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Edward Chen

Investor

Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital

New York, New York

Writes $10M – $50M checks · typically $25M

About

Edward Chen is a Managing Director on the investment team at Runway Growth Capital, which he joined in 2017 as a senior associate. He was previously a private equity associate at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, focusing on leveraged buyouts and growth equity in the technology sector, and worked in investment banking at Guggenheim Partners and BMO Capital Markets. He holds a bachelor's degree in operations research from Columbia University.

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Experience

  1. Runway Growth CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2017 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Welsh, Carson, Anderson & StoweAssociate2014 — 2016New York, NY
  3. Guggenheim PartnersAnalyst2013 — 2014New York, NY
  4. BMO Capital MarketsAnalyst2011 — 2013New York, NY

Education

  1. Columbia EngineeringBS, Operations Research: Engineering Management Systems2007 — 2011
  2. Townsend Harris High School2003 — 2007

Skills & more

Investment Banking12Private Equity7Valuation9LBO7Mergers & Acquisitions9Business Acquisition Financing2Capital Markets5Financial Modeling12Corporate Finance3Leveraged Finance5Leveraged Lending2Finance5
+6 morePortfolio ManagementStructured FinanceFinancial AnalysisEquitiesInvestmentsGrowth Equity
  • Series 63 & 79

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Same school

Also attended Columbia Engineering31

Peter ParkerManaging General Partner at Mission BiocapitalLaszlo CzirjakManaging Partner at Interactive Venture Partners LlcKerry WuAssociate VP, Research & Partnerships at The Westly GroupTyler LancasterPartner — Co-Head of Ventures at Energize VenturesRaymond LiaoManaging Director at Samsung NextLeonard TengAnalyst at DCM Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe12

William ReedInvestor at Spark CapitalJulie DoddOperating Partner at Next Coast VenturesKayin BarclaySenior Vice President at Advantage Capital PartnersMia JungTalent Partner, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe at The 98Andrew M. PaulManaging Partner at Sopris Private EquityShivam PatelInvestor at Rocketship.vc

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Also worked at Guggenheim Partners40

JeffProduct Manager at Pantera CapitalNick ZurickTalent Lead at Pantera CapitalEdi DanalacheSenior Associate at Scale Venture PartnersDavid LeightInvestment Principal at Red Cell IncubationAndrew PengPrincipal at Collide CapitalAlex FelixManaging Partner, Co-Founder and CIO at CoinFund

+ 34 more

Also worked at BMO Capital Markets59

Kyrstin SwanPartner, Capital Formation at Lux CapitalTripp JonesInvestor at Uncork CapitalCarolyn WollAssociate at Volition CapitalLaura LenzInvestor at OMERS VenturesMaxim KaroubiInvestment Associate at NextGen Venture PartnersRyan LongAssociate at Tri-Valley Ventures

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Colleagues at Runway Growth Capital

Andy Mizerek
Senior Director of Marketing at Runway Growth Capital
Andy Weyer
Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital
Avisha Khubani
Chief Credit Officer at Runway Growth Capital
Brad Pritchard
Senior Managing Director at Structural Capital
Brenda Lin
Associate, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
Brian Sapp
Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital
Brinton Hoover
Associate, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
Carmela Thomson
Chief Financial Officer at Runway Growth Capital

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Andy Weyer
Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital
Brad Pritchard
Senior Managing Director at Structural Capital
Brian Sapp
Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital
David Ehrlich
Director, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
David Spreng
Founder, CEO, and CIO at Runway Growth Capital

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