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Seamon Chan

Investor

Founding 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

  1. Palm Drive CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2014 — present
  2. NYC Chinese Entrepreneurs OrganizationCo-Organizercurrent2012 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  3. Insight Venture PartnersInvestment Analyst2011 — 2013
  4. Chinese Entrepreneurs Organization at StanfordFounding Core Team Member2009 — 2010Stanford, CA
  5. SponsorPay GmbHCountry Manager USA2009
  6. VerySite.comVice President, Strategy and Business Development2007 — 2008
  7. Stanford Artificial Intelligence LabRobotics Research Assistant2008
  8. CitigroupSummer Analyst2007
  9. Hitachi Data SystemsTechnical Operations Intern2006
  10. Forum for American/Chinese Exchange at StanfordFinance Officer/Executive2004 — 2006
  11. Stanford Center for Integrated SystemsCircuit Design Research Assistant2005

Investments

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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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