9/30/2025 - Monte Jade West Annual Tech Summit 2025: From Outliers to Industry Shapers

On Sunday, September 14, 2025, Monte Jade West hosted its flagship tech summit at the Palo Alto Hills Golf Club, featuring three fireside chats moderated by MJW board member Eddy Chan.

Speakers and Highlights:

Larry Liu, Weee! – Turned a search for authentic Asian groceries into a $4B online grocer serving diverse U.S. communities.

Holly Liu, Kabam – Grew Kabam from a corporate social network to blockbuster mobile games based on Hollywood IPs such as Marvel, Star Wars, and The Hunger Games, culminating in a ~$1B exit.

Ching-Yu Hu, Skybox Imaging / SGNL.ai – Built a satellite imaging company acquired by Google for $500M; now COO of AI startup SGNL.ai.

The summit highlighted how these founders transformed outlier beginnings into industry-shaping ventures through vision, resilience, and bold pivots. Attendees stayed on for a lively networking session.