William Chan

Founder at

Locus Ventures

Consumer Services

Finance

Retail Trade

Profile

William Chan is the founder of Wave Commerce LLC, founded in 2011, and Locus Ventures, founded in 2016, where he holds the title of Managing Partner.
Currently, he is an Independent Non-Executive Director at YesAsia.com Ltd. since 2021 and a Research Intern at The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology since 1999.
He previously worked as a Research Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University (Investment Management) from 1999 to 2000.
Mr. Chan received his undergraduate degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 2000 and his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University in 2003.

William Chan active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Locus Ventures Locus Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Locus Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in seed-stage transactions.	Founder	01/09/2016
Wave Commerce LLC Wave Commerce LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Wave Commerce LLC is a specialized agency focused on helping businesses succeed and grow on Amazon by offering services such as product catalog and listing optimization, marketing strategy development, operations management, negotiation support with Amazon, and continuous monitoring and reporting of sales and performance data. The private company is based in Seattle, WA. The company also assists clients in expanding into international marketplaces by identifying growth opportunities and developing selling platforms. The company was founded by William Chan.	Founder	01/04/2011
YesAsia.com Ltd. YesAsia.com Ltd. Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Sells entertainment and leisure products on the Internet	Director/Board Member	01/07/2021
The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/05/1999

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Former positions of William Chan

Companies	Position	End
Carnegie Mellon University (Investment Management) Carnegie Mellon University (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance CMU Investment Office manages the university’s diversified portfolio invested globally across a broad range of asset classes, including private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, real estate, natural resources, public equity and fixed income.	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/05/2000

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Private companies	7
Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Stanford University Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
YesAsia.com Ltd. YesAsia.com Ltd. Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Sells entertainment and leisure products on the Internet	Retail Trade
The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Wave Commerce LLC Wave Commerce LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Wave Commerce LLC is a specialized agency focused on helping businesses succeed and grow on Amazon by offering services such as product catalog and listing optimization, marketing strategy development, operations management, negotiation support with Amazon, and continuous monitoring and reporting of sales and performance data. The private company is based in Seattle, WA. The company also assists clients in expanding into international marketplaces by identifying growth opportunities and developing selling platforms. The company was founded by William Chan.	Commercial Services
Locus Ventures Locus Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Locus Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in seed-stage transactions.	Finance
Carnegie Mellon University (Investment Management) Carnegie Mellon University (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance CMU Investment Office manages the university’s diversified portfolio invested globally across a broad range of asset classes, including private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, real estate, natural resources, public equity and fixed income.	Finance