Deborah Chu
InvestorPrincipal at NextGen Venture Partners
San Francisco, California
Writes $750K – $2M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Deborah Chu is a Principal at NextGen Venture Partners, a network-driven, tech-enabled seed firm, where she backs early-stage companies in enterprise software, digital health, fintech, and the future of commerce. Before joining the firm in 2019, she invested in public equities at AllianceBernstein, holding discretionary sector coverage of energy services and healthcare after starting as a generalist evaluating solar, internet, consumer products, electric vehicle, and airline companies.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechInsurTechSaaS
Experience
- NextGen Venture PartnersPrincipalcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Alter GlobalAdvisor2018 — 2019San Francisco, CA
- One8 FoundationEducation Pioneers Fellow2018Boston, MA
- AquilineSummer Associate2018New York, NY
- AllianceBernsteinEquity Research Associate2013 — 2017New York, NY
- Banco SantanderExchange Traded Derivatives Summer Analyst2012New York, NY
- Banco SantanderMarket Risk Management Summer Analyst2011New York, NY
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Finance and Entrepreneurship2017 — 2019
- Cornell UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Operations Research and Engineering2009 — 2013
- Governor Livingston High School2005 — 2009
Skills & more
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Due DiligenceFinancial ModelingFinancial AnalysisDeal SourcingLanguages Chinese · English · Spanish
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder — CFA Institute
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Investments
Investor
Pluto Health
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Colleagues at NextGen Venture Partners
Network2
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Deborah Chu work?
- Deborah Chu is Principal at NextGen Venture Partners.
- What does Deborah Chu invest in?
- Deborah Chu invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, InsurTech, SaaS.
- What check size does Deborah Chu write?
- Deborah Chu typically writes checks of $750K – $2M.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,482
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Also attended Cornell University705
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Also attended Governor Livingston High School1
Shared employers
Also worked at Alter Global15
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Also worked at Aquiline9
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Also worked at AllianceBernstein20
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Also worked at Banco Santander73
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