About
Managing Director at Informed Ventures leading its global fintech investing practice. He is Chairman and co-founder of Advance Intelligence Group, a Singapore-based fintech and AI company, and previously was a portfolio manager at Farallon Capital and worked at Goldman Sachs on Asian tech and financial services IPOs and M&A. He holds an MBA from Stanford University.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningFintech
Experience
- Advance Intelligence GroupCo-founder, Group Chairman and CEOcurrent2015 β presentSingapore
- Informed VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2025 β presentSingapore
- GSR VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2016 β present
- IMDABoard Membercurrent2022 β presentSingapore
- Farallon Capital ManagementFund Manager & Investor2010 β 2015
- Goldman SachsInvestment Banker2005 β 2008
- Technology & Education: Connecting CulturesCo-founder & Co-president2004 β 2005
Skills & more
Leadership29Strategic Planning1BloombergCorporate Finance46Investments44Financial Structuring9Hedge Funds8Real EstateEquities7Private Equity16Valuation6Financial Modeling16
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Investment BankingMutual FundsAsset ManagementVenture CapitalEntrepreneurshipManagement ConsultingBusiness PlanningTradingAlternative InvestmentsPortfolio ManagementFixed IncomeDue DiligenceLanguages Chinese
From Jefferson's professional profile.
Deals Β· 1
Advance Intelligence GroupLed round
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Informed Ventures Advisors, Llc
David Yin
Partner at Informed Ventures Advisors, Llc
Miranda Jiang
Partner at Informed Ventures Advisors, Llc
Nirav Shah
Advisor at Informed Ventures Advisors, Llc
Richard Lim
Managing Director & Founder at Informed Ventures Advisors, Llc
Sunny Kumar
Partner at Informed Ventures Advisors, Llc
Weili Tan
Partner at Informed Ventures Advisors, Llc
Yuechen Zhao
Partner at Informed Ventures Advisors, Llc
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jefferson Chen?
- Managing Director at Informed Ventures leading its global fintech investing practice. He is Chairman and co-founder of Advance Intelligence Group, a Singapore-based fintech and AI company, and previously was a portfolio manager at Farallon Capital and worked at Goldman Sachs on Asian tech and financial services IPOs and M&A. He holds an MBA from Stanford University.
- Where does Jefferson Chen work?
- Jefferson Chen is Managing Director at Informed Ventures Advisors, Llc.
- What does Jefferson Chen invest in?
- Jefferson Chen invests in AI & Machine Learning, Fintech.
- What companies has Jefferson Chen invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Advance Intelligence Group.
- Where did Jefferson Chen go to school?
- Jefferson Chen studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master in Business Administration); Tsinghua University (B.E., Computer Science).
- Does Jefferson Chen lead rounds?
- Yes β Jefferson Chen has led 1 tracked investment.
Same school
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Also attended Tsinghua University154
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Shared employers
Also worked at Advance Intelligence Group3
Also worked at Informed Ventures8
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