Investing Profile

Andy Chen(17)

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Co-Founder and GP @ Outcast Ventures. Alumni: Coatue, Kleiner Perkins, CIA

outcastventures.comSan Francisco, California

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Andy Chen's investing connections

1 Investor

Connected to Sunil Nagaraj (Ubiquity Ventures).

Networks Andy is a member of

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Network

25 CONNECTIONS

University of California, San Diego Network

21 CONNECTIONS

University of California, San Diego Network

21 CONNECTIONS

Kleiner Perkins Network

12 CONNECTIONS

Coatue Management Network

11 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

Outcast Ventures Investor

Investment Range

$500K - $2.0M

Sweet Spot

$1M

Investments On Record

Andy Chen's Investments On Record (14)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Persona	Series DApr 2025$200M Series CSep 2021$150M Series BMay 2021$50M Series AJan 2020$18M Series AJun 2019 SeedNov 2018 SeedSep 2018	$420M
Co-investors: Nina Achadjian (Index Ventures), Nick Shalek (Ribbit Capital), Andreas Guldin (Emil Capital Partners), Kyle Harrison (Contrary Capital), Curtis Lee, Tony Xu, Scott Belsky, Dylan Field, William Hockey
Figma	Secondary MarketJul 2024$700M Series CFeb 2019$40M Series CJan 2019	$1B
Co-investors: Dan Rose (Coatue), Sriram Krishnan (Andreessen Horowitz), Hao Huang (UpHonest Capital), Daniel Rumennik (AirAngels), Jeff Weiner (Next Play Ventures), Vinicius Alves (Base Partners), Lachy Groom (LGF), Paulina Szyzdek (Robert Bosch Venture Capital), Daniel Gross (C2 Investment), Mike Krieger, Kevin Colas
Scale	Series FMay 2024$1B Series EApr 2021$330M Series CAug 2019$100M	$1.6B
Co-investors: Erica Van (Intel Capital), John Curtius (Cedar Capital Group), Nat Friedman (C2 Investment), Guillermo Rauch, Greg Brockman, Mike Krieger
Tome	Series BFeb 2023$43M Series ASep 2021$26M	$69M
Co-investors: Michael Mignano (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Dan Rose (Coatue), Eric Schmidt (Innovation Endeavors)
Jetpack	SeedFeb 2023$10M	$11M
Co-investors: Erik Nordlander (GV (Google Ventures)), J J (GreaterGoodSociety)
Workstream	Series BSep 2022$60M Series BAug 2021$48M	$120M
Co-investors: Dan Rose (Coatue), Stephen Francis (Arrive), Neil Sirni (Arrive), Jay Simons (Bond), Joel Peterson (Peterson Partners), Aneel Ranadive (Soma Capital), Theresa Johnson, Claire Hughes Johnson, Arash Ferdowsi, Tony Xu, Frederic Kerrest, Bernard Arnault, Jenna Hannon
Pocus	Series AJun 2022$23M	$23M
Co-investors: Lenny Rachitsky (AirAngels), Meka Asonye (First Round Capital), Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures, formerly The New Normal Fund), Packy McCormick (Not Boring Capital), Christina Cacioppo, Max Mullen, Ron Pragides, Adam Blitzer, Barr Moses, Abhinav Asthana
Magical	Series AJun 2022$35M	$41M
Co-investors: David Thacker (Greylock), Shahed Khan (Hyper), Jay Simons (Bond), Max Altman (Saga), Vinay Hiremath, Alex Lieberman, Dylan Field, Chris Murphy, Ron Pragides

most interested in

I invest in a broad range of companies, from consumer, to enterprise, to fintech, to healthtech, and hardtech as well. At the very core my thesis is to invest in exceptional founders tackling expansive markets. If that's what you're building, I'd love to hear from you!

not interested in

Cold pizza

Andy Chen's Experience

Partner Kleiner Perkins2011 - 2018

Science, Technology, and Weapons Analyst Central Intelligence Agency2009 - 2011

Manager, Engineering Recruiting Riviera Partners2007 - 2009

Mechanical Engineer SensorMetrix2006 - 2007

Investor Distyl AI2023 - Present

Investor Magical2022 - Present

Investor 🔮 Pocus2022 - Present

Investor Meticulous2022 - Present

Investor Workstream2021 - Present