# Richard Chen: angel investments and portfolio > Richard Chen is an angel based in United States. 18 investments on record, latest Jun 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-chen (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Richard Chen Last cheque observed Jun 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Seed Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 18 on record Since the last cheque **3792** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$90M** Rounds led **0 of 18** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 71%** Pitch Richard Chen ## Richard Chen highlights - 01 18 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 81% of its rounds - 03 3 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **18 appearances** - **2016** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[Midokura](https://millionrounds.com/company/midokura)** Series B · JP · TechCrunch **$20M** With 9 others - **Apr** **[Farfetch](https://millionrounds.com/company/farfetch)** **$160M** With 19 others - **2015** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[onefinestay](https://millionrounds.com/company/onefinestay)** Series D · GB **$40M** With 7 others - **Apr** **[Barnebys](https://millionrounds.com/company/barnebys)** Venture · SE **$1.4M** With 4 others - **2014** 5 rounds - **Sept** **[Kinnek](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinnek)** Series A · US **$10M** With 8 others - **Aug** **[MakeLeaps](https://millionrounds.com/company/makeleaps)** Seed · JP **$600K** With 4 others - **Jul** **[Mobile Action](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobile-action)** Seed · US **$805K** With 6 others - **Apr** **[Stitch](https://millionrounds.com/company/stitch)** Seed · US **$3.3M** With 13 others - **Jan** **[BriteHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/britehub)** US **$640K** With 10 others - **2013** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[AdEspresso](https://millionrounds.com/company/adespresso)** Seed · US **$500K** With 4 others - **Sept** **[Pogoseat](https://millionrounds.com/company/pogoseat)** Seed · US **$750K** With 16 others - **2012** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Contacts+](https://millionrounds.com/company/contacts)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 5 others - **Jul** **[Tokyo Otaku Mode](https://millionrounds.com/company/tokyo-otaku-mode)** Seed · JP · venturebeat.com **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **2011** 1 round - **Mar** **[Sosh](https://millionrounds.com/company/sosh)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 10 others - **2010** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[Honestly.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/honestly-com)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 5 others - **May** **[NOWBOX](https://millionrounds.com/company/nowbox)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 11 others - **Apr** **[MyLikes](https://millionrounds.com/company/mylikes)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$630K** With 10 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. ## The team We hold **1** person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all** **[Sosh](https://millionrounds.com/company/sosh)** Bought by [Postmates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/postmates) **Undisclosed** Nov 2015 **[Stitch](https://millionrounds.com/company/stitch)** Bought by SugarCRM **Undisclosed** Mar 2015 **[500Friends](https://millionrounds.com/company/500friends)** Bought by [Merkle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merkle) **Undisclosed** Nov 2014 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Median round joined **$90M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 18 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Jun 2016 - **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *11* - Venture *2* - Series A *1* - Series B *1* - Series D *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2009 2016 Often in the room with - [Naval Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant) 4 - [TriplePoint Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triplepoint-capital) 3 - [XG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xg-ventures) 3 - [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 2 - [Aydin Senkut](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aydin-senkut) 2 - [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) 2 **Pitching Richard 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 Richard Chen. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Naval Ravikant** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant)[**TriplePoint Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triplepoint-capital)[**XG Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xg-ventures)[**500 Global** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Aydin Senkut** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aydin-senkut)[**CRV** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv)[**Felicis** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**InterWest Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners)[**Kima Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures)[**Paul Buchheit** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)[**Practical Venture Capital** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/practical-venture-capital) ## Recently backed The latest companies Richard Chen put money into. [**Midokura** $20M · Jun 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/midokura)[**Farfetch** $160M · Apr 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/farfetch) ## Quick answers about Richard Chen ### What does Richard Chen invest in? Richard Chen invests most often at Seed and Venture (81% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Richard Chen? 18 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2016. ### What has Richard Chen invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Midokura (Series B, Jun 2016) and Farfetch (Apr 2016). ### How big are Richard Chen's cheques? The median round it joins is $90M. ### Does Richard Chen lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 18 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Richard Chen invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (71%), Japan (18%) and the United Kingdom (6%). ### Is Richard Chen investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2016. ### Who does Richard Chen invest alongside? Most often Naval Ravikant (4 rounds together), TriplePoint Capital (3 rounds together) and XG Ventures (3 rounds together). ## 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=richard-chen) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=richard-chen)