Unreasonable Fellows
Edward Chiang
Cofounder & CEO at Moment Energy
Edward is an Unreasonable Syndicate Investor and Fellow. Edward was part of Unreasonable Impact Americas 2025.
Edward Chiang is the CEO and co-founder of Moment Energy, a company dedicated to providing universal access to clean and reliable energy by upcycling retired electric vehicle batteries.
To date, Edward has grown Moment Energy from a team of 4 best friends in half a garage, to a team of over 80 mission driven team members, raised over $100M USD in equity and grant funding, and has built a 100,000 SF Megafactory in Vancouver BC and is building a 200,000 SF Gigafactory in Austin TX.
Beyond his entrepreneurial pursuits, Edward is a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a flight instructor having trained over 15 pilots in active service and civilian commercial aviation. This experience is a key driver behind Moment Energy's focus on developing energy storage for military applications, as demonstrated by their deployment with the Canadian Department of Defense. Edward envisions Moment Energy playing a crucial role in protecting critical national infrastructure, such as hospitals and airports, by developing reliable and resilient battery energy storage solutions in America.
Prior to co-founding Moment Energy, Edward gained valuable experience at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories. There, he contributed to the development of advanced nuclear fuel technologies and worked on critical anti-terrorism technologies aimed at preventing the theft of nuclear material.