Richard Chen Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Cortex Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

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

Primary Position
Cortex Partner, Vitruvian Partners
Education
Carnegie Mellon University, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Email
ri
Phone
+86 137
Address
  • HKRI Taikoo Hui Center I, 288 Shi Men Yi Road
  • Suite 2028, Jing'an District
  • Shanghai, 200041
  • China
+86 137

Richard Chen Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
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
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
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

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