Where does Andy Chen work?

Andy Chen is General Partner at Coatue Management.

What check size does Andy Chen write?

Andy Chen typically writes checks of $1M – $20M.

Andy Chen

Investor

General Partner at Coatue Management

San Francisco, California

Writes $1M – $20M checks · typically $1M

About

Andy Chen, a former CIA officer turned investor, applies intelligence-led pattern recognition and due diligence to recruiting, having interviewed 10,000+ engineers and helping founders scale executive teams and hiring systems.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

Experience

Outcast VenturesCo-founder & Managing Partnercurrent2026 — present
The Halal Guys Inc.Angel Investorcurrent2015 — present
FigmaInvestor2018 — 2025
Scale AIInvestor2019 — 2025
ChimeInvestor2019 — 2025
Distyl AIBoard Member2023 — 2025
PersonaBoard Member2018 — 2025
MiterBoard Member2022 — 2025
MeticulousInvestor2022 — 2025
LightfieldBoard Member2021 — 2025
AvenInvestor2019 — 2025
CoatueGeneral Partner2018 — 2025
Kleiner PerkinsPartner2011 — 2018Menlo Park, CA
Central Intelligence AgencyScience, Technology, and Weapons Analyst2009 — 2011Langley, Virginia
Riviera PartnersManager, Engineering Recruiting2007 — 2009
SensorMetrixMechanical Engineer2006 — 2007

Education

UC San DiegoMS, Applied Plasma Physics2006 — 2007
UC San DiegoBS, Mechanical Engineering2002 — 2006

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship75Venture Capital6Recruiting59Start-ups99Business Development28Strategy26Product Management14Cloud Computing13Business Strategy10E-commerce7Analytics7Engineering4

+12 more

Product DevelopmentEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLeadershipManagementTeam BuildingNegotiationOrganizational DevelopmentNetworkingSpyFuPyrotechnicsBodybuilding

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Colleagues at Coatue Management

Abhi Srinivas

Investor at Coatue Management

Caryn Marooney

Investor at Coatue Management

Dan Rose

Chairman at Coatue Management

Jade Lai

Investor at Coatue Management

Jaimin Rangwalla

Investor at Coatue Management

Kris Fredrickson

Managing Partner at Coatue Management

Luca Schmid

General Partner at Coatue Management

Lucas Swisher

Investor at Coatue Management

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Marc AndreessenScout

Co-founder & General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Elad GilScout

Solo general partner investing through Gil Capital

Mamoon HamidScout

Partner at Kleiner Perkins

Napoleon TaScout

Partner at Founders Fund

Peter LevineScout

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Andy Chen work?: Andy Chen is General Partner at Coatue Management.
What does Andy Chen invest in?: Andy Chen invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Andy Chen write?: Andy Chen typically writes checks of $1M – $20M.