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.

Where did Simon Chan go to school?

Simon Chan studied at University of Michigan (B.S.E., Computer Science); UCL (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Machine Learning); Stanford University (Master of Science - MS (Incomplete), Management Science & Engineering).

Simon Chan

Investor

Managing Partner at FirsthandVC

New York

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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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

Skills & more

Cloud Computing14Big Data99Data Analysis6Recommender Systems19API2Entrepreneurship67Early-stage Startups7Data Mining59Social Networking5Lean Startup4Social Media6Lean Software Development3

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AdonisArtifactAskFora BlazelBloomfilterBlueskyChaos LabsCloudEagle.aiCred ProtocolDistyl AIEVEFabricaFastbreak AIFathomForwrd HyperArc InstilIntroJourneyfront Lastmile AiLunarNoetica AIObjectiveParallaxPortable PrecantoPulseRevcastSimplifiedSproutTrebellarWatershed InformaticsZendata

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Amman Bhasin

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Clint Chao

General Partner at Moment Ventures, Llc

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Managing Partner at Teamworthy Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Simon Chan?: Managing Partner at FirsthandVC
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.
What companies has Simon Chan invested in?: Investments tracked here include Adonis, Artifact, AskFora, Blazel, Bloomfilter, Bluesky, Chaos Labs, CloudEagle.ai, Cred Protocol, Distyl AI, EVE, Fabrica, and 21 more.
Where did Simon Chan go to school?: Simon Chan studied at University of Michigan (B.S.E., Computer Science); UCL (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Machine Learning); Stanford University (Master of Science - MS (Incomplete), Management Science & Engineering).