Number of Portfolio Companies 9
Number of Exits 
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Charles is the Co-Founder of Blue Goji Corp and CEO & Co-Founder of Indigo 7 and also the Advisor of Berkeley SkyDeck. He is a former co-founder of RedOctane and the co-creator of the Guitar Hero video game franchise. Guitar Hero launched in 2005 and went on to become the fastest video game to reach $1B in sales. Charles left Guitar Hero in

2010 and is currently the co-founder of Indigo 7, a startup focused on brands in fashion apparel and entertainment. He is an active, serial angel investor. Charles immigrated to California as a young child and currently resides in Silicon Valley with his wife and two daughters. He holds a BA in Economics and Asian Studies from the University of California at Berkeley.

Number of Investments 12
Charles Huang has made 12 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Bluwhale on Mar 11, 2024, when Bluwhale raised
$7M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Mar 11, 2024
Bluwhale
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Seed Round - Bluwhale
$7M
Mar 1, 2022
Nguyen Coffee Supply
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Seed Round - Nguyen Coffee Supply
$2.6M
Feb 11, 2022
BRIGHT
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Seed Round - BRIGHT
$600K
Sep 27, 2021
Three Good
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Seed Round - Three Good
$2.5M
Jan 26, 2021
Preemadonna
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Seed Round - Preemadonna
$5.6M
Jan 4, 2021
BRIGHT
No
Seed Round - BRIGHT
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Jul 20, 2020
Nguyen Coffee Supply
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Pre Seed Round - Nguyen Coffee Supply
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Jun 20, 2018
The News Lens
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Series C - The News Lens
$3M
Apr 30, 2018
NI0
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Seed Round - NI0
$500K
Dec 29, 2017
Preemadonna
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Pre Seed Round - Preemadonna
$1.1M
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Charles Huang has exit - Tile.
  • Tile Tile creates devices connected to a mobile app, helping users locate their personal items.
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 1
Charles Huang has 2 current jobs as Venture Partner at Sinovation Ventures and Co-Founder at Green Throttle Games. Additionally, Charles Huang has had 1 past job as the COO at Leeo.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Leeo
COOJul 2014Jun 2016
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 10
Charles Huang holds 10 board and advisor roles including Board of Directors at Dash Robotics, Business Advisor at Lucid, and Advisor at SkyDeck Berkeley.
Number of Events 2
Charles Huang has participated in 2 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, Startup Grind on Nov 15, 2018.
Number of News Articles 1
Funding Round•Mar 11, 2024
Bluwhale raised $7,000,000 / Seed from Animoca Brands KK and 17 other investors
Funding Round•Mar 1, 2022
Nguyen Coffee Supply raised $2,600,000 / Seed from 37 Angels and 21 other investors
Funding Round•Feb 11, 2022
Funding Round•Sep 27, 2021
News•Jun 9, 2021
Funding Round•Jan 26, 2021
Preemadonna raised $5,600,000 / Seed from Amazon Alexa Fund and 11 other investors
Funding Round•Jan 4, 2021
BRIGHT raised an undisclosed amount / Seed from Charles Huang and 2 other investors
Funding Round•Jul 20, 2020
Nguyen Coffee Supply raised an undisclosed amount / Pre Seed from Aaron Samuels and 4 other investors
Funding Round•Jun 20, 2018
The News Lens raised $3,000,000 / Series C from Charles Huang and 6 other investors
Funding Round•Apr 30, 2018
NI0 raised $500,000 / Seed from Charles Huang and 4 other investors