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Zao Chen

Investor

Principal at Craft Ventures

United States

About

Zao Chen is a Principal on Craft Ventures' investment team focused on software companies, with particular interest in data infrastructure, AI infrastructure, and developer tools. He has served as Interim VP Finance at Supabase and Interim VP Finance & BizOps at Onehouse, and previously worked in growth equity at Georgian and in M&A at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

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Experience

  1. Craft VenturesPrincipalcurrent2024 — present
  2. SupabaseInterim VP Finance2024 — 2025
  3. OnehouseInterim VP Finance2024 — 2025
  4. GeorgianInvestor2021 — 2024
  5. Bank of America Merrill LynchInvestment Banking2019 — 2021

Education

  1. University of WaterlooBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biotechnology2014 — 2018

Skills & more

Public Speaking23Teamwork24Microsoft Excel19Time Management12Leadership14PowerPoint5Customer Service4Microsoft Word4Research4Microsoft Office6Accounting4Event Planning3
+4 moreCommunicationTeam LeadershipManagementMicrosoft PowerPoint

Languages Chinese · English

From Zao's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Waterloo343

Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at Supabase15

Aydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesMichael RobinsonInvestor at Craft VenturesShailendra SinghManaging Director at Peak XV PartnersDavid ThyressonCofounder & General Partner at Preston-Werner VenturesAaron CortOperating Partner, Marketing & Growth at Craft Ventures

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Also worked at Onehouse2

Michael RobinsonInvestor at Craft VenturesJerry ChenPartner at Greylock Partners

Also worked at Georgian7

Ha DuongVP Finance & Operations at Luge CapitalAnkur SaxenaInvestment Director at TDK VenturesNick ChenPrincipal at Golden VenturesEli ScottAssociate at Wittington VenturesQhalisa KhaSenior Associate at Active Impact InvestmentsElliott RobinsonPartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

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Also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch230

Dan BartusPartner, Head of Research at Felicis VenturesCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaKatrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture Partners

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Colleagues at Craft Ventures

Aaron Cort
Operating Partner, Marketing & Growth at Craft Ventures
Arra Malekzadeh
Partner at Craft Ventures
Bil Harmer
Advisor, Infosec at Craft Ventures
Bill Lee
Venture Partner at Craft Ventures
Brian Murray
Partner and COO at Craft Ventures
Bryan Rosenblatt
Partner at Craft Ventures
Caroline Brayson
Operating Partner, Communications & Marketing at Craft Ventures
Cassie Chao Leemans
Operating Partner, Talent at Craft Ventures