Hyde Park Angels

Mr. Tuff Yen serves as President at Seraph Group. He is also a board member of iSpionage. He spent his career as a scientist and a professional investor. He worked as a venture capitalist with Hambrecht & Quist's venture fund ("HQAP") in San Francisco as well as Chemical Bank’s venture arm in New York City. During this period, he worked on investments in a broad range of businesses including industrial manufacturing, distribution, entertainment, publishing, information technology, Internet, medical and life sciences. Prior to joining the VC community, he was a bioengineer with Genentech and worked at Amgen, two leading biotechnology pioneers. He received his masters in business administration from the Yale School of Management and his bachelor degree in Arts in microbiology and immunology from the University of California Berkeley.

Central Illinois Angels, Inc. (CIA), a not-for-profit corporation, consists of individual angel investors interested in financing privately held companies or ventures that are typically in the startup stage of development and have a high likelihood of growth and success. Currently, Central Illinois Angels does not have a specific industry focus.

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