Lina Chong
InvestorPartner at HV Capital
Berlin, Germany
Writes $540K – $64.8M checks · typically $1.5M
Find your path to Lina
194 people in our graph share verified history with Lina — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Costanza CariniunlockedLina: together at Targetglobal (2023–2025)
Lina: together at ResearchGate
×4Lina: together at Target Global
×3Lina: together at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
About
Lina Chong, an ex-founder-turned-VC, is an operator partner who coaches founders on layoffs, pivots and co-founder conflicts, prioritizing people, culture and trust, counted among Europe's most influential women in venture.
Invests in
Climate TechConsumerFintechHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- HV CapitalPartnercurrent2025 — presentBerlin, Germany
- Target GlobalPartner2023 — 2025Berlin, Germany
- Target GlobalVC2018 — 2025Berlin Area, Germany
- ResearchGateProduct Manager2014 — 2018
- GoEuroBoard Observer2013 — 2014Berlin Area, Germany
- Hasso Plattner VenturesAssociate2012 — 2014
- Hasso Plattner CapitalAnalyst2012 — 2013
- Luster GmbHFounder2011 — 2012Berlin, Germany
- Rebate Networks GmbHAnalyst2010 — 2011
- DealKerenInterim COO and CMO2010 — 2011Jakarta, Indonesia
- MCB Beteiligungs GmbHAnalyst Intern2010Berlin, Germany
- Shawn Simpson (Individual)Project Manager2009 — 2010
- V1 Private JetsOnline Marketing2009
Skills & more
Deal Sourcing4Financial Analysis6Business Planning32Online Advertising17Market Research13Professional Networking6Sales Management2Sales4Business Networking3Venture Capital27Product Management19E-commerce18
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Start-upsEntrepreneurshipOnline MarketingSEOStrategyStrategic PartnershipsSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)ManagementFrom Lina's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
ConatixEdukoyaFifth Dimension AIFreeverse.ioGamestryKippaOdinSaleor CommerceTzafonVersionEye
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at HV Capital
Alexander Joël-Carbonell
Investor at HV Capital
Andreas Wisser
General Partner at HV Capital
Ann-Christin Stiehl
Investor at HV Capital
Anna Ott
Investor at HV Capital
Barbod Namini
Investor at HV Capital
Christian Saller
Investor at HV Capital
Christoph Jung
Investor at HV Capital
Daniel Bertele
Executive Officer at HV Capital
Network2
Investors connected to Lina in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lina Chong?
- Lina Chong, an ex-founder-turned-VC, is an operator partner who coaches founders on layoffs, pivots and co-founder conflicts, prioritizing people, culture and trust, counted among Europe's most influential women in venture.
- Where does Lina Chong work?
- Lina Chong is Partner at HV Capital.
- What does Lina Chong invest in?
- Lina Chong invests in Climate Tech, Consumer, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Lina Chong write?
- Lina Chong typically writes checks of $540K – $64.8M.
- What companies has Lina Chong invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Conatix, Edukoya, Fifth Dimension AI, Freeverse.io, Gamestry, Kippa, Odin, Saleor Commerce, Tzafon, VersionEye.
- Where did Lina Chong go to school?
- Lina Chong studied at Bucerius Law School (Master of Law and Business); WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Master of Law and Business); University of California, Riverside (B.A., Philosophy/ Law and Society).
Same school
Also attended Bucerius Law School20
Tobias FlattLegal Counsel at PICUS CAPITALFabian HeilemannFounder & CEO at AENUFrederic KostInvestor at HV CapitalThilo WurstAssociate Legal Counsel & Risk Manager at HeadlineMartin Große FrieHead of Finance at YabeoHans Peter HaslerPräsident at HBM Healthcare Investments
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Also attended WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management222
John GregerCPO & Portfolio Partner at Burda Principal InvestmentsNatalie SchmitkeManaging Director Capital Networks at Burda Principal InvestmentsFriedrich von WulffenPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsSheng Xin YuInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal InvestmentsBorisFounding Partner at Version One VenturesRouven DresselhausInvestor at Cavalry Ventures
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Also attended University of California, Riverside77
Mellissa GraySenior Scientist, Protein Sciences at Deerfield Management CompanyDr Jonathan AvesarScientific Lead at Lever VCBrett TeeleChief Financial Officer & Partner at Unusual VenturesVanessa SmallInvestor at DigitalDx VenturesBo ZhaoDirector of Commercialization at First Bight VenturesJazelyn JoseFinance Associate at SuRo Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Target Global25
Costanza CariniInvestor at DN CapitalSka Sijia DuPrincipal at Karma VenturesRytisInvestor at Dig Ventures Management LimitedRicardo SchaeferFounder/General Partner at Zone 2 Ventures LlcChristian NoskePartner at NGP CapitalZiaf RehmanAssociate at Delin Ventures
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Also worked at ResearchGate4
Simon LeveneCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesBenjamin BoyerPartner at Tenaya CapitalDr. Ansgar KirchheimPartner at Cipio PartnersChris BattlesChief Product Officer (2019 hire; per Wikipedia, formerly of LogMeIn) — role title may have since changed to Pete Hirsch per Crunchbase; included for completeness/cross-reference at Zuora
Also worked at GoEuro3
Also worked at Hasso Plattner Capital8
Lakshman Pachineela SeshadriIndependent Consultant at The Yield Lab Asia PacificUdayan UmapathiFounder at Volta Labs, Inc.Dustin LangeFounder at MidplaneMarvin Christopher BornsteinFounder at Zeit AISven MischkewitzCTO at ThinkSono GmbHAlexander ZeierChief Scientist at Nova AI Software
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