Seamon Chan
InvestorCo-Founder & Board Member at Lair East Labs · Founding Partner at Palm Drive Capital
New York City Metropolitan Area
Writes $500K – $5M checks
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About
Seamon Chan brings an immigrant‑founder mentality and multi‑continent operating experience in mobile, gaming, and social networking, favoring hands‑on support for resourceful, hardworking founders and treating repeated failure as learning.
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
Colleagues at Lair East Labs
Avi Fein
Product Mentor at Lair East Labs
Charles Qu
Accounting & Tax at Lair East Labs
Charlyn Ho
Legal Mentor at Lair East Labs
Elizabeth Tobey
Marketing Mentor at Lair East Labs
Eric Fung
Venture Partner at Lair East Labs
Han Liu
Mentor at Lair East Labs
Hannah Thompson
Product Mentor at Lair East Labs
Jane Tran
Mentor at Lair East Labs
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Seamon Chan?
- Seamon Chan brings an immigrant‑founder mentality and multi‑continent operating experience in mobile, gaming, and social networking, favoring hands‑on support for resourceful, hardworking founders and treating repeated failure as learning.
- Where does Seamon Chan work?
- Seamon Chan is Co-Founder & Board Member at Lair East Labs.
- 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.
- 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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