Zihao Chen

Zihao Chen is a Partner at NGC Ventures. He previously worked at Ctrip as a Technical Product Manager, and then joined IBM GBS as a Technology Consultant. He has been involved in numerous technology consulting projects such as IT governance, insurance core design & construction, and cutting-edge tech strategy planning including blockchain (Hyperledger) technology in CPIC/PICC/AIG. He is an AWS Certified Solutions Architect and IBM Certified Software Architect. Additionally, he manages NGC's staking and validating service – NGC StakeX, securing networks such as NYM, Algorand, Skale, Avalanche, etc. Before joining NGC, Zihao had invested in dozens of Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), including Zilliqa, Bluzelle, Switcheo, etc. He graduated from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) with a BSc in EE&CS, and then obtained a MSc in Computer Science from University of Bristol.