Richard Chen Overview
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Cortex Partner
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Information Technology
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Richard Chen General Information
Biography
Mr. Richard Chen serves as a Cortex Partner at Vitruvian Partners. He joined Vitruvian in 2015 as a Special Partner before becoming a Managing Director in 2019. He focuses on investments in China and the wider Asia region. Prior to joining Vitruvian, he began his career in banking on Wall Street in the mid-'90s, 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 as a Special Partner to the firm for three and a half years, where he consulted on a number of projects. He has a Bachelor of Science from Carnegie Mellon University.
Contact Information
Address
- HKRI Taikoo Hui Center I, 288 Shi Men Yi Road
- Suite 2028, Jing'an District
- Shanghai, 200041
- China
Richard Chen Positions (1)
Firm name | Firm type | Title | Location | Industry | Since |
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Vitruvian Partners | Investor | Cortex Partner | London, United Kingdom | PE/Buyout |
Richard Chen Lead Partner on Deals (96)
Richard Chen has been the lead partner on 96 deals. Their latest deal was with Layer3, a other financial services company. The deal was made for on 20-Sep-2024.
Company | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Deal Status | Industry | Location |
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Layer3 | 20-Sep-2024 | Early Stage VC (Series A) | Completed | Other Financial Services | Saint Peters, MO | |
Metahood | 18-Jan-2023 | Completed | Financial Software | New York, NY | ||
Ixana | 01-Nov-2021 | Completed | Application Specific Semiconductors | West Lafayette, IN | ||
SidelineSwap | 10-Aug-2020 | Completed | Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) | Boston, MA | ||
InstaCarro | 30-Apr-2020 | Completed | Automotive | Sao Paulo, Brazil | ||
Chewse | 16-May-2019 | Completed | Media and Information Services (B2B) | San Francisco, CA | ||
HoneyBook | 21-Mar-2019 | Completed | Business/Productivity Software | San Francisco, CA | ||
Mode | 24-Sep-2018 | Completed | Business/Productivity Software | San Mateo, CA | ||
Remind | 05-Feb-2018 | Later Stage VC (Series D) | Completed | Communication Software | San Ramon, CA | |
Jitsu | 30-Jun-2017 | Early Stage VC (Series A) | Completed | Logistics | Berkeley, CA |
Richard Chen Network (833)
Portfolio Executives (833)
Name | Company | Role | Deal date | Location |
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Ehsan Abbaszadeh | Layer3 | Head of Growth | 20-Sep-2024 | Saint Peters, MO |
Dariya Khojasteh | Layer3 | Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member | 20-Sep-2024 | Saint Peters, MO |
Layer3 | Co-Founder, Chief Financial Officer & Board Member | 20-Sep-2024 | Saint Peters, MO | |
Metahood | Founder & Chief Executive Officer | 18-Jan-2023 | New York, NY | |
Ixana | Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Chairman | 01-Nov-2021 | West Lafayette, IN |
Richard Chen FAQs
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Who is Richard Chen?
Mr. Richard Chen serves as a Cortex Partner at Vitruvian Partners.
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Richard Chen’s primary position is Cortex Partner.
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Richard Chen’s email address is ri
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