About
Kelly Chen is a deep tech investor focused on physical AI, with investments spanning space, AI, robotics, and national security. She launched and built NATO's €1B fund and was an early partner at DCVC, which reached $4B in assets under management. She is currently developing a new venture.
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Experience
- Buildingcurrent2026 — presentUS, Europe
- Kongsberg FerrotechInvestor + Board Director2025
- Portal BiotechInvestor + Board Observer2025
- iCOMATInvestor + Board Observer2024 — 2025
- Aquark TechnologiesInvestor + Board Observer2024 — 2025
- NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)Founding Partner2023 — 2025
- DCVC (Data Collective)Partner2017 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- RecycleyeInvestor + Board Member2023
- FulfilInvestor + Board Member2020 — 2023
- Agility RoboticsInvestor + Board Observer2020 — 2023
- Creative Destruction LabMentor - Artificial Intelligence, Supply Chain2019 — 2023
- SafelyYouInvestor + Board Member2017 — 2023
- Swift MedicalBoard Member2021 — 2022
- Brimstone EnergyInvestor + Board Observer2020 — 2022
- Smartex.aiInvestor + Board Observer2019 — 2022
- Wharton Angel NetworkInvestor2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Wharton Venture PartnersPartner2016 — 2018
- BarclaysVice President, Agency CMO Derivatives + Reverse Mortgage Trading2010 — 2016New York, NY
- Barclays CapitalSales and Trading Analyst2009New York, NY
- Kempler & Co., Inc.Commodities Trading Analyst2008New York, NY
Skills & more
Bloomberg4Trading4Financial Modeling7Data Analysis3Derivatives3Fixed Income5Valuation1
- Master Diver — PADI
- Series 7, 63 — FINRA
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Colleagues at NATO Innovation Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kelly Chen?
- Kelly Chen is a deep tech investor focused on physical AI, with investments spanning space, AI, robotics, and national security. She launched and built NATO's €1B fund and was an early partner at DCVC, which reached $4B in assets under management. She is currently developing a new venture.
- Where does Kelly Chen work?
- Kelly Chen is Partner at NATO Innovation Fund.
- Where did Kelly Chen go to school?
- Kelly Chen studied at Columbia Engineering (Bachelor + Master of Science); The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)).
Same school
Also attended Columbia Engineering72
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Also attended The Wharton School2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kongsberg Ferrotech2
Also worked at Portal Biotech1
Also worked at Agility Robotics8
Karthee MadasamyManaging Partner at MFV PartnersStacie McCarthyExecutive Assistant at Standard CryptoVictor Bunoust-RoquerePrincipal at Manhattan Venture PartnersRahul MekaPrincipal at Playground GlobalChris MoehleInvestor at The Robotics HubStephen RodriguezOperating Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)
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Also worked at Swift Medical7
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