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Timothy Chen

North America, Washington, United States

Description

GP at Essence VC

Investor Profile

Timothy Chen has backed more than 10 startups, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 1 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Pre Seed, Series B rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Analytics, Big Data.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (70%)
  • Pre Seed (20%)
  • Series B (10%)

Country Focus

  • United States (100%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Analytics
  • Big Data
  • Developer Tools
  • Communities
  • Internet
  • Business Intelligence
  • Mobile Apps
  • Collaboration
  • Information Services
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FAQ

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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Timothy Chen frequently co-invest with?

Cowboy Ventures
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 2
Bossa Invest
South America, Sao Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo
Co-Investments: 1
776 Capital
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 1
SignalFire
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Felicis
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1
Atomico
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 1
Slack Fund
North America, California, United States, Daly City
Co-Investments: 1
F
Europe, Bayern, Germany, Munich
Co-Investments: 1
Redpoint
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
AAFM
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Timothy Chen often collaborate with?

AT
North America, Florida, United States, Miami
Shared Deals: 1
AB
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
AP
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
AZ
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 1
AG
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
BF
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
LR
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 2
AK
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Shared Deals: 1
AN
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Timothy Chen?

Salus Cloud

Dover, Delaware, United States

Salus Cloud is an AI-native platform for engineers to develop and manage security.

SoftwareWeb Development
SeedJun 10, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,700,000
Recce

San Francisco, California, United States

Solving the data context problem

Cloud Data ServicesDeveloper ToolsOpen Source
Pre SeedApr 22, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
Commsor

New York, New York, United States

Commsor is your community operating system. Unlock insights, measure impact, and build a community-led company.

AnalyticsCommunitiesInternetSoftware
Series BMar 1, 2022
Amount Raised: $50,000,000
Signadot

San Mateo, California, United States

Signadot is a Kubernetes-native platform to "shift left" testing for microservices and enable 10x faster feedback cycles for developers

Information ServicesSoftwareSoftware Engineering
SeedFeb 23, 2022
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
mobile.dev

San Francisco, California, United States

mobile.dev is setting a new standard for mobile development, empowering all companies to deliver high-quality mobile applications.

Mobile AppsSoftware
SeedJul 14, 2021
Amount Raised: $3,000,000
LaunchNotes

Walnut, California, United States

The Product Success Platform. Advancing and accelerating the product teams of today, so they can build the great technologies of tomorrow.

CollaborationDeveloper ToolsSoftware
SeedAug 26, 2020
Amount Raised: $1,800,000
DataDistillr

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

DataDistillr is an enterprise platform that enables data scientists to get value from the data.

AnalyticsBig DataBusiness Intelligence
Pre SeedAug 15, 2020
Amount Raised: $1,600,000
Gatheround

Reno, Nevada, United States

We’ve redesigned online gatherings from the ground up, with proven ways to help people bond, learn, and connect.

Software
SeedJun 27, 2020
Amount Raised: $3,500,000
ASMI

San Francisco, California, United States

ASMI is a B2B venture incorporating AI to finally remove all the friction of in-video advertisement for user-generated content.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
SeedMay 15, 2020
Amount Raised: $2,000,000
Transform

San Francisco, California, United States

Transform is the first centralized ‘metrics store’ that empowers data analysts to deliver accurate, timely, confident, and fast insights.

AnalyticsBig DataData IntegrationData Visualization
SeedFeb 26, 2020
Amount Raised: $4,500,000