Seamon Chan
InvestorFounding Partner at Palm Drive Capital · General Partner at Minerva Palm Drive RF · Co-Founder & Board Member at Lair East Labs
New York City Metropolitan Area
Writes $500K – $5M checks
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About
Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Palm Drive Capital, a New York VC investing in early-stage tech. Stanford graduate completing Harvard Business School's OPM program and a founder of Stanford CEO and NYCCEO.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechSaaS
Experience
- Palm Drive CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2014 — present
- NYC Chinese Entrepreneurs OrganizationCo-Organizercurrent2012 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Insight Venture PartnersInvestment Analyst2011 — 2013
- Chinese Entrepreneurs Organization at StanfordFounding Core Team Member2009 — 2010Stanford, CA
- SponsorPay GmbHCountry Manager USA2009
- VerySite.comVice President, Strategy and Business Development2007 — 2008
- Stanford Artificial Intelligence LabRobotics Research Assistant2008
- CitigroupSummer Analyst2007
- Hitachi Data SystemsTechnical Operations Intern2006
- Forum for American/Chinese Exchange at StanfordFinance Officer/Executive2004 — 2006
- Stanford Center for Integrated SystemsCircuit Design Research Assistant2005
Investments
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Colleagues at Palm Drive Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Seamon Chan?
- Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Palm Drive Capital, a New York VC investing in early-stage tech. Stanford graduate completing Harvard Business School's OPM program and a founder of Stanford CEO and NYCCEO.
- Where does Seamon Chan work?
- Seamon Chan is Founding Partner at Palm Drive Capital.
- What does Seamon Chan invest in?
- Seamon Chan invests in AI & Machine Learning, E-commerce, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Seamon Chan write?
- Seamon Chan typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- What companies has Seamon Chan invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Casetext, SimpleLegal, Zenefits.
- Where did Seamon Chan go to school?
- Seamon Chan studied at Stanford University; Harvard Business School (Owner/President Management Program); Tsinghua University (EMBA, People's Bank of China School of Finance).
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