About
Patrick Chung founded ZEFER in the dot‑com era, was Sam Altman's first investor, led a conversation with him at Harvard, and bases work in Boston to tap its university ecosystem.
Contact· published on Patrick's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningFintechHealthtechSaaSSector Agnostic
Board director at Philo
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In turn, Patrick can intro founders to Philo's investors below.
Board director at 23andMe
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In turn, Patrick can intro founders to 23andMe's investors below.
23andMe's investors · 19
Allied Venture PartnersCalgary · $100K – $350K checksAltimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2017Casdin CapitalNew York · since 2017Civilization Ventures Management, LlcTiburon · $1M – $10M checksEQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksFidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2015Future Planet CapitalLondonG SquaredChicagoHouston Angel NetworkHoustonInvestXVancouverJazzya InvestmentsAlcobendasLauder PartnersLos AltosNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksSapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checksSecond Alpha PartnersNew YorkSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2017SteelSky VenturesAtlanta · $100K – $5M checksWuXi Healthcare VenturesGrand Cayman · since 2015XfundPalo Alto · $50K – $500K checks · since 2015
Co-founders at 23andMe
Experience
- XfundManaging General Partnercurrent2012 — presentwww.xfund.com
- New Enterprise AssociatesHead of Consumer investing practice, Head of Seed investing practice2005 — 2014Menlo Park, California, United States
Skills & more
Strategy70Venture Capital99Corporate Development82Mobile Devices46Investments34Private Equity50Strategic Partnerships30Entrepreneurship99Growth Capital6Due Diligence15Financial Modeling9Mergers & Acquisitions23
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Start-upsValuationBusiness StrategyAcquisition IntegrationE-commerceExecutive ManagementEmerging MarketsInvestment BankingAngel InvestingSaaSJoint VenturesBusiness DevelopmentFrom Patrick's professional profile.
Deals · 2
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Xfund
Alex Pentland
Toshiba Professor of Media, Arts, and Sciences at MIT at Xfund
Andrew Williamson
Managing Partner, Cambridge Innovation Capital at Xfund
Bob Pozen
Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management at Xfund
Brandon Farwell
General Partner at Xfund
Cherry Murray
Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy and Professor of Physics, Harvard University at Xfund
Deborah Spar
Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School at Xfund
Elise Bates
Senior Director of the HBS Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and HBS Foundry, Harvard Business School at Xfund
Habib Haddad
Managing Partner at The E14 Fund
Network1
Investors connected to Patrick in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Patrick Chung?
- Patrick Chung founded ZEFER in the dot‑com era, was Sam Altman's first investor, led a conversation with him at Harvard, and bases work in Boston to tap its university ecosystem.
- Where does Patrick Chung work?
- Patrick Chung is General Partner at Xfund and Board director at Philo and Board director at 23andMe.
- What does Patrick Chung invest in?
- Patrick Chung invests in AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- What check size does Patrick Chung write?
- Patrick Chung typically writes checks of $50K – $500K.
- What boards does Patrick Chung sit on?
- Patrick Chung holds tracked board seats at 23andMe, Philo.
- Where did Patrick Chung go to school?
- Patrick Chung studied at Harvard University (A.B., Environmental Science); Harvard Business School (M.B.A.); Harvard Law School (J.D.).
Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,558
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation
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Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesHristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of Payhawk
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Also attended Harvard Law School164
Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystDavid GoldenManaging Partner, Revolution VenturesTracy Van GrackChief Communications Officer at RevolutionSid ShenaiVenture partner at Madrona and co-founder and CEO of Proof DiagnosticsRufus KingInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners
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Also attended University of Oxford990
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at New Enterprise Associates118
Scott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEACrystal HuangInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Matt SacksInvestor at LightbankJai SajnaniInvestor at Khosla VenturesAjay VasheeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Micherice TaoInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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