Kai Chen
Engineering Executive . Technology Entrepreneur . Angel Investor
- Role
- Member & Angel Investor at Alliance Of Angels
- Location
- Bellevue, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kai Chen
Kai is an accomplished Engineering Executive, Technology Entrepreneur, Angel Investor and Strategic Advisor. As a founding engineer of Microsoft Azure and Co-founder/CTO of Alauda.io, Kai brings over 20 years of experience building hyper-scale, enterprise-grade cloud platforms and scaling innovative technology startups. Kai now leverages this extensive background as an Angel Investor, staying on the cutting edge, investing in and advising the next generation of game-changing innovators. Additionally, Kai consults on technology and industry trends, delivering actionable insights and tailored strategies for Cloud and AI. His deep technical expertise, exceptional engineering leadership, and a track record of successful ventures make him a valuable partner for founders, investors and enterprise decision makers.
Experience
Member & Angel Investor
Jan 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
The Alliance of Angels is the largest and most active angel group in the Pacific Northwest. We are comprised of 180+ accredited investor members committed to financing and supporting high-growth startups in technology, hardware, consumer and the life sciences.
Education
Caltech
Dean's Exchange Program, Computer Science & Mathematics
2002 — 2003
Williams College
B.A., Computer Science & Mathematics
2000 — 2004
University of Washington
M.S., Computer Science & Engineering
2006 — 2010
Skills
- Computer Science
- .net Framework
- C#
- .net
- Visual Studio
- Multithreading
- Rest
- Win32 Api
- Software Development
- System Architecture
- Scrum
- Software Design
- Windows Azure
- Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
- Architecture
- Start-Ups
- Operating Systems
- Silverlight
- Amazon Web Services (Aws)
- Web Services
- Technical Leadership
- Microsoft Azure
- Cloud Computing
- Databases
- Design Patterns
- Distributed Systems
- Wcf
- Enterprise Software
- Docker
- Html5
- Machine Learning
- Software as a Service (Saas)
- Strategy
- Windows
- Hadoop
- Algorithms
- Product Management
- Scalability
- Software Engineering
- Networking
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