# Mark Chung

> Mark Chung is the co-founder and CEO of Verdigris Technologies, a Mountain View-based AI company that provides circuit-level electrical intelligence for mission-critical data centers and commercial buildings. A Stanford-trained electrical engineer who spent 15 years designing chips at AMD, PA Semi (Apple), and NetLogic (Broadcom), Chung founded Verdigris in 2011 after a $560 electricity bill sparked an obsession with making buildings as transparent as spreadsheets. Today, Verdigris monitors 2+ gigawatts of peak demand across 20 million square feet of facilities for clients like T-Mobile, Verizon, NVIDIA, and Google, using 8kHz waveform sensors that detect equipment failures up to 21 days before they cause outages.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Verdigris Technologies
- **Organizations:** Verdigris Technologies, ACEEE (Board of Directors)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, MS in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-developed AMD Opteron processor (helped launch AMD's 64-bit era), Contributed to Apple A7 chip via PA Semi acquisition, Co-developed NetLogic XLP processor

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Graduated Stanford with BS/MS EE; joined NexGen (subsequently acquired by AMD)
- **1998-2004** — Principal Engineer at AMD; co-developed the Athlon and Opteron processor architectures
- **2004-2008** — Principal Engineer at PA Semi (acquired by Apple in 2008); worked on low-power microprocessors, contributed to A7 chip
- **2008-2011** — Staff/Principal Engineer at RMI (acquired by NetLogic, acquired by Broadcom); co-developed XLP processor
- **2010** — Son born; Mark reflects on legacy, future generations, and desire to solve generational problems
- **2011** — Returned from vacation to a $560 electricity bill (vs. normal $100); discovered faulty pool pump consuming 4kW
- **2011** — Co-founded Verdigris Technologies with brother Thomas Chung and Jonathan Chu
- **2014** — Verdigris launched beta systems; secured investments from Jabil and Verizon
- **2015** — Verdigris shipped production systems; hardware at $3,300 for 42 sensors plus monthly subscriptions
- **2017** — Named Silicon Valley Business Journal '40 under 40'
- **2023** — Raised $10M Series B led by DCVC
- **2026** — Southwire announces strategic investment in Verdigris; platform monitors 2+ GW across Fortune 500 data centers

## Achievements

- Co-developed AMD Opteron processor (helped launch AMD's 64-bit era)
- Contributed to Apple A7 chip via PA Semi acquisition
- Co-developed NetLogic XLP processor
- Named Silicon Valley Business Journal '40 under 40' in 2017
- Built Verdigris platform to monitor 2+ GW peak demand and 20M+ sq ft globally
- Secured clients including T-Mobile, Verizon, NVIDIA, Google, Qualcomm, AWS, Arm, and Westinghouse
- Raised over $55M in total funding for Verdigris
- Achieved 6:1 ROI on T-Mobile deployment across 800+ UPS rectifiers
- Verdigris enables 15-25% stranded capacity recovery in data centers
- Board of Directors member at ACEEE (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy)

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Southwire Company LLC announced a strategic investment in Verdigris Technologies, expanding the company's reach into next-generation electrical infrastructure.
- **2025-06** — Mark Chung spoke at 7x24 Exchange Spring 2025 Data Center Conference on 'Future-Proof Data for AI-Driven Data Center Planning and Operations'.
- **2023-08** — Verdigris raised a $10M Series B led by DCVC.

## Links

- Website: https://verdigris.co
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/markchung
- Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/VerdigrisTech
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verdigristech

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Last updated: 2026-05-12