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Douglas Park

Douglas Park

Partner atTess VenturesCalifornia
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Douglas Park founded Park Legal, PC, advising on blockchain and startups. He taught at HKUST and Stanford, and directed legal policy at SASB. He holds degrees from Harvard College, Stanford GSB, and University of Michigan Law School.

What Douglas can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Career

  1. School of Business and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) · Assistant Professor of Management
  2. Sustainability Standards Board (SASB, now part of the Value Reporting Foundation) · Director of Legal Policy and Outreach
  3. Park Legal, PC · Founder
  4. Tess Ventures · Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Park Legal, PC

Focus

blockchaincryptocurrencydecentralizationsustainabilityinvestmentsFintech

Education

Harvard College, A.B. magna cum laude with highest honors in SociologyStanford Graduate School of Business, Ph.D. in Organizational BehaviorUniversity of Michigan Law School, J.D.HarvardStanford GSB, PhD

Also at Tess Ventures

Tess Hau
Tess HauFounder & General Partner
Wayne Hu
Wayne HuPartner

Partners like Douglas

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Jim MaoCitta Capital
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Cole Van NiceCo-Founder & Managing Partner, Elysian Park Ventures
Arvind PurushothamCiti Ventures
Akira KurabayashiManaging Partner / Head of Japan, DNX Ventures
Lucio LanzaFounder & Managing Director, Lanza Tech Ventures
Chenxi Wang
Chenxi WangFounder, General Partner, Rain Capital

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Questions

Who is Douglas Park?

Douglas Park founded Park Legal, PC, advising on blockchain and startups. He taught at HKUST and Stanford, and directed legal policy at SASB. He holds degrees from Harvard College, Stanford GSB, and University of Michigan Law School.

How much does Douglas Park invest?

Tess Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Douglas Park?

A warm intro from a founder Tess Ventures backed works best.

What did Douglas Park do before Tess Ventures?

Assistant Professor of Management at School of Business and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST); Director of Legal Policy and Outreach at Sustainability Standards Board (SASB, now part of the Value Reporting Foundation); Founder at Park Legal, PC.

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