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Christopher Wan

Investor

Vice President at Bessemer Venture Partners

Palo Alto, California

Writes $50K – $100M checks · typically $25M

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1,140 people in our graph share verified history with Christopher — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Ken ChenaultunlockedChristopher: together at Facebook (2018–2019)
Christopher: together at Yale University
×2Christopher: together at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
×3Christopher: together at Bessemer Venture Partners

About

Christopher Wan is a Vice President at Bessemer Venture Partners focused on early-stage investing. He serves as a Board Member at Solomon and maintains a written publication at chrisxwan.substack.com.

Experience

  1. IvoForward-Deployed Product Managercurrent2026 — present
  2. SolomonBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. LumachainBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  4. HalterBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  5. DEFCON AIBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  6. Bessemer Venture PartnersVice President2021 — 2026
  7. Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)Research2020 — 2021
  8. In-Q-TelVenture Summer Associate2021
  9. Stanford Law SchoolTeaching Assistant2020 — 2021
  10. Morrison & Foerster LLPLitigation2020
  11. FacebookSoftware Engineer2017 — 2019Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

Java7Python9Javascript6C2Racket2Computer Science3Node.js3HTML/CSS3Ruby2Ruby on Rails4Public Speaking2Macroeconomics3
+7 moreMicroeconomicsFlaskEconomicsHTMLResearchData AnalysisTeaching

Languages Chinese · English

From Christopher's professional profile.

Colleagues at Bessemer Venture Partners

Adam Fisher
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Aditya Nidmarti
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Aia Sarycheva
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Alex Ferrara
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Alex Yuditski
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Alexandra Sukin
Senior Associate at Bessemer Venture Partners
Amit Karp
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Anant Vidur Puri
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

Network9

Bob GoodmanScout
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Brian FeinsteinScout
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
David CowanScout
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Jeff EpsteinScout
Venture Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Adam Fisher
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Aditya Nidmarti
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Aia Sarycheva
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Alex Ferrara
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Alex Yuditski
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners

Investors connected to Christopher in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Christopher Wan?
Christopher Wan is a Vice President at Bessemer Venture Partners focused on early-stage investing. He serves as a Board Member at Solomon and maintains a written publication at chrisxwan.substack.com.
Where does Christopher Wan work?
Christopher Wan is Vice President at Bessemer Venture Partners.
What check size does Christopher Wan write?
Christopher Wan typically writes checks of $50K – $100M.
Where did Christopher Wan go to school?
Christopher Wan studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA (withdrew)); Stanford Law School (Doctor of Law - JD); Yale University (Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science).

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Stanford Law School105

Steve AbbottPartner, Capital Markets at Sapphire VenturesMichael KlaykoOperating Executive at Marlin Equity PartnersSandy MillerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tim HsiaFounder at Context VenturesRenataCo-founder at Renegade PartnersShawn ConwayManaging Partner and COO at Questa Capital

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Also attended Yale University966

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorBen SilbermannCo-founder of PinterestZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Also attended Dreyfoos School of the Arts3

Daniel MilsteinPartner & Head of Capital Formation at Greenfield PartnersDylan NguyenFounder at Code FourClaire McDonnellExecutive Officer, Promoter at True Link

Shared employers

Also worked at Lumachain4

Mike ZimmermanPartner at Main Sequence VenturesTess HatchManaging Director at Stifel Venture BankingChristian GammillGeneral Partner at Industrious VenturesJamila GordonFounder at Lumachain

Also worked at Halter14

Spencer PunterPartner and COO at DCVC (Data Collective)Christina FaPrincipal at NewView CapitalSunil NagarajFounder and Managing Partner at Ubiquity VenturesTess HatchManaging Director at Stifel Venture BankingConnor WiltshireData Analyst at Blackbird FoundrySamantha WongPartner at Blackbird Foundry

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Also worked at Bessemer Venture Partners166

Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkHans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalByron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystTiffany SpencerHead of Marketing at Menlo Ventures

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Also worked at Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)17

Fei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordRohini KosogluVenture Partner at FusionEric HorvitzInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesHeidi RoizenPartner at Threshold VenturesPaul DaughertyInvestor at Premji InvestChuen Hong LewPartner, Special Projects & Partnerships at Granite Asia

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