Tak Lo
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| Born | 1980 British Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago, London Business School |
| Occupation | Technologist |
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| Traditional Chinese | 卢德俊 | ||||||
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Tak Lo (Chinese: 卢德俊; pinyin: Lo Tak Chun) is a soldier, Hong Kong businessman, public servant, and technologist.
Tak is most known for his work with startup accelerators Techstars[1] and Zeroth.ai[2][3]
Early life, education, and business career[edit]
Born in Hong Kong, Tak was educated in Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.[4] He eventually settled down in Sugar Land, Texas, and attended the University of Chicago.
He joined Techstars after London Business School. He first attended the Techstars Patriot Boot Camp,[5] and then subsequently joined the New York and first overseas program in London. He became the first director of an overseas Techstars international program.
He created Zeroth, the first AI accelerator in the world,[6] and received funding from LPs such as Dave McClure from 500 startups. Zeroth also involved Skype cofounder Jaan Tallinn, Exponential View's Azeem Azhar, and Softbank's AI unit. [7] In just one year, Zeroth invested in 33 AI companies from 15 countries.[8]
Zeroth startups include Seoul Robotics, Fasal,[9] Fano,[10] Impress.ai, and Wati,[11] as well as having raised from Horizon Ventures, Sequoia, and Korean Development Bank.
Zeroth was acquired by Animoca Brands.[12]
Public Service[edit]
Tak served under Paul Chan and Nicholas Yang for two terms under the inaugural Hong Kong Government Innovation, Technology, and Industry Bureau.[13]
He was the advisor for the Estonian eResidency program. He also served in the United States Army with distinction.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Tak Lo - 评审阵容 - BattleSilicon". battlesilicon.com.
- ↑ "Artificial intelligence accelerator to promote Asian AI start-ups on world stage". South China Morning Post. 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Asia's AI Agenda: Aware, but Unprepared?". MIT Technology Review.
- ↑ Twigg, Melissa. "Meet The AI Pioneer With One Hell Of A Legacy To Fulfill". Tatler Asia.
- ↑ "Techstars Brings Veteran Startup Boot Camp to NYC". HuffPost. 19 March 2014.
- ↑ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com.
- ↑ Shead, Sam. "Europe's AI gurus are going to lend their expertise to a new startup factory in Hong Kong". Business Insider.
- ↑ Katte, Abhijeet (17 December 2018). "Zeroth.AI Has Invested In 33 Companies From 15 Countries In Just One Year: Sachin Unni". Analytics India Magazine.
- ↑ Martyn-Hemphill, Richard (30 October 2019). "India's Fasal raises $1.6m seed funding to build out precision ag across SE Asia". AgFunderNews.
- ↑ "AI Startup Fano Labs Announces Pre-A Round Led by Horizons Ventures" (PDF). HKU.
- ↑ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com.
- ↑ Russell, Jon (2 October 2018). "AI accelerator Zeroth bags investment from digital media firm Animoca". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 11 Jan 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ↑ "Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau : Membership List". www.itib.gov.hk.
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