Ryo is currently the President of ASCENDING, an AWS Certified Advanced Consulting Partner. Ryo spent his last 15 years in the IT and cloud consulting industry and has set a deep root in the enterprise software market. In the last few years, Ryo and his team have built several cloud solutions for enterprises and fortune 500 companies. Ryo is committed to using his experience to help startups in various aspects, from finding the right technical solution to testing product-market fit, from building a strong technical team to optimizing sales practice in the B2B enterprise software market.
Yubo focuses his practice on strategic client counseling, including patent planning, development, prosecution, and post-grant proceedings, with an emphasis on electrical engineering, computer software, and biomedical devices. His experience covers prosecuting and appealing applications in the US, China, Europe, Japan, Australia, and India, and other areas such as post-grant proceedings, portfolio management, licensing, diligence, and opinion work.
Yubo has helped design, develop, and monetize patent portfolios for Fortune 500 companies such as Foxconn, Haier, and numerous tech startups based in the U.S. and the Greater China region. Yubo is also an active angel investor who provides funding to early-stage startups. He helps founders mitigate risks, raise capital, and achieve business goals through leveraging the power of IP.
Yubo holds a B.S. in Physics from Xiamen University, China, and an MSEE from Stanford University. He was also in the Engineer Program at Stanford and completed coursework at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Before becoming an IP practitioner, Yubo worked as an R.F. Engineer at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and a semiconductor process engineer at National Semiconductor.
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Congratulations to Cargofy, our Batch 4 portfolio company, for raising $2 million in seed funding, led by JKR Investment Group, and joined by Flyer One Ventures and a number of angel investors. Read more about the news here.
Zhen focuses on helping startups with R&D tax credit claims. Zhen has over 11 years of R&D tax credit experience in the US, including extensive IRS and State tax audits. Zhen has developed a SaaS-based approach for claiming R&D credits for startups with a compressive service offering at no upfront cost.
Zhen also serves as an advisor to some established incubators such as Idealab, Wavemaker lab, and UCI Wayfinder Innovation. Before establishing Technology Credit, Zhen was Ernst & Young (EY) US R&D tax credit leader in the Southern California markets and EY Greater China’s R&D leader. Zhen is a licensed CPA with a Master’s degree and Bachelor’s degree in Tax and Accounting from Brigham Young University.
Kelvin is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Toronto, researching about precision medicine approach for rare gastrointestinal diseases. During his Ph.D., Kelvin gained experience in VC by working on Canadian early-stage deals in the healthcare and life sciences industry. He joined Lair East Labs to learn about VC investing in the US and other regions. In his spare time, Kelvin enjoys playing spikeball, making cocktails, hosting friends, and trying new hobbies.
Calixta received her undergraduate degree from NYU’s Stern School of Business, with concentrations in finance and information systems. She has worked at various buy-side firms and government agencies, focusing on research, analytics, and technology innovation. In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering, traveling, going to Broadway shows, and watching NBA basketball.
