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Aydin SenkutunlockedZao: together at Supabase (2024–2025)
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Zao: together at Supabase
Zao: together at University of Waterloo
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.
Experience
- Craft VenturesPrincipalcurrent2024 — present
- SupabaseInterim VP Finance2024 — 2025
- OnehouseInterim VP Finance2024 — 2025
- GeorgianInvestor2021 — 2024
- Bank of America Merrill LynchInvestment Banking2019 — 2021
Skills & more
Public Speaking23Teamwork24Microsoft Excel19Time Management12Leadership14PowerPoint5Customer Service4Microsoft Word4Research4Microsoft Office6Accounting4Event Planning3
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CommunicationTeam LeadershipManagementMicrosoft PowerPointLanguages Chinese · English
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Colleagues at Craft Ventures
Aaron Cort
Operating Partner, Marketing & Growth 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
Dan Moor
Investor at Craft Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zao Chen?
- 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.
- Where does Zao Chen work?
- Zao Chen is Principal at Craft Ventures.
- Where did Zao Chen go to school?
- Zao Chen studied at University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biotechnology).
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Also attended University of Waterloo646
Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalApoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsAchintya ChaudhariInvestor at LightbankKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Shared employers
Also worked at Supabase17
Aydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesMichael RobinsonInvestor at Craft VenturesShailendra SinghManaging Director at Peak XV PartnersMargaret WuLead Investor at GeorgianKartik GuptaPrincipal at Salesforce Ventures
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Also worked at Onehouse7
Michael RobinsonInvestor at Craft VenturesJerry ChenPartner at Greylock PartnersVinoth ChandarFounder (CEO) at OnehouseGaetan CasteleinHead of Go-To-Market at OnehouseKyle WellerProduct Lead at OnehouseNilesh MahajanFounding Engineer, Platform Engineering Lead at Onehouse
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Also worked at Georgian16
Ha DuongVP Finance & Operations at Luge CapitalAnkur SaxenaInvestment Director at TDK VenturesSteve LeightellLead Investor at GeorgianEmily WalshLead Investor at GeorgianMargaret WuLead Investor at GeorgianJuri ZguriInvestor at Georgian
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Also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch391
Dan BartusPartner, Head of Research at Felicis VenturesCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalKatrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersAndrea GazviniAssociate at Northzone
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