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Steve Chew

Unicorn founder

Co-Founder at BuildOps

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedBuildOps$1B

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About

Steve Chew co-founded BuildOps in 2018 and has served as its Chief Operating Officer and Chief People Officer before moving into the Chief Strategy Officer role in 2024. He previously co-founded and led Swurv as CEO and was Vice President of Marketing at Fundly, and is a member and community lead at StartX.

Co-Founder at BuildOps

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BuildOps's investors · 23

01 AdvisorsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025137 VenturesSan Francisco · since 20251984 Ventures Management, LlcSan Francisco · $750K – $1M checksAlpha EdisonLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checksB Capital GroupManhattan Beach · $10M – $50M checksB4 Capital$10M – $50M checksBONDSan Francisco · since 2025Bond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2025Crosscut VenturesLos Angeles · $250K – $750K checksFikaCulver City · $1M – $10M checksFika VenturesCulver City · $250K – $2M checks · since 2025Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Ground Up VenturesNew York · $500K – $1.5M checksLiquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2019Meritech Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $5M – $40M checks · since 2025MetaPropNew York · $100K – $1M checksMetaProp VenturesNew YorkNext47Palo Alto · since 2025PLUS CapitalVenice · $100K – $1M checksSE VenturesMenlo Park · since 2025Stepstone GroupZurich · since 2025TenOneTen VenturesLos Angeles · $500K – $5M checksTitanium VenturesSydney Nsw · $5M – $10M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at BuildOps

ACAlok Chanani
Alok ChananiCEO & Co-Founder

Experience

  1. BuildOpsChief Strategy Officercurrent2024 — presentGreater Los Angeles, California, United States
  2. BuildOpsCo-Founder & Board Directorcurrent2018 — presentGreater Los Angeles, California, United States
  3. BuildOpsChief Operating Officer2018 — 2024Greater Los Angeles, California, United States
  4. StartX.Community Leadcurrent2020 — present
  5. StartX.Membercurrent2019 — presentPalo Alto, California
  6. SwurvCo-Founder & CEO2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  7. FundlyVice President, Marketing2015Rohnert Park, CA
  8. FundlyVice President, Business Development2014 — 2015San Francisco, CA
  9. MicrosoftSenior Technical Product Manager2010 — 2014Redmond, WA

Skills & more

Negotiation3Professional Services2

Languages English

  • Startup School Online — Y Combinator

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Steve Chew?
Steve Chew co-founded BuildOps in 2018 and has served as its Chief Operating Officer and Chief People Officer before moving into the Chief Strategy Officer role in 2024. He previously co-founded and led Swurv as CEO and was Vice President of Marketing at Fundly, and is a member and community lead at StartX.
Where does Steve Chew work?
Steve Chew is Co-Founder of BuildOps.
What companies did Steve Chew found?
Steve Chew founded BuildOps.
Where did Steve Chew go to school?
Steve Chew studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Stanford University (BS, Mechanical Engineering, Departmental Honors).

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