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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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
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: 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: John Lilly (Greylock), Danny Rimer (Index Ventures), Reid Hoffman (Greylock), Avichal Garg (Electric Capital), Peter Levine (Andreessen Horowitz), Sriram Krishnan (Andreessen Horowitz), Marc Andreessen (Andreessen Horowitz), Andrew Reed (Sequoia Capital), Dan Rose (Coatue), Ajay Vashee (IVP), Hao Huang (UpHonest Capital), Daniel Rumennik (AirAngels), Jeff Weiner (Next Play Ventures), Vinicius Alves (Base Partners), Mamoon Hamid (Kleiner Perkins), Lachy Groom (LGF), Daniel Gross (C2 Investment), Terrence Rohan (Otherwise Fund), Adam Nash (Daffy), Chris Howard (Fuel Capital), Paulina Szyzdek (Robert Bosch Venture Capital), Mike Krieger, Kevin Colas, DJ Patil, Elad Gil
Scale AI
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), Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures), Adam D'Angelo, Drew Houston, Greg Brockman, Guillermo Rauch, Mike Krieger
Tome
Series BFeb 2023$43M
Series ASep 2021$26M
$75M
Co-investors: Bipul Sinha (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Michael Mignano (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Dan Rose (Coatue), 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: Anna Khan (CRV), Lan Xuezhao (Basis Set Ventures), Chang Xu (Basis Set Ventures), Keith Rabois (Khosla Ventures), Joe Montana (Liquid 2 Ventures), Dan Rose (Coatue), Binh Tran (Ascend Vietnam Ventures), Jack Altman (Alt Capital), Max Levchin (Scifi Vc), Stephen Francis (Arrive), Joel Peterson (Peterson Partners), Neil Sirni (Arrive), Aneel Ranadive (Soma Capital), Jay Simons (Bond), Hans Tung (Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)), Claire Hughes Johnson, Mathilde Collin, Arash Ferdowsi, Sahin Boydas, Tony Xu, Frederic Kerrest, Bernard Arnault, Jenna Hannon, Theresa Johnson
Pocus
Series AJun 2022$23M
$23M
Co-investors: Meka Asonye (First Round Capital), Lenny Rachitsky (AirAngels), Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures, formerly The New Normal Fund), Packy McCormick (Not Boring Capital), Jack Altman (Alt Capital), Scott Belsky, Ron Pragides, Akshay Kothari, Adam Blitzer, Barr Moses, Abhinav Asthana, Christina Cacioppo, Max Mullen
Magical
Series AJun 2022$35M
$41M
Co-investors: David Thacker (Greylock), Aaref Hilaly (Bain Capital Ventures), Jack Altman (Alt Capital), Jay Simons (Bond), Max Altman (Saga), Shahed Khan (Hyper), Alex Lieberman, Dylan Field, Mathilde Collin, Scott Belsky, 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