Ming Chow

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📍 San Francisco, California, United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 12 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2026
VC🌍 United States
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Board Observer
2023
Gradient’s mission is to cool the world by transforming every home to be more comfortable and healthy for the people who inhabit it — without compromising the environment. Today, heating and cooling equipment emits more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transportation sector, and expansion in the use of cooling is projected to double these emissions in the next 30 years. However, comfortable buildings are critical for health and productivity, especially among communities that are vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Gradient’s vision is a future where everyone has access to comfortable buildings that are fully decarbonized. Our flagship product is a high-efficiency and low-carbon window heat pump suited for moderate climates; our second-generation window heat pump, the All-Weather 120V, is suited for cold climates.
late stageManufacturing
Board Member
2023
Since 2015, AxleHire has worked to eliminate the difficult choice brands have always had to make—ship it slow at an affordable cost or ship it fast and ask customers to pay a premium. AxleHire offers an Amazon-like delivery experience to all brands, regardless of where or how they sell their products. With AxleHire, eCommerce sellers can have next- and same-day delivery speed in major metros across the United States at close-to-ground rates. AxleHire has disrupted and transformed the industry by providing a tech platform built from the ground up with a focus on providing the most efficient and sustainable deliveries possible while giving clients and their end customers a superior delivery experience. In doing so, AxleHire enables clients to personalize the delivery experience with branded tracking and custom messaging. Our technology and asset-light model uniquely allow us to easily scale for surge capacity or onboarding new business in a fraction of the time it takes with legacy carriers. We believe that efficient last-mile logistics is a key component of future brand growth and supporting a more sustainable world. Our entire team, from our senior management to our gig drivers, is committed to doing whatever is necessary to get the right package to the right doorstep at the right time, every time. Our vision is to reinvent last-mile delivery, leveraging technology to build a better and more sustainable delivery experience for consumers, drivers, and eCommerce sellers.
Board Member
2022
KETOS is a vertically integrated water intelligence platform with intelligent hardware, bi-directional connectivity infrastructure, interactive software, and hassle-free services, all for a predictable, flat service fee. Were transforming how water operators measure, manage, and forecast water quality and efficiency in industrial, agricultural, and municipal applications. KETOS combines hardware, software, connectivity, automated reporting, predictive analytics, and maintenance to automate water monitoring and testing as a fully integrated platform. Our goal is to provide water operators with the visibility to identify and solve mission-critical water efficiency and water quality challenges (in real-time or before they happen). Equipped with up-to-the-minute data and predictive algorithms, operators can now ensure their water meets specific quality and safety standards. KETOS can monitor water for 30+ parameters, including: - Environmental factors (Total Dissolved Solids, Temperature, Conductivity, Salinity, pH, Oxidation Reduction Potential [ORP], Dissolved Oxygen) - Inorganics (Alkalinity, Dissolved Boron, Dissolved Silica, Free Chlorine, Residual Chlorine, Total Hardness) - Heavy metals (Chromium, Copper, Iron, Lead, Manganese, Zinc, Selenium, Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium, Calcium) - Nutrients (Orthophosphates, Nitrates)
Board Member
2021
Element powers digitally-enabled operations for the Industrial Enterprise. Tackling one of the most critical gaps in Industrial IoT –– the fact that 95% of data across the Industrial Enterprise is unusable because it’s fragmented and disconnected –– Element Unify breaks through the data silos by bringing IT and OT data and teams together for the first time on a single solution. With Element Unify, IT and OT teams can collaboratively make data-driven operational and business decisions around rich, contextualized metadata, while ensuring scale, reliability and security. Industrial Enterprises can see up to a 300% increase in time to insight, reduced organizational fragmentation, and a 100% increase in data usability with Element. Element's customers represent over $500 billion in revenue, $300 billion in fixed assets, and 350,000 employees. Element is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
Board Observer
2021
Plant-based dairy alternatives that are good for you and good for the planet. We are dedicated to changing the standard of what plant-based foods can be. 🌱 Plant-Based Milks and Protein Shakes 🌱 Created by the genius of plants 🌱 Certified B-Corp 🌱 Top 8 Allergen-Free 🌱 Vegan and Certified Non-GMO
Advisor & Investor
2019
Founded in 2012, Nomiku invented the connected home sous vide immersion circulator. Turning a modernist gadget into a useful everyday kitchen tool redesigned from the bottom up for at-home functionality. In 2018, Nomiku Meals was launched to address the one thing none of us have enough of - time. Nomiku mains and sides are perfectly cooked using the sous vide method then flash-frozen and shipped directly to customers. When ready, they simply pull from the freezer, tap the bags to the Nomiku Smart Cooker’s RFID reader, and drop in the water. That’s it. In about 30 minutes, everyone is eating exactly what he or she wants, perfectly prepared. Customers can also learn to cook using the sous vide method as the Nomiku Smart Cooker also functions as a regular sous vide immersion circulator.
