/People

Nelson Chu

Investor

Managing Director at Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C. · Board director at Kobiton

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Writes $250K – $3M checks · typically $1.5M

Find your path to Nelson

722 people in our graph can introduce you to Nelson.

Each arrow is one introduction. Sign up to fill in the first one.

Ask Deb Rand to introduce you to Nelson

You →Deb · together at Kinetic Ventures (2024–2026) →Nelson

Ask Jamie Chen to introduce you to Nelson

You →Jamie · 2 people · together at Kinetic Ventures →Nelson

Ask Sam Okafor to introduce you to Nelson

You →Sam · 8 people · together at Virginia Tech →Nelson

Sign up to find every way you can get introduced to Nelson

  • Your email: the people you already email who know Nelson
  • 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: people you know who worked, studied or invested with Nelson
  • Your LinkedIn: the connections who can make the intro for you

We rank every route by how warm it is, so you raise on warm intros instead of cold emails.

About

Managing Director focused on information and infrastructure technologies, enterprise and internet software, and emerging software/hardware. Previously a McKinsey consultant and Oracle development manager; holds degrees from Virginia Tech, MIT, and Harvard Business School.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Board director at Kobiton

Intro paths

→

In turn, Nelson can intro founders to Kobiton's investors below.

Co-founders at Kobiton

FMFrank Moyer
Frank MoyerDirector

Experience

  1. Kinetic VenturesManaging Directorcurrent1998 — presentAtlanta Metropolitan Area
  2. McKinsey & Company, Inc.Consultant1995 — 1998Atlanta Metropolitan Area
  3. Oracle CorporationDevelopment Manager1990 — 1993San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Venture Capital99Entrepreneurship59Mergers26Private Equity57Start-ups99Operations Management12Corporate Development84Board of Director experience4Business Strategy69Business Development28Executive Management25Angel Investing42
+12 moreMergers & AcquisitionsBoard of DirectorsInvestment BankingNew Business DevelopmentDue DiligenceFinancial ModelingBusiness ModelingStrategic PartnershipsEnterprise SoftwareStrategyStrategic PlanningBusiness Planning

From Nelson's professional profile.

Colleagues at Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nelson Chu?
Managing Director focused on information and infrastructure technologies, enterprise and internet software, and emerging software/hardware. Previously a McKinsey consultant and Oracle development manager; holds degrees from Virginia Tech, MIT, and Harvard Business School.
Where does Nelson Chu work?
Nelson Chu is Managing Director at Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C. and Board director at Kobiton.
What check size does Nelson Chu write?
Nelson Chu typically writes checks of $250K – $3M.
Where did Nelson Chu go to school?
Nelson Chu studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., Electrical Engineering); Virginia Tech (B.S., Electrical Engineering).

Same school

Shared employers