Richard Chen Overview
- Investor Type
- Angel
- Status
- Active
- Professionals
- 1

- Investments
- 97
- Portfolio
- 32
- Exits
- 60

Richard Chen General Information
Description
Mr. Richard Chen serves as Managing Director at Vitruvian Partners. Richard joined Vitruvian in 2015 as a Special Partner before becoming a Managing Director in 2019. Richard focuses on investments in the China and the wider Asia region. Prior to joining Vitruvian, Richard began his career in banking on Wall Street in the mid 90's, before being the Chairman of Yifei Investment Holdings. Upon his arrival at Yifei Investment, Richard led the firm to an impressive track record from domestic success case Focus Media to global investment projects including FarFetch and Flexport. While at Yifei Investment, Richard co-founded Huangpu River Capital, where he once again put his international background and China market insight to work, leading multiple investment projects such as Grail, BitMain and Montage. He also co-founded Dragonfly Capital Partners, the largest global crypto fund of funds. Prior to joining Vitruvian Partners full time in 2019, Richard served a Special Partner to the firm for three and a half years, where he consulted on a number of projects. Richard is a US national and he has a Bachelor of Science from Carnegie Mellon University.
Contact Information
- San Francisco, CA
- United States
Richard Chen Investments (97)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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10XAR | 01-Nov-2021 | Seed Round | Electronics (B2C) | Stealth | 0000000 0000 | |
00000 (00000000000 | 18-Sep-2020 | 0000 00000 | 00000 | Business/Productivity Software | Stealth | |
0000000000 | 30-Apr-2020 | 00000 00000 | 000 | Automotive | Generating Revenue | 0000000 0000 |
000000000000 | 08-Nov-2019 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) | Generating Revenue | 0000000 0000 |
000000 | 16-May-2019 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Profitable | 0000000 0000 |
000000000 | 21-Mar-2019 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 0000000 0000 |
0000 | 24-Sep-2018 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Database Software | Generating Revenue | 0000000 0000 |
000000 | 05-Feb-2018 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Communication Software | Generating Revenue | 0000000 0000 |
AxleHire | 30-Jun-2017 | Early Stage VC | 00.00 | Logistics | Generating Revenue | 0000000 0000 |
HealthSherpa | 14-Feb-2017 | Early Stage VC | 00.00 | Insurance Brokers | Profitable | 0000000 0000 |
Richard Chen Exits (60)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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Forge Global | 22-Mar-2022 | Reverse Merger | 00000 |
000 00 00000 | 25-Jan-2022 | 000000000000000000 | |
000000 (0000) | 28-Sep-2021 | 000000000000000000 | |
0000000000 | 01-Apr-2021 | 000000000 00000000 | |
000000000 | 01-Mar-2021 | 000000000 00000000 | |
00000000 | 01-Feb-2021 | 000000000 00000000 | |
00000000 | 01-Jan-2021 | 0000000000: 000000 | |
00000000 | 25-Nov-2020 | 000000000000000000 | |
Pen.io | 01-Apr-2020 | Out of Business | |
Chewse | 31-Mar-2020 | Merger/Acquisition |
Richard Chen Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
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Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
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Richard Chen | Angel Investor | 00 | San Francisco, CA |
Richard Chen Co-Investors (92)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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FJ Labs | 2 | 0 |
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Kleiner Perkins | 0 | 0 |
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Greenspring Associates | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Norwest Venture Partners | 0 | 0 |
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True Ventures | 0 | 0 |
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