John Chen
InvestorGeneral Partner at Fika
Los Angeles, California
Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $3M
Experience
- Fika VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Fika VenturesPartner2021 — 2024Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Fika VenturesPrincipal2020 — 2021Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- TechCrunchColumnist2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Emergence CapitalInvestor2014 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- CrunchbaseBoard Observer & Series A Investor2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- BoxChief of Staff to the CEO2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleFellow2012Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- The White HouseDomestic Policy2011Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Education
- Harvard UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA
- Tustin High School
Skills & more
Start-ups35Venture Capital19Cloud Computing17Economics9Strategy14Management10Research14Business Development10Data Analysis8SaaS8Salesforce.com6Politics2
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Software as a Service (SaaS)LeadershipStrategic PartnershipsEntrepreneurshipFinancial ModelingLanguages Chinese · English
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Colleagues at Fika
Network3
Arteen Arabshahi
General Partner at Fika
Eva Ho
General Partner at Fika
Gabriella Brignardello
Senior Associate at Fika
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does John Chen work?
- John Chen is General Partner at Fika.
- What check size does John Chen write?
- John Chen typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,465
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Also attended Tustin High School1
Shared employers
Also worked at Fika Ventures9
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Also worked at TechCrunch37
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Also worked at Emergence Capital30
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Also worked at Crunchbase7
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