# Eric Chen: angel investments and portfolio

> Eric Chen is an angel. 12 investments on record, latest May 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-chen (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

[Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors)

# Eric Chen

Last cheque observed May 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed Series A

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 12 on record

Since the last cheque **4182** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.2M** Rounds led **0 of 12** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 75%**

Pitch Eric Chen

## Eric Chen highlights

- 01 12 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds
- 03 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **May** **[Lixibox, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/lixibox-inc)** Seed · VN **$500K** With 4 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[ZingBox](https://millionrounds.com/company/zingbox)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Avaamo](https://millionrounds.com/company/avaamo)** Seed · US **$6.3M** With 9 others
- **Aug** **[Rhumbix, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/rhumbix-inc)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 8 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Annelutfen.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/annelutfen-com)** Seed · TR **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[Annelutfen.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/annelutfen-com)** Seed · TR **$700K** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Sold](https://millionrounds.com/company/sold)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[Triptrotting](https://millionrounds.com/company/triptrotting)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Guestmob](https://millionrounds.com/company/guestmob)** Seed · US **$800K** With 5 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Tout](https://millionrounds.com/company/tout)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 6 others
- **Dec** **[Tout](https://millionrounds.com/company/tout)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 6 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Dec** **[500Friends](https://millionrounds.com/company/500friends)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.4M** With 14 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[500Friends](https://millionrounds.com/company/500friends)** Bought by [Merkle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merkle) **Undisclosed** Nov 2014

**[Sold](https://millionrounds.com/company/sold)** Bought by [Dropbox](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dropbox-ventures) **Undisclosed** Nov 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$1.2M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** May 2015
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *10*
- Series A *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2009 2015

Often in the room with

- [Anduin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anduin-capital) 3
- [Think +](https://millionrounds.com/fund/think) 3
- [Fabrice Grinda](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fabrice-grinda) 2
- [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 2
- [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) 2
- [Jay Gould](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jay-gould) 2

**Pitching Eric Chen?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque.

Add to your CRM *→*

## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Eric Chen. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Anduin Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anduin-capital)[**Think +** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/think)[**Fabrice Grinda** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fabrice-grinda)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Horizons Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures)[**Jay Gould** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jay-gould)[**Joe Lonsdale** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joe-lonsdale)[**Jose Marin** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jose-marin)[**Riaz Valani** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riaz-valani)[**Seavest Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seavest-capital-partners)[**Ventech** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ventech)

## Quick answers about Eric Chen

### What does Eric Chen invest in?

Eric Chen invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Eric Chen?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2015.

### How big are Eric Chen's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.2M.

### Does Eric Chen lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Eric Chen invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (75%), Türkiye (17%) and Vietnam (8%).

### Is Eric Chen investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2015.

### Who does Eric Chen invest alongside?

Most often Anduin Capital (3 rounds together), Think + (3 rounds together) and Fabrice Grinda (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Eric Chen?

Eric Chen is an angel.

## Raising now?

Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board.

Find similar investorsOpen your CRM

Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=eric-chen) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=eric-chen)
