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Who is Hugh Chow?
A co-founder of Pool Global Partners and an engineer-turned-founder and investor. ventureLAB's profile of him, checked in September 2026, says that "in 2016, Mr Chow co-founded Pool Global Partners and launched 2 cross-border venture funds on deep-tech, sustainability and ESG."
What did Hugh Chow do before Pool Global Partners?
BetaKit reported in September 2023 that he was a senior engineering leader at Markham's ATI Technologies and then founder and CEO of ViXS Systems, which he launched in 2001, took public on the Toronto Stock Exchange and which was later bought by Pixelworks. BetaKit said he left ViXS in 2015 to move into venture investing and coaching entrepreneurs.
What kind of firm is Pool Global Partners?
A Plus, the magazine of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, reported in its February 2020 issue that Chow co-founded Pool Global Partners in late 2016 as a venture capital firm specializing in artificial intelligence, big data and digital health, where he served as managing partner.
What is Hugh Chow doing now?
BetaKit reported that ventureLAB's board named him CEO effective September 5, 2023, after three years leading the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) from 2018. ventureLAB's website, checked in September 2026, still lists him as Chief Executive Officer.