Investing Profile

Tim Chae(298)

VCInvestor
Managing Partner, 500 Startups
500.co/team/tim-chaeSan Francisco, California
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26 Investors

Connected to Dave McClure (Practical Venture Capital), Arjun Arora (Expa), Elizabeth Yin (Hustle Fund), and 23 other investors on Signal.

Networks Tim is a member of
500 Startups Network
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500 Startups Network
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500 Startups Network
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500 Startups Network
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Babson College Network
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Current Investing Position
500 Global Managing Partner
Investment Range
$150K - $1M
Sweet Spot
$500K
Investments On Record
13
Current Fund Size
$140M

Tim Chae is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Travel (Series A)Travel (Seed)Games (Series A)Entertainment & Sports (Series A)Travel (Series A)Travel (Seed)Entertainment & Sports (Seed)Gaming/eSports (Series A)Games (Seed)Gaming/eSports (Seed)Entertainment & Sports (Series A)Future of Work (Series A)Games (Series A)Entertainment & Sports (Seed)Games (Seed)Future of Work (Seed)Developer Tools (Seed)Developer Tools (Series A)Gaming/eSports (Series A)Gaming/eSports (Seed)Developer Tools (Series A)E-commerce (Series A)Developer Tools (Seed)E-commerce (Seed)Social Networks (Series A)Social Networks (Seed)E-commerce (Series A)E-commerce (Seed)Social Networks (Series A)Marketplaces (Series A)Social Networks (Seed)FinTech (Series A)Marketplaces (Seed)FinTech (Seed)Marketplaces (Series A)FinTech (Series A)Marketplaces (Seed)FinTech (Seed)Diverse InvestorsInvestors who were foundersInvestors who invested in female foundersInvestors who invested in diverse foundersSan Francisco Bay Area

Tim Chae's Investments On Record (9)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Finda
Series CJul 2023$37M
SeedSep 2016$1M
$38M
PeopleFund
Series CJan 2023$20M
Series CNov 2021$63M
$83M
TicketRev
Pre SeedNov 2022$500K
$1.5M
Co-investors: Aneel Ranadive (Soma Capital), Fouad Farhat (Soma Capital), Brett Brohl (Bread and Butter Ventures), Daren Cotter
Alongside
Series UnknownFeb 2022$6M
$17M
Co-investors: Ali Yahya (Andreessen Horowitz), Joshua Browder (Browder Capital)
Flat.mx
Series ASep 2021$20M
$42M
Co-investors: Archie Cochrane (Anthemis Group), Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Julian Roeoes (Picus Capital), Robin Godenrath (Picus Capital), Moses Sternstein (Nonlinear), Brian Ma (Iterative), Nate Matherson, Guilherme Bonifacio, Eric Wu, Tushar Garg
Sarwa
Series BJul 2021$15M
Series ANov 2019$8M
SeedSep 2018$1M
$24M
Co-investors: Ali Qaiser (Hambro Perks), Sharif El-Badawi (500 Falcons), Musaab Hakami
Momo Project
Pre SeedNov 2020
Payple
SeedSep 2020$850K
$850K

most interested in

Active in fintech, e-sports, marketplaces, cross-border. But always prefer to invest in people who make me become aware about large problems.

not interested in

Businesses that are capital intensive prior to launch and especially businesses with long feedback loop cycles (pure hardware, etc.)

Tim Chae's Experience

Managing Partner 500 Startups2019 - Present
Partner 500 Startups2015 - 2019
Venture Partner 500 Startups2014 - 2015
EIR (Entrepreneur-in-Residence) 500 Startups2013 - 2014
CEO & Founder PostRocket2010 - 2013
Associate Romulus Capital2010 - 2011

Tim Chae's Education

Babson College