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2026
Board Member
2026
Eseye, a global leader in IoT Connectivity and eSIM Orchestration, empowers Enterprises and MNOs to optimize connectivity to millions of devices across over 800 networks with near-100% uptime. Our advanced eSIM Orchestration platform ensures seamless IoT device management and scalability with localized connectivity precision. From Amazon to AT&T, we power the world’s most ambitious IoT deployments. Nobody does IoT connectivity better.
Board Member
2026
Full Harvest is the digital nervous system of the food supply chain. We provide the high-intelligence coordination layer necessary to modernize a fragmented industry through AI-native Agentic Orchestration—built to meet our customers exactly where they are. We believe that true digital transformation shouldnt require a steep learning curve or a platform overhaul. Our autonomous agents integrate seamlessly into existing workflows, enhancing the experience for every stakeholder—from the field to the enterprise buyer—without the friction of traditional software adoption. Our Core Value Drivers: Frictionless Integration: We meet our customers where they are. Our technology acts as an invisible intelligence layer, augmenting customers current operations rather than replacing them. Economic Optimization: We improve the bottom line for farmers and buyers by identifying latent efficiencies and reducing the hidden costs of a fragmented market. Velocity & Speed-to-Market: By automating complex workflows, our agentic system accelerates the speed of trade, reducing procurement time by up to 95%. Safety & Compliance: We provide a rigorous, traceable digital trail across all produce grades, ensuring that safety standards and regulatory compliance are hardcoded into every transaction. Seamless Communication: We act as the central connective tissue, streamlining data flow between fragmented stakeholders to eliminate friction. Full Harvest is the technological engine that powers modern procurement. Through our B2B brokerage expertise and Innovation Services, we are driving the digital transformation of agriculture—making the global food supply chain faster, safer, and more profitable through intelligent, low-barrier adoption. Recognized as Fast Company’s #1 World Changing Idea in Food and a WEF Technology Pioneer, Full Harvest is backed by investors including Telus, Rabobank, Rethink Impact, Astia, Citi Impact Fund and Translink. http://www.fullharvest.ai
2023
Board Observer
2023
Gradient’s mission is to cool the world by transforming every home to be more comfortable and healthy for the people who inhabit it — without compromising the environment. Today, heating and cooling equipment emits more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transportation sector, and expansion in the use of cooling is projected to double these emissions in the next 30 years. However, comfortable buildings are critical for health and productivity, especially among communities that are vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Gradient’s vision is a future where everyone has access to comfortable buildings that are fully decarbonized. Our flagship product is a high-efficiency and low-carbon window heat pump suited for moderate climates; our second-generation window heat pump, the All-Weather 120V, is suited for cold climates.
late stageManufacturing
Board Member
2023
Since 2015, AxleHire has worked to eliminate the difficult choice brands have always had to make—ship it slow at an affordable cost or ship it fast and ask customers to pay a premium. AxleHire offers an Amazon-like delivery experience to all brands, regardless of where or how they sell their products. With AxleHire, eCommerce sellers can have next- and same-day delivery speed in major metros across the United States at close-to-ground rates. AxleHire has disrupted and transformed the industry by providing a tech platform built from the ground up with a focus on providing the most efficient and sustainable deliveries possible while giving clients and their end customers a superior delivery experience. In doing so, AxleHire enables clients to personalize the delivery experience with branded tracking and custom messaging. Our technology and asset-light model uniquely allow us to easily scale for surge capacity or onboarding new business in a fraction of the time it takes with legacy carriers. We believe that efficient last-mile logistics is a key component of future brand growth and supporting a more sustainable world. Our entire team, from our senior management to our gig drivers, is committed to doing whatever is necessary to get the right package to the right doorstep at the right time, every time. Our vision is to reinvent last-mile delivery, leveraging technology to build a better and more sustainable delivery experience for consumers, drivers, and eCommerce sellers.
Board Member
2023
enVerid Systems, the leading provider of sustainable indoor air quality (IAQ) solutions, helps buildings achieve air quality goals, save money, and reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. Its flagship HVAC Load Reduction® (HLR) modules are award-winning air cleaners that deliver up to 40% HVAC energy savings and superior indoor air quality in new and existing buildings. For new HVAC systems, HLR modules also enable immediate capital cost savings. At the core of all HLR modules is enVerid Sorbent Ventilation Technology® (SVT®), which is uniquely designed to capture gaseous contaminants that degrade indoor environmental quality. enVerid’s products are deployed in commercial, academic, and government buildings globally. All HLR modules are ASHRAE Standard 62.1, LEED®, and WELL compliant and eligible for utility rebates. For more information, please visit https://enverid.com.
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