Simon Chan
InvestorManaging Partner at FirsthandVC
New York
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Experience
- FirsthandVCFounding Partnercurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- AI Agent ConferenceChair & Foundercurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- PEF CommunityPEF Chapter Lead2023 — 2026New York City Metropolitan Area
- Seed and Pre-Seed StartupsAngel Investor / LP2013 — 2022
- PredictionIO (Acquired by Salesforce) -> Einstein PlatformCEO and Co-founder2013 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Zoth.comCEO & Co-Founder2006 — 2010Beijing and Guangzhou
- Crossia (Exited with profit)CEO & Founder2004 — 2006Hong Kong
- Tutor123.com (Acquired)CEO & Founder2003 — 2004San Francisco Bay Area
- E*TRADESoftware Engineer, Core Technology, Retail2002 — 2004San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- University of MichiganB.S.E., Computer Science1999 — 2002
- UCLDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Machine Learning
- Stanford UniversityMaster of Science - MS (Incomplete), Management Science & Engineering2003 — 2004
- Stanford StartX
- Mozilla WebFWD
Skills & more
Cloud Computing14Big Data99Data Analysis6Recommender Systems19API2Entrepreneurship67Early-stage Startups7Data Mining59Social Networking5Lean Startup4Social Media6Lean Software Development3
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Mobile ApplicationsStart-upsMachine LearningDistributed SystemsAPIsProgrammingSoftware DevelopmentWeb ApplicationsSaaSHadoopScalaPythonFrom Simon's professional profile.
Colleagues at FirsthandVC
Network3
Amman Bhasin
Investment Partner at PayPal Ventures
Clint Chao
General Partner at Moment Ventures, Llc
Thomas D. Lehrman
Managing Partner at Teamworthy Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Simon Chan work?
- Simon Chan is Managing Partner at FirsthandVC.
- What check size does Simon Chan write?
- Simon Chan typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended University of Michigan487
Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaHannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Also attended UCL378
André DuboisInvestor at Index VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMarie FerriInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneGiovanni MariggiInvestor at Medicxi
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at PEF Community60
Ellen RubinPartner at Glasswing VenturesEran SavirFounder & Managing Partner at Savyon VenturesZach PosnerManaging Partner & Co-Founder at LegalTechGreg RaizGeneral Partner at FoundersEdgeBob MasonCo-Founder and Managing Partner at ArgonDan ReichVenture Partner at Red Sea Ventures
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Also worked at PredictionIO (Acquired by Salesforce) -> Einstein Platform239
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesAlex BardManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesTravis BryantSales Leadership at Redpoint Ventures
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Also worked at E*TRADE31
Paul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire VenturesAmy ErrettVenture partner at True Ventures and founding CEO of Madison ReedRobert TomkinsonSelf at Mucker CapitalScott SpanglerManaging Partner | COO at AI CapitalScott WilliamsonPortfolio Partner: Product at OSS CapitalMatthew MurphyGeneral Partner at Electric Feel Ventures Llc
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