# Rich Chen: portfolio, investments and team

> Rich Chen is a vc firm. 6 investments on record, latest Jan 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Rich Chen

Last cheque observed Jan 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record

Since the last cheque **5046** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.0M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 83%**

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## Rich Chen highlights

- 01 6 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds
- 03 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

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

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances**

- **2013** 1 round
- **Jan** **[RolePoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/rolepoint)** Seed · US · angel.co **$5.0M** With 26 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **May** **[MyTime](https://millionrounds.com/company/mytime)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 14 others
- **Jan** **[Remind](https://millionrounds.com/company/remind)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 11 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Jan** **[MightyText](https://millionrounds.com/company/mightytext)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$650K** With 11 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[AppMakr](https://millionrounds.com/company/appmakr)** Seed · SG · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Miso](https://millionrounds.com/company/miso)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 6 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**

**[AppMakr](https://millionrounds.com/company/appmakr)** Bought by Infinite Monkeys **Undisclosed** Aug 2013

**[Miso](https://millionrounds.com/company/miso)** Bought by Dijit Media **Undisclosed** Feb 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 **$1.0M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2013
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *5*
- Series A *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2013

Often in the room with

- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 3
- [Aayush Phumbhra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aayush-phumbhra) 2
- [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) 2
- [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 2
- [Naval Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant) 2
- [Scott Banister](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**500 Global** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Aayush Phumbhra** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aayush-phumbhra)[**CRV** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Naval Ravikant** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant)[**Scott Banister** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister)[**Thomas Korte** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thomas-korte)[**Transmedia Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transmedia-capital)

## Quick answers about Rich Chen

### What does Rich Chen invest in?

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

### How active is Rich Chen?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2013.

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

The median round it joins is $1.0M.

### Does Rich Chen lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Rich Chen invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and Singapore (17%).

### Is Rich Chen investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2013.

### Who does Rich Chen invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (3 rounds together), Aayush Phumbhra (2 rounds together) and CRV (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Rich Chen?

Rich Chen is a VC firm.

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