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Tim Chen

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Tim Chen is the founder and CEO of NerdWallet. A former hedge fund equity analyst specializing in payment processing companies, credit card ...

Investor Profile

Tim Chen has backed more than 10 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 2 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series C, Pre Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, India.
  • Strong thematic focus on eSports, Fantasy Sports, Messaging.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (80%)
  • Series C (10%)
  • Pre Seed (10%)

Country Focus

  • United States (90%)
  • India (10%)

Industry Focus

  • Esports
  • Fantasy Sports
  • Messaging
  • Mobile
  • Sports
  • Internet
  • Software
  • Financial Services
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
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Who does Tim Chen frequently co-invest with?

Switch Ventures
Switch Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Blue Collective
Blue Collective
North America, New York, United States, Brooklyn
Co-Investments: 1
General Catalyst
General Catalyst
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Co-Investments: 1
Titanium Ventures
Titanium Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
QueensBridge Venture Partners
QueensBridge Venture Partners
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Co-Investments: 1
New Enterprise Associates
New Enterprise Associates
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1
Sterling.VC
Sterling.VC
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
AltaIR Capital
AltaIR Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Slow Ventures
Slow Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Tim Chen often collaborate with?

KT
Klay Thompson
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Shared Deals: 1
Adil Chaudry
Shared Deals: 2
BD
Baron Davis
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 1
SM
Sam Melamed
North America, District of Columbia, United States, Washington
Shared Deals: 2
KL
Kevin Lin
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
RG
Rosalyn Gold Onwude
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 1
JG
Jacob Gibson
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 4
KD
Kevin Durant
North America, California, United States, Oakland
Shared Deals: 1
RK
Rich Kleiman
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
BJ
Byron Jones
North America, Arizona, United States, Phoenix
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Tim Chen?

Sock Finance

San Francisco, California, United States

Sock’s mission is to help people build wealth in crypto, safely.

FinanceFinancial ServicesTrading Platform
SeedNov 7, 2023
Amount Raised: $2,800,000
Resourcely

San Francisco, California, United States

Resourcely lets you provision resource templates that are secure and compliant by design.

ComplianceSecuritySoftware
SeedJul 26, 2022
Amount Raised: $8,300,000
MoneyHash

San Francisco, California, United States

MoneyHash provides access to payment and fintech services across the Middle East & Africa with one simple integration.

Financial ServicesFinTechPayments
Pre SeedJan 1, 2022
Amount Raised: $3,000,000
Sleeper

San Mateo, California, United States

Sleeper is a sports platform intended for fantasy leagues and eSports.

eSportsFantasy SportsMessagingMobileSports
Series CSep 16, 2021
Amount Raised: $40,000,000
Sleeper

San Mateo, California, United States

Sleeper is a sports platform intended for fantasy leagues and eSports.

eSportsFantasy SportsMessagingMobileSports
SeedAug 11, 2017
Amount Raised: $2,000,000
Numadic

Panaji, Goa, India

Undisrupting logistics through low cost sensors for trucking & logistics companies.

LogisticsPublic TransportationTransportation
SeedMay 31, 2016
The Hustle

San Francisco, California, United States

The Hustle is helping young professionals make better decisions throughout their day starting with business news.

Business DevelopmentInternetNews
SeedJul 1, 2015
Amount Raised: $320,000
SimplyInsured

San Francisco, California, United States

SimplyInsured allows you to estimate your real Out-of-Pocket costs when purchasing health insurance.

Health CareInsurance
SeedApr 20, 2015
Amount Raised: $1,750,000
Do

San Francisco, California, United States

Do offers a platform that works as one place for all the notes, presentations, docs, and all other collateral to live together.

InternetMeeting SoftwareSaaSSoftware
SeedMar 10, 2015
Amount Raised: $2,000,000
SimplyInsured

San Francisco, California, United States

SimplyInsured allows you to estimate your real Out-of-Pocket costs when purchasing health insurance.

Health CareInsurance
SeedOct 2, 2013
Amount Raised: $750,000
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