Danny Chen
InvestorGeneral Partner, First Spark Opportunities at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Hong Kong SAR
About
General Partner focused on the First Spark Opportunities fund, with over 16 biotech investments. He previously led the investment in Mesa Biotech and served as CIO at a family office investment vehicle.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- First Spark VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2023 — present
- AP InvestmentManaging Partnercurrent2022 — present
- HKBIOVice Chairmancurrent2015 — presentHong kong science park
- Mesa Biotech (China JV)Board Member2020 — 2025Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- AFFIX CAPITAL (BPC Group)Investment Director2018 — 2025
- Hai Kang Life Corporation LimitedVP of Finance2017 — 2025Hong Kong SAR
- Mabpharm (HKSE: 02181)Investor and BD Manager2014 — 2017Shanghai City, China
Skills & more
Private EquityInvestments4Venture Capital3Life Sciences2Business Development2Start-up Ventures1
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Colleagues at First Spark Ventures, Llc
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Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Eric Schmidt
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Gal Treger
General Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Haitao Zhu
Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Jennifer Wu
Principal at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Manish Kothari
Founding Managing Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Peter Olcott
Principal at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Peter Richards
Founding General Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Danny Chen?
- General Partner focused on the First Spark Opportunities fund, with over 16 biotech investments. He previously led the investment in Mesa Biotech and served as CIO at a family office investment vehicle.
- Where does Danny Chen work?
- Danny Chen is General Partner, First Spark Opportunities at First Spark Ventures, Llc.
- Where did Danny Chen go to school?
- Danny Chen studied at Simon Fraser University (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Finance and entrepreneurship); Stanford University (Genome Sciences/Genomics); University of California, Berkeley (Certificate program, BerkeleyLaw).
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