GP @FikaVC, Columnist @TechCrunch. Previously @EmergenceCap, @BoxHQ, @Google, and @WhiteHouse. Tennis, cycling and ping-pong enthusiast.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined January 2013
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🎙️New Pour Over episode featuring @fikavc's @thejohnchen and @mkjung_ on @heyivoai's startup journey!
From New Zealand to SF, reimagining #legaltech with #AI, and fresh off their Series A... we invite you to dive into the full conversation here👇#podcast
pour-over.simplecast.com/epi…
Huge congrats to @mkjung_ and the entire @heyivoai team on an incredible $16m Series A led by our friend @amyecheetham at @costanoavc! Been such an amazing privilege partnering with this team, and excited for the next chapter! 📈
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John Chen retweeted
We’re thrilled to share the closing of @fikavc IV at $160M - a new chapter with the same core values front and center. To our founders, LPs, & the entire Fika community: thank you for your friendship & support. Excited for the journey ahead!
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John Chen retweeted
🎙️We’re back with another fresh episode of “Pour Over” w/ @im_jake_cronin, Co-founder @siro_app. From selling kitchen knives door to door at 18 to building an #AIcoach for #fieldsales, tune in to hear from a leader who's shaping the future of AI in sales!
pour-over.simplecast.com/epi…
John Chen retweeted
💡Here are some highlights from Jake's conversation with @fikavc's partner @thejohnchen #podfans:
1️⃣ Starting from Scratch: Jake's humble beginnings in kitchen knife sales, where he mastered cold calling and laid the foundation for his entrepreneurial journey.
John Chen retweeted
Congrats to Sift for coming out of stealth! The entire @fikavc team is so excited to partner with @KarthGollapudi and Austin Spiegel on their journey to build the #telemetry stack that all teams working with hardware/sensors/devices deserve.
Sift raises $7.5M to build a telemetry stack for the "digital backbone to the physical world" tcrn.ch/47nSQeW by @breadfrom
John Chen retweeted
Thanks, @steph_palazzolo at @theinformation for covering @siro_app's Seed and Series A rounds!
If you’d like to build something special, consider joining our team :)
New in the AI Agenda from @steph_palazzolo: Perplexity’s latest investment from IVP will more than triple its valuation. And, an AI salestech startup investors are all abuzz about. theinformation.com/articles/…
John Chen retweeted
I'm excited to announce @siro_app’s $18M raise led by @annarchyy at @CRV, @thejohnchen at @fikavc , and @damirbecirovic at @IndexVentures !
If we succeed, Field Sales will become the most accessible career path to financial freedom.
siroai.notion.site/Siro-Secu…
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FedNow instant payments will change the opportunities in FinTech going forward tcrn.ch/42ooHJJ via @techcrunch @fikavc
Congrats to @DevZeroHQ on the official launch and the $26M fundraise announcement! Here's why we invested: medium.com/fika-ventures/why…
Excited to partner with @DebosmitR, @rob__fletcher, @sidtriv, Bryan @anthoscapital, and the entire DevZero team to bring dev environments to the cloud!
John Chen retweeted
Tough to beat Seattle in the summertime! Had so much fun at yesterday's @fikavc x @BasisSet BBQ hangout on Mercer Island - thank you to all of the founders and builders who stopped by 🙏
cc: @xuezhao @thejohnchen @juliesandler @psl @MadronaVentures
John Chen retweeted
🙏🙏🙏 @seangoldfaden @coefficientlabs for capturing the bright spirit of our growing LA tech community! #LATechWeek #longLA
Epic time at @fikavc @amplifyla @stagevp rooftop! Still buzzing from all the positive #LATechWeek vibes.
@EspreeDevora @la_techweek @sabakarimm @nat_harding @AlexRubalcava @nateredmond @TaylorRothchild @cjjohnsonjr @Capri_lynnn @KatiaAmeri @theaknobel @launchhouse @thatguybg
John Chen retweeted
What an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G turnout today! 🙏 to everyone who waited so patiently to get in. Your collective energy was electric! Big thanks to @amplifyla @stagevp @KatiaAmeri for being our co-conspirators in hosting an incredible #LATechWeek event! 🙌
Thx to all who came to our rooftop gathering today! Hard to deny the LA tech scene is on 🔥! Apologies to those who had to wait in long lines. Major kudos to @KatiaAmeri for weeklong celebration of our beloved city. @fikavc @amplifyla @stagevp #longla
John Chen retweeted
Thx to all who came to our rooftop gathering today! Hard to deny the LA tech scene is on 🔥! Apologies to those who had to wait in long lines. Major kudos to @KatiaAmeri for weeklong celebration of our beloved city. @fikavc @amplifyla @stagevp #longla
John Chen retweeted
Welcome graduates of Fika Academy Spring class! Super talented group who's ready for internships at tech cos. Thx to all the cos who've reached out already - always welcome more if interested! Big shoutout to @LATech_org @CountyofLA @HollyJMitchell @calfund for all their support!
John Chen retweeted
🙏 for the shout out @letsunitela! We're beyond thrilled and proud to partner with your incredible organization along w/ our hard-working friends @LATech_org @County2Work. We're having so much fun getting to know all 50 promising young scholars🙌 #FikaAcademy @eva_ho @thejohnchen
Last month, #UNITELA kicked off the Fika Tech Career Academy in partnership w/ @LATech_org, @County2Work & @fikavc. We celebrated the incoming class entering paid work-based learning experiences to learn about the business side of technology. Read more: bit.ly/3teLkSB
John Chen retweeted
It was so wonderful to finally be able to gather friends, old & new, pre @upfrontvc summit. Hugs & laughter were much needed in these trying, uncertain times. Big thanks to @jpmorgan @ambassadornav team for cohosting w/us! @fikavc #longLA
John Chen retweeted
Are you a D2C marketing/user acquisition genius? Want to be part of a mission-driven health-tech innovator? HeyRenee is hiring a Head of Consumer Marketing and wants you on their team! #healthequity #innovationinhealthcare
apply.workable.com/heyrenee/…
