About Andrew Kau
Andrew Kau is a board member at Polaris Electro-Optics.
Form D filings also name Andrew Kau as a director at TagoreTech and Tagore Technology.
Andrew Kau reports to the SEC as a director of 2 public companies: Synacor (SYNC) and NeurogesX (NGSX).
Andrew Kau first appears on SEC filings in 2007.
Experience
This experience comes from Andrew Kau's profile and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Andrew Kau in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.
Polaris Electro-Optics, Inc. Current
Board Member
investor (2026 – Present)
2026 – Present · Carlsbad, CA
Develops optical components for data centers and computing networks.
ES
Empower Semiconductor Current
Investor
2025 – Present
WV
Walden Catalyst Ventures Current
Partner
2021 – Present
AV
Avegant Current
Investor
2018 – Present
EC
Etherwhere corp Current
Member Board Of Directors
2018 – Present
CA
Calysta Current
investor
2018 – Present
YC
Yosemite Conservancy Current
Council Member
2017 – Present
BI
bolb inc Current
Investor
2017 – Present
BC
Bankbazaar.com Current
Member Board of Directors
2013 – Present
WC
WRVI Capital Current
Partner
2012 – Present
LU
Lucidworks Current
Investor
2007 – Present
WI
walden international Current
managing director
1994 – Present
VC
Volta Charging
Investor
2018 – 2025
SM
Shakr Media
Member Board Of Directors
2017 – 2025
II
insense inc
Member Board Of Directors
2016 – 2025
DO
DoD
Venture Capital consultant to the US Department of Defense
2010 – 2025
SI
Synacor, Inc.
Member Board of Directors
1998 – 2021 · Public company (SYNC)
LI
Lion Semiconductor Inc
Member Board Of Directors
2017 – 2021
QU
Quatrro
Member Board of Directors
2010 – 2021
NI
NeurogesX Inc
Reporting person
2007 · Public company (NGSX)
Key Colleagues at Startups
The people Andrew Kau works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.
Polaris Electro-Optics, Inc. · Form D, Sep 4, 2026
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Isabel Klein
Board Member
MH
Mark Harrison
VP of Operations and Product Integration
MN
Morten Nissov
CEO and director
CP
Cory Pecinovsky
Founder, CTO, VP of Materials and director
GM
Gianlorenzo Masini
VP of Engineering
IS
Isaac Sigron
Board Member
TagoreTech Inc. · Form D, Jul 2, 2025
MS
Manish Shah
Executive officer and director
OK
Oleg Khaykin
Director
PH
Paul Hart
Chief Executive Oficer and director
Tagore Technology, Inc. · Form D, Jun 30, 2023
OK
Oleg Khaykin
Director
MS
Manish Shah
Director
AD
Amitava Das
Executive officer and director
CL
Chae Lee
CEO and director