Jinglan Wang is a San Francisco-based entrepreneur and angel investor who built her reputation inside the Ethereum ecosystem over several years of hands-on protocol work. She served as Executive Director of the Ethereum Classic Cooperative (ETC Cooperative), a non-profit that funds core development, client maintenance, and community growth for the Ethereum Classic network. That role placed her at the intersection of governance, fundraising, and technical coordination – experience she carries into her angel investing activity.
Before the ETC Cooperative, Wang worked with Parity Technologies, the firm behind the Polkadot ecosystem and the Parity Ethereum client. She was also a co-founder of the Blockchain Education Network, an early effort to spread blockchain literacy across university campuses in North America. These institutional roles gave her broad exposure to both layer-1 infrastructure and the developer communities that build on top of it.
Notable investments
Public information about Wang's specific angel portfolio is limited. With six disclosed investments and a reported retail ROI of 0.65, her activity reflects a focused, early-stage approach rather than a broad scatter strategy. Given her background, her bets appear concentrated in EVM-compatible infrastructure, developer tooling, and layer-1 or layer-2 protocols. No individual deal sizes have been disclosed publicly, and no formal fund vehicle is associated with her name.
- EVM infrastructure – consistent theme across her public statements and conference appearances
- Developer tooling – aligned with her Parity and education network work
- Layer-1 / layer-2 networks – reflects her time inside Ethereum Classic governance
Specific project names in her angel portfolio have not been confirmed in public filings or verified press coverage available at time of writing.
Team
Wang operates as an independent angel rather than through a named partnership or multi-GP fund. No co-investors or partners are formally listed alongside her. She has served on advisory boards for various projects in the Ethereum ecosystem, though the current set of active advisory positions is not fully documented in public sources.
Recent activity
Wang has remained active on the conference circuit through 2024 and into 2025, speaking at events focused on Ethereum governance and cross-chain interoperability. Her public commentary on social media has touched on EVM standardization and the long-term viability of proof-of-work chains following Ethereum's merge to proof-of-stake. No new fund announcements, portfolio exits, or major deal disclosures have been reported in the 12–18 months prior to this profile.
For background on the Ethereum Classic ecosystem where she built much of her network, see the ETC Cooperative and its published grant reports. Her earlier work on blockchain education is documented through the Blockchain Education Network.
Wang represents a type of angel investor common in crypto: an operator-turned-backer whose value to portfolio companies comes less from check size and more from protocol-level credibility and community relationships. With a modest six-deal portfolio and a sub-1.0 retail ROI at current mark, her track record remains an open story – one that will likely be shaped by how the broader EVM ecosystem performs through the next market cycle.