# Chi-Hua Chien at Goodwater Capital

> Chi-Hua Chien, Managing Member at Goodwater Capital. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/chi-hua-chien (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Palo Alto, US · Partner

# Chi-Hua Chien

Managing Member i at [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 15 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 2 +2 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 15 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Goodwater Capital
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Goodwater Capital** VC firm · US **43** cheques in 12 months **526** all time **11** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Alchemy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/alchemy-5)
- [Badi](https://millionrounds.com/company/badi)
- [Care/of](https://millionrounds.com/company/care-of)
- [Citizen](https://millionrounds.com/startup/citizen-2)
- [Dosh](https://millionrounds.com/company/dosh)
- [Facily](https://millionrounds.com/startup/facily)
- [Flirtey](https://millionrounds.com/company/flirtey)
- [IRL](https://millionrounds.com/company/irl)
- [Inspirato](https://millionrounds.com/startup/inspirato)
- [Photomath](https://millionrounds.com/company/photomath)
- [Rise Science](https://millionrounds.com/startup/rise-science)
- [Sweatcoin](https://millionrounds.com/startup/sweatcoin)
- [TIER Mobility](https://millionrounds.com/company/tier-mobility)
- [Weee!](https://millionrounds.com/startup/weee-2)
- [Youper](https://millionrounds.com/company/youper)
- [Zumper](https://millionrounds.com/company/zumper)
- Coremetrics
- Inc.
- Stori Card
- imoji

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[BEYOND](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beyond-3)** Managing Member of the General Partner since 2021
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Springblue B-III](https://millionrounds.com/fund/springblue-b-iii)** Managing Member of the General Partner on 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Springblue A-V](https://millionrounds.com/fund/springblue-a-v)** Managing Member of the General Partner on 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Stash Financial, Inc.** Director on 6 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **DOSH Holdings, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Collective Returns, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Weee! Inc.** Director on 7 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital)** Managing Member of the General Partner on 20 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital)** Managing Member of the General Partner. since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Zumper, Inc.** Director on 8 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Inspirato LLC** Mananger since 2012
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)** Executive Officer since 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Inspirato LLC** Manager on 2 filings · since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Path, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Working Equity, Inc.** Director since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Goodwater Capital

- [**Eric Kim** Co-Founder and Managing Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-kim)
- [**Adam Levinson** SVP of Product *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-levinson-2)
- [**Barrett Parkman** Vice President, Portfolio Services *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/barrett-parkman)
- [**Benjamin Painter** Chief Financial Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/benjamin-painter)
- [**Catherine Kim** Investment Analyst *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/catherine-kim)
- [**Erin Kitchell** Partner, Head of Investor Relations *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/erin-kitchell)
- [**Hatim Khety** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/hatim-khety)
- [**Jaeson Ma** Co-Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jaeson-ma)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) · 24 Jun 2026 · 43 min What if the AI giants are building the roads, not the destinations? Chi-Hua Chien thinks he knows who wins With [Chi-Hua Chien](https://millionrounds.com/person/chi-hua-chien) Mentions [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) About this episode In this episode, TechCrunch Editor in Chief Connie Loizos talks with Goodwater Capital co-founder Chi-Hua Chien, whose career spans some of Silicon Valley’s biggest technology shifts, from helping source Accel’s investment in Facebook as a young associate to backing a new generation of consumer and… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 16 Jun 2026 · 44 min The return of the Consumer Gold Rush? What Chi-Hua Chien is betting on next With [Chi-Hua Chien](https://millionrounds.com/person/chi-hua-chien) Mentions [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) About this episode In this episode, Connie and Alex talk with Goodwater Capital co-founder Chi-Hua Chien, whose career spans some of Silicon Valley’s biggest technology shifts, from helping source Accel’s investment in Facebook as a young associate to backing a new generation of consumer and AI startups. While much… Listen on Apple Podcasts

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Chi-Hua Chien in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 14 Jan 2026 · 23 min Why VCs think consumer AI hasn't lived up to the hype Mentions [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital)[Scribble Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scribble-ventures)[Chi-Hua Chien](https://millionrounds.com/person/chi-hua-chien)[Elizabeth Weil](https://millionrounds.com/person/elizabeth-weil-3) About this episode This week on StrictlyVC Download, we're sharing a conversation with Goodwater Capital founder Chi-Hua Chien and Scribble Ventures founder Elizabeth Weil. They discuss why consumer AI hasn't lived up to the hype yet and what's coming next. Beyond ChatGPT and Gemini, the consumer AI landscape feels… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 29 Jul 2023 · 46 min How to Invest $1 Billion in Consumer Tech, with Goodwater Capital Mentions [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital)[Chi-Hua Chien](https://millionrounds.com/person/chi-hua-chien)[Eric Kim](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-kim) About this episode We talk tech news, and then Connie talks to Eric Kim and Chi-Hua Chien of Goodwater Capital about their focus on consumer tech "utilities."Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod… Listen on Apple Podcasts

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