# John Chen, General Partner > John Chen, General Partner. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/john-chen-3 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Los Angeles, US · Partner # John Chen General Partner at [Fika Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fika-ventures) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 15 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 1 +4 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 Fika Ventures - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=john-chen-3)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=john-chen-3) ## The firm [**Fika Ventures** VC firm · US **14** cheques in 12 months **80** all time **4** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fika-ventures) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [BackboneAI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/backboneai) - [Berbix](https://millionrounds.com/startup/berbix) - [Bowery Valuation](https://millionrounds.com/company/bowery-valuation) - [BuildOps](https://millionrounds.com/company/buildops) - [Chatdesk](https://millionrounds.com/startup/chatdesk-inc) - [Chowbus](https://millionrounds.com/company/chowbus) - [Edge Impulse](https://millionrounds.com/startup/edge-impulse) - [Elementary Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/elementary-robotics) - [FairClaims](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fairclaims) - [First Resonance](https://millionrounds.com/startup/first-resonance) - [Inspectiv](https://millionrounds.com/startup/inspectiv) - [LevelOps](https://millionrounds.com/startup/levelops) - [Openpath](https://millionrounds.com/startup/openpath-2) - [Papaya](https://millionrounds.com/startup/papaya-9) - [PathSpot](https://millionrounds.com/startup/pathspot-2) - [Pipe](https://millionrounds.com/startup/pipe) - [Policygenius](https://millionrounds.com/company/policygenius) - [ProdPerfect](https://millionrounds.com/company/prodperfect) - [PullRequest](https://millionrounds.com/company/pullrequest) - [Specright](https://millionrounds.com/company/specright) - [Sturish](https://millionrounds.com/startup/sturish) - [Tolemi](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tolemi) - [Visor](https://millionrounds.com/startup/visor-4) - [WeeCare](https://millionrounds.com/company/weecare) - [fullcast.io](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fullcast-io) - Iteratively ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Hedge fund **Crom Structured Opportunities Fund I, LP** Member of the Investment Manager since 2024 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Inkbit Corp** Director since 2024 - SEC Form D · Company raising **4420 SATURN ROAD LLC** Executive Officer, Promoter since 2023 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Infinite Donut Inc** Director since 2022 - SEC Form D · Company raising **MAVERICK OL APTS LLC** Executive Officer, Promoter since 2022 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Docu.ai, Inc.** Director since 2021 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Mission Hills Racquet & Swim Club Partners LLC** Manager of Manager of Issuer on 5 filings · since 2020 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Phoenix Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phoenix-venture)** Executive Officer on 4 filings · since 2019 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Chromation, Inc.** Director since 2018 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Furcifer Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2017 - SEC Form D · Company raising **NOHMs Technologies, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2016 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Senova Systems, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2014 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Imprint Energy, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2014 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Cognitive Code Corp** Executive Officer, Director since 2012 - SEC Form D · Company raising **China Carbon Graphite Group, Inc.** Director since 2010 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Fika Ventures - [**Eva Ho** Founding Member *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/eva-ho) - [**Gabriella Brignardello** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/gabriella-brignardello) - [**Ju-Djuin Csontos** VP of Marketing *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ju-djuin-csontos) - [**Matt Hersh** Operating Partner + Fintech Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/matt-hersh) - [**Natalie Paz** CFO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/natalie-paz) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 14 Sept 2026 · 48 min 517. Fear and Greed in AI, The Rise of Kingmakers, and Is Seed the Sucker Round? (John Chen) With [John Chen](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-chen-3) Mentions [Fika Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fika-ventures) About this episode John Chen of Fika Ventures joins Nick to discuss Fear and Greed in AI, The Rise of Kingmakers, and Is Seed the Sucker Round?. In this episode we cover: Differences Between Bay Area and LA Founders Lessons from Emergence and Building Fika Investing in AI Native Services and Copilots Challenges… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name John Chen in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 8 Oct 2026 · 5 min Investor Stories 496: Three Lessons for the Next Generation of VCs: Find Your Edge, Build Your Network, Stay in the Game (Solomon, Vaidya, Chen) Mentions [Fika Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fika-ventures)[Notable Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notable-capital)[Glenn Solomon](https://millionrounds.com/person/glenn-solomon)[John Chen](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-chen-3)[Vivek Vaidya](https://millionrounds.com/person/vivek-vaidya) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Glenn Solomon of Notable Capital Vivek Vaidya of super{set} John Chen of Fika Ventures We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The host… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 1 Oct 2026 · 6 min Investor Stories 495: Perseverance at Roofstock, Speed at Zero, Discovery at Anduril, Why These Founders Stand Out (Black, Chen, Fubini and Patel) Mentions [Fika Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fika-ventures)[XYZ Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xyz-venture-capital)[John Chen](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-chen-3)[Ross Fubini](https://millionrounds.com/person/ross-fubini) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ben Black of Akkadian Ventures John Chen of Fika Ventures Ross Fubini and Manish Patel of XYZ Venture Capital We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 24 Sept 2026 · 4 min Investor Stories 494: Passing on Outliers, Misjudging Founder Quality, and Holding Too Tightly, Lessons from Notable, Superset, and Fika (Solomon, Vaidya, Chen) Mentions [Fika Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fika-ventures)[Notable Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notable-capital)[Glenn Solomon](https://millionrounds.com/person/glenn-solomon)[John Chen](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-chen-3)[Vivek Vaidya](https://millionrounds.com/person/vivek-vaidya) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Glenn Solomon of Notable Capital Vivek Vaidya of super{set} John Chen of Fika Ventures We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 17 Sept 2026 · 6 min Investor Stories 493: Founder CEO Removal, Acquisition Pressure, and Co-Founder Conflict, Lessons from Investors at Volition, Notable, and Fika (Cheng, Solomon, Chen) Mentions [Fika Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fika-ventures)[Notable Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notable-capital)[Volition Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/volition-capital)[Glenn Solomon](https://millionrounds.com/person/glenn-solomon)[John Chen](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-chen-3)[Larry Cheng](https://millionrounds.com/person/larry-cheng) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Larry Cheng of Volition Capital Glenn Solomon of Notable Capital John Chen of Fika Ventures We discuss major conflicts that guests have faced and how they resolved them. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=john-chen-3). ## Find people like John Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)