Michael Chen
InvestorGeneral Partner at Root and Shoot Ventures
Hong Kong
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Experience
- Unity InvestmentsFoundercurrent2022 — presentHong Kong SAR
- Root and Shoot VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — present
- WeLabGroup Product Manager2020 — 2021Hong Kong SAR
- WeLabGroup Growth Manager2017 — 2020Hong Kong SAR
- Wealthwiz LLCCo-Founder & CEO2016 — 2017Beijing, China
- Tuspark VenturesAssociate2015 — 2016Beijing, China
- CDH InvestmentsPrivate Equity Intern2014Beijing, China
- Credit SuisseEquity Research Analyst2012 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
- McKinsey & CompanyResearch Intern2011Shanghai, China
- Oak Investment PartnersVenture Capital Intern2010Beijing City, China
- National Basketball AssociationEvents Intern2008Beijing, China
Education
- Georgetown UniversityBachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance and International Business
- Tsinghua UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
- International School of BeijingInternational Baccalaureate Diploma
Skills & more
Bloomberg8Mandarin9English4Financial Modeling20Corporate Finance5Business Strategy4Equity Research6Valuation2
- Series 7, Series 63, Series 86, Series 87 — FINRA
From Michael's professional profile.
Colleagues at Root and Shoot Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Michael Chen work?
- Michael Chen is General Partner at Root and Shoot Ventures.
- What check size does Michael Chen write?
- Michael Chen typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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