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Steven Chen

Founder

Founder at Treeswift

New York, New York, United States

FoundedTreeswift

About

Steven Chen is CEO and Co-Founder of Treeswift, a company applying AI-powered vegetation management to help utilities reduce wildfire risk and improve grid resilience using imagery, LiDAR, and voice data. He previously pursued a PhD at the University of Pennsylvania, where he researched deep learning for robot perception and action.

Founder at Treeswift

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Treeswift's investors · 15

Anorak VenturesLos Angeles · $25K – $400K checksAwesome People Ventures$50K – $250K checksBoom Capital VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $300K checksContour Venture PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M checksConvective CapitalSan FranciscoCrosslink CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $9M checksDorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checksDraft Ventures LlcSan FranciscoHumba VenturesSan Francisco · $750K checksInspired CapitalNew York · $500K – $20M checksPathbreaker VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $1M checksSusa VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksSwitch VenturesSan FranciscoTenOneTen VenturesLos Angeles · $500K – $5M checksYes VCSan Francisco · $30K – $1.5M checks

Co-founders at Treeswift

EHElizabeth Hunter
Elizabeth HunterExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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Michael ShominExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

  1. TreeswiftCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. University of PennsylvaniaHead of Precision Agriculture Group2018 — 2020Greater Philadelphia
  3. University of PennsylvaniaPHD in Computer Information Science (CIS) Student2017 — 2020
  4. University of PennsylvaniaGraduate Research in Robotics Student2015 — 2016Greater Philadelphia
  5. Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG)Options Trader2014 — 2015Greater Chicago Area
  6. Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG)Fixed Income Trader2013 — 2014
  7. Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG)Assistant Trader2012 — 2013Bala Cynwyd, PA
  8. Susquehanna International GroupAssistant Trader Intern2011Bala Cynwyd
  9. CAORC Critical Language ScholarshipScholarship Recipient2010Amman, Jordan

Skills & more

BloombergStataBloomberg TerminalMicrosoft Excel1Financial Modeling2Fixed Income2DerivativesTrading4EconomicsFinancial AnalysisQuantitative AnalyticsData Analysis1
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Steven Chen?
Steven Chen is CEO and Co-Founder of Treeswift, a company applying AI-powered vegetation management to help utilities reduce wildfire risk and improve grid resilience using imagery, LiDAR, and voice data. He previously pursued a PhD at the University of Pennsylvania, where he researched deep learning for robot perception and action.
Where does Steven Chen work?
Steven Chen is Founder of Treeswift.
What companies did Steven Chen found?
Steven Chen founded Treeswift.
Where did Steven Chen go to school?
Steven Chen studied at University of Pennsylvania (Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.), Robotics); Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), MMSS); University of Pennsylvania (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Treeswift4

Ryan GembalaFounder & Managing Partner at Pathbreaker VenturesNewth MorrisManaging Director at Ankona CapitalGary BenerofeGeneral Partner at Mu VenturesElizabeth HunterExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter at Treeswift

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Wesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesDavid MagermanManaging Partner at Differential VenturesNuan ZhangInvestor at Episode1Vyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesLouis BernemanFounding Partner at Osage University PartnersCassidy BlundellPartner at Mission Biocapital

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Also worked at Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG)34

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