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About
John T. Chen is Managing General Partner and co-founder of Phoenix Venture Partners, with over 30 years of experience in venture capital, startups, industry, and R&D focused on advanced materials. Before PVP, he was a Kauffman Fellow at Battery Ventures where he built its Advanced Materials investment strategy, and earlier worked at DFJ New England and Navigator Technology Ventures, as well as in leadership roles at companies including Luminus Devices, Surface Logix, Raychem, and Tyco Electronics. He holds a BS in Physics, a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, and an MBA, all from MIT.
Invests in
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechEnergyNew Materials
Investments
Led
Amber MolecularChromationFurcifer Inc.Imprint EnergyInkbitNBD NanoSenova SystemsSionic EnergyVixar
Board seats
L7 Informatics
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Phoenix Venture Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Chen?
- John T. Chen is Managing General Partner and co-founder of Phoenix Venture Partners, with over 30 years of experience in venture capital, startups, industry, and R&D focused on advanced materials. Before PVP, he was a Kauffman Fellow at Battery Ventures where he built its Advanced Materials investment strategy, and earlier worked at DFJ New England and Navigator Technology Ventures, as well as in leadership roles at companies including Luminus Devices, Surface Logix, Raychem, and Tyco Electronics. He holds a BS in Physics, a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, and an MBA, all from MIT.
- Where does John Chen work?
- John Chen is Managing General Partner at Phoenix Venture Partners.
- What does John Chen invest in?
- John Chen invests in Advanced Manufacturing, Deep Tech, Energy, New Materials.
- What boards does John Chen sit on?
- John Chen holds tracked board seats at L7 Informatics.
- What companies has John Chen invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Amber Molecular, Chromation, Furcifer Inc., Imprint Energy, Inkbit, NBD Nano, Senova Systems, Sionic Energy, Vixar.
- Does John Chen lead rounds?
- Yes — John Chen has led 9 tracked investments.
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