Kathy Chen
Former Partner at Ulu Ventures · Former Principal at 1955 Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $750K – $1M checks · typically $875K
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About
Kathy Chen is CFO at SuperCircle, where she assists startups in developing financial infrastructure for growth. Previously, she invested in technologies addressing challenges across energy, environment, food and agriculture, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors.
Experience
- SuperCircleCFOcurrent2025 — present
- Ulu VenturesPrincipal > Partner2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- IrrigreenBoard Member, Investor2023 — 2024
- Vaxess TechnologiesBoard Observer, Investor2023 — 2024
- SuperCircleBoard Member, Investor2023 — 2024
- VytalaInvestor2023 — 2024
- Banyan InfrastructureInvestor2022 — 2024
- 1955 CapitalPrincipal2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- AmpaireInvestor2020 — 2021
- Nature's FyndInvestor2018 — 2021
- Full Harvest TechnologiesFinance / Analytics Consultant2017San Francisco Bay Area
- California Environmental AssociatesPackard Environmental Fellow2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Unitas CapitalSenior Associate2012 — 2015Hong Kong
- J.P. MorganAnalyst2011 — 2012Hong Kong
- Merrill LynchAnalyst2010 — 2011New York
Skills & more
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Investment BankingPrivate EquityLanguages Chinese · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kathy Chen?
- Kathy Chen is CFO at SuperCircle, where she assists startups in developing financial infrastructure for growth. Previously, she invested in technologies addressing challenges across energy, environment, food and agriculture, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors.
- What check size does Kathy Chen write?
- Kathy Chen typically writes checks of $750K – $1M.
- Where did Kathy Chen go to school?
- Kathy Chen studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Entrepreneurship); The Wharton School (Finance, Management).
Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ulu Ventures16
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Also worked at 1955 Capital5
Also worked at Ampaire5
Also worked at Full Harvest Technologies9
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