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

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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
29

Andy Chen is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Andy Chen's Investments On Record (14)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal 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), Napoleon Ta (Founders Fund), Nick Shalek (Ribbit Capital), Andreas Guldin (Emil Capital Partners), Kyle Harrison (Contrary Capital), Mark Goldberg (Chemistry VC), Tony Xu, Curtis Lee, William Hockey, Dylan Field, Scott Belsky
Figma
Secondary MarketJul 2024$700M
Series CFeb 2019$40M
Series CJan 2019
$1B
Co-investors: Andrew Reed (Sequoia Capital), Peter Levine (Andreessen Horowitz), Marc Andreessen (Andreessen Horowitz), Danny Rimer (Index Ventures), Reid Hoffman (Greylock), Ajay Vashee (IVP), John Lilly (Greylock), Dan Rose (Coatue), Avichal Garg (Electric Capital), Sriram Krishnan (Andreessen Horowitz), Hao Huang (UpHonest Capital), Daniel Rumennik (AirAngels), Adam Nash (Daffy), Terrence Rohan (Otherwise Fund), Jeff Weiner (Next Play Ventures), Mamoon Hamid (Kleiner Perkins), Vinicius Alves (Base Partners), Lachy Groom (LGF), Chris Howard (Fuel Capital), Paulina Szyzdek (Robert Bosch Venture Capital), Daniel Gross (C2 Investment), Kevin Colas, Mike Krieger, Elad Gil, DJ Patil
Scale
Series FMay 2024$1B
Series EApr 2021$330M
Series CAug 2019$100M
$1.6B
Co-investors: Lucas Swisher (Coatue), Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Daniel Levine (Accel), Justin Kan (Goat Capital), William Reed (Spark Capital), Erica Van (Intel Capital), Kris Fredrickson (Verified Capital), Mike Volpi (Hanabi Capital), John Curtius (Cedar Capital Group), Neil Mehta (Greenoaks Capital), Nat Friedman (C2 Investment), Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures), Ilya Sukhar (Matrix), Scott Belsky, Elad Gil, Bradley Horowitz, Drew Houston, Guillermo Rauch, Charlie Cheever, Adam D'Angelo, Greg Brockman, Mike Krieger
Tome
Series BFeb 2023$43M
Series ASep 2021$26M
$75M
Co-investors: Dan Rose (Coatue), Bipul Sinha (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Michael Mignano (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Reid Hoffman (Greylock), 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: Lan Xuezhao (Basis Set Ventures), Chang Xu (Basis Set Ventures), Dan Rose (Coatue), Keith Rabois (Khosla Ventures), Anna Khan (CRV), Joe Montana (Liquid 2 Ventures), Binh Tran (Ascend Vietnam Ventures), Jack Altman (Alt Capital), Hans Tung (Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)), Stephen Francis (Arrive), Neil Sirni (Arrive), Jay Simons (Bond), Max Levchin (Scifi Vc), Joel Peterson (Peterson Partners), Aneel Ranadive (Soma Capital), Bernard Arnault, Jenna Hannon, Tony Xu, Frederic Kerrest, Sahin Boydas, Claire Hughes Johnson, Mathilde Collin, Theresa Johnson, Arash Ferdowsi
Pocus
Series AJun 2022$23M
$23M
Co-investors: Meka Asonye (First Round Capital), Lenny Rachitsky (AirAngels), Jack Altman (Alt Capital), Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures, formerly The New Normal Fund), Packy McCormick (Not Boring Capital), Ron Pragides, Adam Blitzer, Barr Moses, Abhinav Asthana, Christina Cacioppo, Akshay Kothari, Max Mullen, Scott Belsky
Magical
Series AJun 2022$35M
$41M
Co-investors: David Thacker (Greylock), Aaref Hilaly (Bain Capital Ventures), Jay Simons (Bond), Shahed Khan (Hyper), Max Altman (Saga), Jack Altman (Alt Capital), Mathilde Collin, Scott Belsky, Alex Lieberman, Dylan Field, Vinay Hiremath, 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 Perkins Caufield & ByersPresent
Weapons Analyst Central Intelligence AgencyPresent
Partner Coatue ManagementPresent
Investor Distyl AI2023 - Present
Investor Magical2022 - Present
Investor Meticulous2022 - Present
Investor 🔮 Pocus2022 - Present
Investor jetpack.io2021 - Present
Investor Reliable Robotics Corporation2021 - Present
Investor Workstream2021 - Present
Board Member Tome2021 - Present
Board Member Stratify Technologies, Inc.2020 - Present
Angel Investor Mill2020 - Present
Investor Scale AI2019 - Present
Investor Figma2018 - Present
Investor Chime2018 - Present
Board Member Persona2018 - Present
General Partner Coatue Management2018 - Present
Angel Investor Fort Point Beer Company2015 - Present
Angel Investor The Halal Guys Inc.2015 - Present
Partner Kleiner Perkins2011 - 2018
Science, Technology, and Weapons Analyst Central Intelligence Agency2009 - 2011
Manager, Engineering Recruiting Riviera Partners2007 - 2009
Mechanical Engineer SensorMetrix2006 - 2007

Andy Chen's Education

University of California, San Diego B.S Mechanical Engineering
University of California, San Diego M.S. Applied Plasma Physics
UC San Diego BS Mechanical Engineering, Theater, Political Science