Tim Chen Overview
- Investor Type
- Angel
- Investments
- 12
- Portfolio
- 8
- Exits
- 4

Tim Chen General Information
Description
Mr. Tim Chen is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer, President & Board Member at NerdWallet. Previously he served as a Sector Head at JAT Capital Management. Prior to this, he served as an Analyst at Perry Capital. He sets the strategic vision for NerdWallet, as he has since co-founded the company in 2009. Previously, he was a hedge fund analyst at Perry Capital, investing in payment processing firms, credit card networks and technology companies. He also worked as an equity research analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston. He graduated from Stanford with a degree in economics. He received a BA in economics from Stanford University.
Contact Information
- 875 Stevenson Street
- 5th Floor
- San Francisco, CA 94103
- United States
Tim Chen Investments (12)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Kubecost | 18-Feb-2022 | Early Stage VC | 000.00 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 000 0000 |
000000000 | 15-Feb-2022 | 0000 00000 | 000 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | 000 0000 |
000000.000 | 14-Jul-2021 | 0000 00000 | 000 | Software Development Applications | Generating Revenue | 000 0000 |
000000000 (0000000 | 18-Jun-2021 | 00000 00000 | 000.00 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |
000000 | 29-Sep-2020 | 00000 00000 | 000 | Software Development Applications | Generating Revenue | 000 0000 |
00000000000 | 26-Aug-2020 | 0000 00000 | 00.00 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 000 0000 |
00000000 | 21-May-2020 | 0000 00000 | 00.00 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 000 0000 |
000 000000 | 14-Mar-2017 | 000000 00000 | 00.000 | Publishing | Profitable | 000 0000 |
FleetOps (Logistics) | 26-May-2015 | Seed Round | 00000 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | 000 0000 |
SimplyInsured | 21-Apr-2015 | Seed Round | 00.000 | Other Insurance | Generating Revenue | 000 0000 |
Tim Chen Exits (4)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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CoScreen | 30-Dec-2021 | Merger/Acquisition | |
000 000000 | 08-Feb-2021 | 000000000000000000 | 0000 |
Decisive Health | 07-Apr-2017 | Out of Business | |
Do | 15-Feb-2017 | Merger/Acquisition |
Tim Chen Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
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Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
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Tim Chen | Angel Investor | 00 | 0 | San Francisco, CA |
Tim Chen Co-Investors (85)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Essence Venture Capital | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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Anthony Goldbloom | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Cowboy Ventures | 0 | 0 |
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First Round Capital | 0 | 0 |
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Index Ventures | 0 | 0 |
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