage account, share your portfolio, and see how thousands of others invest in real time. Whether youre a beginner learning the basics or an experienced investor looking to discuss strategy, Blossom makes investing social, educational, and fun. Join a community of 500,000+ DIY investors helping each other reach financial freedom, together.
Investor
Jan 2026
Were an AI research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Our first product is Claude, an AI assistant for tasks at any scale. Our research interests span multiple areas including natural language, human feedback, scaling laws, reinforcement learning, code generation, and interpretability.
2025
Limited Partner
Dec 2025
3C AGI Partners is a forward-thinking AI VC/incubator with global mandate, focusing on the emerging field of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Our mission is to identify and support innovative entrepreneurs and technologies to help cultivate a future where intelligent systems enhance humanity in a sustainable manner. Our founder is an accomplished AI entrepreneur who grew her previous company from 50 employees to over 5,000, successfully taking it from seed funding through IPO. Through this experience, we intimately understand the challenges, triumphs, and complexities that entrepreneurs face along their journey. At 3C AGI Partners, our partners receive far beyond capital - our holistic approach provides tailored resources and guidance, whether establishing strategies, assembling teams, securing follow-on financing or readying for milestones like IPOs, we walk the same path together as a team. We have long-term capital to weather changes while championing meaningful progress. The world is rapidly changing, it’s important to develop transformative and conscientious AI to enhance and enrich humanity for generations to come. Please join us in this exciting journey. We have officially rebranded from “3Cap Investment” to “3C AGI Partners”.
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