# Michael Chang

> Michael Chang is the founder and CEO of Synergies Intelligent Systems, a Cambridge, Massachusetts company building JarviX, a no-code augmented analytics platform that lets factory workers and executives 'talk to their data' in plain language. An MIT-trained PhD in electrical engineering and computer science, he pivoted from optics, machine vision and computational biology research into the messy world of manufacturing data, spending years inside Foxconn where his analytics work reportedly saved a Shenzhen factory around $20 million. In 2022 he raised a $12 million Series A led by NGP Capital to bring conversational, AI-driven decision-making to legacy industries.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Synergies Intelligent Systems, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Synergies Intelligent Systems, Inc., Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Foxconn, Flyberry Capital LLC, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Education:** Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S., Biomedical/Medical Engineering, National Taiwan University
- **Known for:** Founded Synergies Intelligent Systems and built the JarviX augmented-analytics platform, Raised a $12M Series A led by NGP Capital (with New Future Capital) in 2022, Recognized by Gartner as a Global Top 40 Vendor in Augmented Analytics Tools

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Earns M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from National Taiwan University
- **2012** — Receives Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT
- **2016** — Founds Synergies Intelligent Systems; develops core AI analytics architecture with MIT
- **2017** — Named Distinguished Fellow at the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
- **2018** — Synergies named a CIOReview Top 20 Cognitive Solution Provider
- **2022** — Raises $12M Series A led by NGP Capital to expand JarviX in manufacturing

## Achievements

- Founded Synergies Intelligent Systems and built the JarviX augmented-analytics platform
- Raised a $12M Series A led by NGP Capital (with New Future Capital) in 2022
- Recognized by Gartner as a Global Top 40 Vendor in Augmented Analytics Tools
- Named Gartner Cool Vendor / Asia Pacific Cool Vendor
- CIOReview Top 20 Cognitive Solution Provider (2018)
- Data-analysis work at a Shenzhen Foxconn factory reportedly improved yield and saved roughly $20 million
- Earned a Ph.D. from MIT in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

## Latest updates

- **2022-05** — Synergies closed a $12M Series A led by NGP Capital to scale JarviX for manufacturing and pursue smart-manufacturing collaborations using private 5G.

## Links

- Website: https://synergies.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-chang-ph-d-7b65a943
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/SynergiesIntelligentSystems

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