Eric Chen
InvestorPartner at OVO Fund · Venture Advisor, Member of Investment Advisory Committee at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc
Menlo Park, CA
About
Eric Chen is a pre-seed venture investor at OVO, a Menlo Park-based firm he has run since around 2014 that specializes in first-institutional checks at the earliest ("negative one to zero") stage. Over roughly a decade, OVO has backed startups that collectively raised more than $5.7 billion, with a portfolio including 8 unicorns and 2 IPOs across companies such as PayJoy, Sourcegraph, Addepar, Everlaw, and Juniper Square. Chen is known for hands-on diligence — he personally visited PayJoy's first store to try the product before writing their first check. OVO is currently investing from its third fund of $52 million, writing checks of $250k–$750k.
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Experience
- OVO FundPartnercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Equilibrium Real Estate InvestmentSpecial Limited Partnercurrent2009 — presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
- WI HarperVenture Partner2010 — 2014
- WI HarperPartner2005 — 2010San Francisco
- Uj VenturesFounder2011 — 2013Palo Alto
- Tiny PrintsCo-Founder / Head Cheerleader2004 — 2006Menlo Park, CA
- E2openDirector, Asia Business Development2000 — 2004
- Level 3 CommunicationsSummer Intern, New Ventures1999
- Salomon BrothersAnalyst1995 — 1998
Skills & more
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Angel InvestingCorporate FinanceLanguages English · Mandarin
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Chen?
- Eric Chen is a pre-seed venture investor at OVO, a Menlo Park-based firm he has run since around 2014 that specializes in first-institutional checks at the earliest ("negative one to zero") stage. Over roughly a decade, OVO has backed startups that collectively raised more than $5.7 billion, with a portfolio including 8 unicorns and 2 IPOs across companies such as PayJoy, Sourcegraph, Addepar, Everlaw, and Juniper Square. Chen is known for hands-on diligence — he personally visited PayJoy's first store to try the product before writing their first check. OVO is currently investing from its third fund of $52 million, writing checks of $250k–$750k.
- Where does Eric Chen work?
- Eric Chen is Partner at OVO Fund.
- What companies has Eric Chen invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Addepar, Everlaw, Juniper Square, Payjoy, Sourcegraph.
- Where did Eric Chen go to school?
- Eric Chen studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Business Administration); Stanford University (BS, Industrial Engineering).
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