Richard Chen Overview
- Investor Type
- Angel
- Status
- Active
- Professionals
- 1
- Investments
- 89
- Portfolio
- 32
- Exits
- 53
Richard Chen General Information
Description
Mr. Richard Chen serves as Venture Partner at Ceyuan Ventures. He is also an Angel Investor. He also serves as a Managing Director at Vitruvian Partners. Prior to joining Vitruvian, he 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, he 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, he 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, he served a Special Partner to the firm for three and a half years, where he consulted on a number of projects. He is a US national and he has a Bachelor of Science from Carnegie Mellon University.
Contact Information
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Primary Office
- San Francisco, CA
- United States
Richard Chen Investments (89)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chewse | 16-May-2019 | Later Stage VC | 00.000 | Food Products | Profitable | 0000000 0000 |
| 000000000 | 21-Mar-2019 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 0000000 0000 |
| 000000 | 05-Feb-2018 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Communication Software | Generating Revenue | 0000000 0000 |
| 000000000000 | 14-Feb-2017 | 00000 00000 | 00.00 | Information Services (B2C) | Profitable | 0000000 0000 |
| 0000 | 10-Aug-2016 | 0000 00000 | 00.00 | Social/Platform Software | Generating Revenue | 0000000 0000 |
| 00000000 | 22-Jul-2016 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Social/Platform Software | Out of Business | 0000000 0000 |
| 000000000000 | 17-Mar-2016 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Information Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | 0000000 0000 |
| 0000000000 | 27-Aug-2015 | 0000 00000 | 00000 | Information Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | 0000000 0000 |
| Onefinestay | 29-Jun-2015 | Later Stage VC | 0000 | Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure | Profitable | 0000000 0000 |
| AxleHire | 22-May-2015 | Angel (individual) | Logistics | Generating Revenue | 0000000 0000 |
Richard Chen Exits (53)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pen.io | 01-Apr-2020 | Out of Business | |
| 000000 | 31-Mar-2020 | 000000000000000000 | |
| 00000000 | 04-Nov-2019 | 000 00 00000000 | |
| 00000000 | 07-Jun-2019 | 000000000000000000 | |
| 00000 | 03-May-2019 | 000000 0000000000 | 00000 |
| 000000000 | 11-Apr-2019 | 000000000000000000 | |
| 000000000000 | 07-Mar-2019 | 000000000000000000 | 00000 |
| 00000000 | 01-Jan-2019 | 000 00 00000000 | |
| MakeLeaps | 26-Oct-2018 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| AllTrails | 11-Oct-2018 | Buyout/LBO | 0000 |
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 (95)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| Yun-Fang Juan | 2 | 0 |
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| Creandum | 0 | 0 |
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| Greenspring Associates | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Kleiner Perkins | 0 | 0 |
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| bmp Ventures | 0 | 0 |
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