Chi-Hua Chien
InvestorManaging Partner at Goodwater Capital
Palo Alto, California
Writes $50K – $10M checks · typically $2.5M
About
Chi‑Hua Chien monitors portfolio metrics daily and weekly to coach founders on product and growth in real time, focusing on consumer utilities as everyday infrastructure and Asia expansion like Musical.ly/TikTok.
Invests in
ConsumerE-commerceFintechHealthtechSocial
Experience
- Goodwater CapitalCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2014 — present
- Weee!Early Stage Investor & Board Membercurrent2016 — presentFremont, California, United States
- StashEarly Stage Investor & Board Membercurrent2016 — presentNew York, United States
- Monzo BankEarly Stage Investor & Board Advisorcurrent2017 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- FeverGrowth Stage Investor & Board Membercurrent2022 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- TikTokEarly Stage Investor & Advisorcurrent2016 — presentShanghai, China
- charity: waterBoard Membercurrent2013 — presentNew York, New York
- SpotifyVenture Growth Stage Investor & Advisorcurrent2011 — presentStockholm, Sweden
- TwitterVenture Growth Stage Investorcurrent2010 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Chegg Inc.Early Stage Investor & Board Advisorcurrent2008 — presentSanta Clara, California, United States
- FacebookSeries A Investorcurrent2005 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- PhotomathEarly Stage Investor & Board Advisorcurrent2017 — presentZagreb, Croatia
- DoshEarly Stage Investor & Board Membercurrent2017 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersGeneral Partner2007 — 2014
- Accel PartnersAssociate, Venture Advisor2002 — 2007
- GoogleCorporate Development2005
- CoremetricsDirector of Marketing, Interim CFO, Office of the President2001 — 2004
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA, 20062004 — 2006
- Stanford UniversityMS, Industrial Engineering1999 — 2000
- Stanford UniversityAB, Economics1995 — 1999
- Stanford UniversityBS, Industrial Engineering1995 — 1999
Skills & more
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MarketingMobile InternetProduct MarketingProduct ManagementStrategyFrom Chi-Hua's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150
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Also attended Stanford University1,578
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Shared employers
Also worked at Fever8
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Also worked at TikTok16
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Also worked at Spotify39
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Also worked at Chegg Inc.13
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Deals · 6
sp0n, Inc.Board seat
via Goodwater Capital · filed Jan 2025 · $42.5M raise
StashBoard seat
via Goodwater Capital · filed Oct 2022 · $52.6M raise
NoHo HealthBoard seat
via Goodwater Capital · filed Jul 2018 · $19M raise
DoshBoard seat
via Goodwater Capital · filed Dec 2017 · $4.9M raise
WeeeBoard seat
via Goodwater Capital · filed May 2016 · $8M raise
ZumperBoard seat
via Goodwater Capital · filed Jun 2015 · $6.4M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
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