Patrick Chang
InvestorInvestor at Dispersion Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $250K – $5M checks · typically $1M
About
Patrick Chang founded and leads Dispersion Capital, focusing on early-stage web3 and enterprise infrastructure. He was an early investor in companies such as Alchemy, Dapper Labs, Flow, Forte, and Theta, and previously invested at Cota Capital, Investor Growth Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and Foundation Capital, having started in tech investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers.
Experience
- Dispersion CapitalFoundercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Sahara AIInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- ZettaBlockInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- OdsyInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Space and TimeInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- SyndicateInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Moralis Web3Investorcurrent2021 — present
- Chaos LabsInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- AlchemyInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- Flow BlockchainInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- Dapper LabsInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- ForteInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- BranchInvestorcurrent2014 — present
- MetrikaInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- SignalWireInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- HYPR | The Passwordless Company™Investorcurrent2017 — present
- JuvoInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- data.worldInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- THETA.tvInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- TetrateInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- StacksInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- CAST AILead Seed Investor2021 — 2023
- FreedomFiInvestor2022
- Cota CapitalEarly Stage Enterprise Venture Investor (Seed, Series A, Series B)2021 — 2022
- Samsung NextDirector2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Samsung NextAdvisor2014 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Samsung NextPrincipal2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- VolterraInvestor2017 — 2021
- FilamentInvestor2014 — 2018
- Foundation CapitalInvestment Associate and Former YEP2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Bain Capital VenturesMBA Venture Capital and Growth Investor2013 — 2014Greater New York City Area
- Columbia Business SchoolMBA Candidate2012 — 2014Greater New York City Area
- New York AngelsFA2012 — 2014Greater New York City Area
- InSITEFellow2012 — 2014Greater New York City Area
- Appetite for Good (http://appetiteforgood.com)Co-Founder2010 — 2014
- Investor Growth CapitalGrowth Equity Investment Associate2013Greater New York City Area
- Les EnviesCo-Founder2011 — 2013Greater New York City Area
- UpdataSenior Associate2008 — 2012Greater New York City Area
- Bank of AmericaAnalyst2006 — 2008Greater New York City Area
- Lehman BrothersAnalyst2005 — 2006
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship83Venture Capital77Non-profits20Investment Banking25Event Planning17Corporate Finance17Nonprofits12Mergers & Acquisitions18Social Entrepreneurship6M&A analysis5Internet Entrepreneur5Cross-border M&A3
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SecurityMobile TechnologyMobile InternetM&A ModelingNew VenturesInternet SecurityBiometricsMobile SecuritySaaSEnterprise SoftwareStrategyManagementLanguages Chinese
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Colleagues at Dispersion Capital
Cullen Jennings
Advisor at Dispersion Capital
David Eun
Advisor at Dispersion Capital
Dr. Hossein Moiin
Advisor at Dispersion Capital
Kary Bheemaiah
Advisor at Dispersion Capital
Matt Cheng
Venture Partner, Investor, and Advisor at Dispersion Capital
Mikhael (Mik) Naayem
Advisor at Dispersion Capital
Paul Brody
Advisor at Dispersion Capital
Pierre Arys
Venture Partner at Dispersion Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Patrick Chang?
- Patrick Chang founded and leads Dispersion Capital, focusing on early-stage web3 and enterprise infrastructure. He was an early investor in companies such as Alchemy, Dapper Labs, Flow, Forte, and Theta, and previously invested at Cota Capital, Investor Growth Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and Foundation Capital, having started in tech investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers.
- Where does Patrick Chang work?
- Patrick Chang is Investor at Dispersion Capital.
- What check size does Patrick Chang write?
- Patrick Chang typically writes checks of $250K – $5M.
- Where did Patrick Chang go to school?
- Patrick Chang studied at Columbia Business School.
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