Tiq Chapa
InvestorSenior Associate at Rocketship.vc
United States
Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $3M
About
Tiq Chapa leads venture capital partnerships for Google Cloud, focusing on early-stage companies in AI, robotics, and infrastructure. With over a decade of experience in venture capital, accelerators, and startup platforms, Chapa has developed expertise in early-stage due diligence, founder-investor relationships, and corporate-startup partnerships, including board-level engagement across domestic and international networks.
Experience
- GoogleVC Partnerships (US), Google Cloudcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- L'ATTITUDE VENTURESInvestor2023 — 2026
- rocketship.vcInvestor2022 — 2023Los Altos, California, United States
- Ulu VenturesMBA Associate2021Palo Alto, California, United States
- StartX.Partnerships2019 — 2020Palo Alto
- Illumen CapitalAssociate2018 — 2019Palo Alto
- Stanford Graduate School of BusinessDirector/Program Manager - Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative2014 — 2018Stanford, CA
- Hispanic Heritage FoundationLOFT Innovation Director2013 — 2014
- BaseballPitcher/Closer2012Palm Springs and New Mexico
- DisrptCo-Founder2010 — 2011Sand Hill Road
Education
- Stanford UniversityBachelor's degree, Urban Studies/Affairs
- The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA2020 — 2022
Skills & more
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Public Speaking71Management15Analysis9Leadership18Spanish14Early Stage InvestmentPortfolio SupportStrategic Sourcingecosystem developmentfounder engagementDue Diligence4
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SourcingVenture Financingentrepreneur supportLP EngagementEntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalInvestmentsReturn on InvestmentResearchStart-upsCommunity DevelopmentMarketingLanguages English · Spanish
From Tiq's professional profile.
Colleagues at Rocketship.vc
Anand Rajaraman
Partner at Rocketship.vc
Blake Rogow
Investor at Rocketship.vc
Greg Lahann
Chief Financial Officer at Rocketship.vc
Jon Staenberg
Founder at Agate Hound
Madhu Shalini Iyer
Managing Partner at Rocketship.vc
Paul Baird-Smith
Software Engineer at Rocketship.vc
Rob Harries
Software Engineer at Rocketship.vc
Sailesh Ramakrishnan
Managing Partner at Rocketship.vc
Network2
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Tiq Chapa work?
- Tiq Chapa is Senior Associate at Rocketship.vc.
- What check size does Tiq Chapa write?
- Tiq Chapa typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
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