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Overview

Number of Founded Organizations

CB Rank (Investor)

107,245

Primary Job Title CEO
Primary Organization
Boxed

Location New York, New York, United States
Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US
Gender Male

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Chieh Huang joined Boxed as CEO in 2013.Director Zynga NY, CEO Astro Ape, Venture for America Entrep. Board Member, NY Mobile Startups Meetup Organizer.

Before founding Blackgate Ventures, Chieh was Director of Zynga Mobile NY and CEO of Astro Ape (acquired by Zynga). Originally a corporate attorney at Proskauer, Chieh is currently an

Entrepreneur Board Member of Venture for America and can be seen hosting the NY Mobile Startups Meetup. Chieh earned his J.D. from Fordham University and has a Bachelor's of Economics from The Johns Hopkins University.

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

Number of Past Jobs

Chieh Huang

has

current jobs including

CEO and Co-Founder

Pelgo

CEO

Boxed

, and

Managing Partner

Blackgate Ventures

. Additionally,

Chieh Huang

has had

past jobs including

Director

Zynga

Pelgo CEO and Co-FounderFeb 2026
Boxed CEO2013
Blackgate Ventures Managing Partner2012

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Zynga	Director	2011	2013
Astro Ape	Chief Executive Officer	2009	2011

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
Northeastern US E-Commerce Acquired Companies	45,229
East Coast Acquired Companies With More Than $100M in Revenue	4,876
Shopping Companies With More Than 50 Employees	15,603
New York Acquired Companies With More Than $10M in Revenue	15,917
Mobile Acquired Companies With Fewer Than 1000 Employees	20,506
Apps Acquired Companies With Less Than $1B in Revenue	33,834
Northeastern US Impact Investing Companies	47,844
Greater New York Area Acquired Companies With More Than $100M in Revenue	20,061
Financial Services Acquired Companies With More Than $50M in Revenue	16,208
Finance Acquired Companies With Less Than $500M in Revenue	24,371

Education

Chieh Huang

studied at

The Johns Hopkins University

and

Fordham University School of Law

The Johns Hopkins University Bachelor of ArtsEconomics
Fordham University School of Law Juris DoctorateLaw

Events

Number of Events

Chieh Huang

has participated in

events. They most recently attended, or will attend,

Paris Retail Week 2018

Sep 24, 2019

Paris Retail Week 2018 Speaker Paris, Ile-de-France, France, EuropeSep 24, 2019
Shoptalk 2018 Speaker Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, North AmericaMar 18, 2018
Retail’s Big Show – NRF 2018 Speaker New York, New York, United States, North AmericaJan 14, 2018
Code Commerce 2017 Speaker New York, New York, United States, North AmericaSep 13, 2017
Shoptalk 2017 Speaker Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, North AmericaMar 19, 2017
M1 Summit Speaker New York, New York, United States, North AmericaMay 17, 2016
Evolving E: How Innovation is Changing the Commerce System Speaker New York, New York, United States, North AmericaMay 11, 2016