Jiong Ma, PhD

General Partner

Dr. Ma is a General Partner of Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP).  She manages PVP’s portfolio company: Cotsworks, Figure8, and Nexus Photonics.

Dr. Ma brings over 25 years of diverse experience in investing, building, and scaling global technology companies. Before joining PVP, Dr. Mas was the founder and CEO of Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp., which successfully merged with Mobix Labs (NASDAQ: MOBX). She serves as a Lead Independent Board Director of SES AI Corporation (NYSE: SES), Chairs the Compensation Committee, and is a member of the Audit, Nominating, and Strategic Investment Committee. Dr. Ma also serves as a Chairperson of the Anavex Life Sciences Corporation Board (Nasdaq: AVXL).

Dr. Ma served as a Partner and a member of the investment committee at Braemar Energy Ventures, leading investments in resource efficiency, e-mobility, industrial digitalization, power, and infra-tech. Previously, Dr. Ma was an investment professional at 3i, a global private equity firm, where she led investments in technology & media, digital health, and cleantech. Prior to 3i, she held several senior positions at Lucent Technologies and Bell Labs, responsible for product portfolio strategy, new product launches, and research and product development. Earlier still, she was a founding team member of Onetta, a fiber networks company.

Dr. Ma holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, an MS in Electrical Engineering from Worchester Polytechnic Institute, and she is also a Kauffman Fellow. In addition, she is a Member of CU Boulder Engineering Advisory Council.

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