John Chen

General Partner at Fika Ventures

Overview

John Chen holds the position of General Partner at Fika Ventures as of August 2024[5]. Chen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University[2] and attended Tustin High School[3]. Chen's professional experience includes a role as Fellow at Google in 2012[4], followed by a position as Chief of Staff to the CEO at Box from 2012 to 2014[11]. Chen worked as an Investor at Emergence Capital from September 2014 to August 2018[9] and served as a Board Observer and Series A Investor at Crunchbase during 2015 to 2018[10]. Chen was a Columnist at TechCrunch from August 2018 to February 2020[8]. Chen joined Fika Ventures as Principal in February 2020[7], advancing to Partner in August 2021[6] before becoming General Partner in August 2024[5].

Career history

  1. General PartnerAug 2024 to presentFika Ventures
  2. PartnerAug 2021 to Sep 2024Fika Ventures
  3. PrincipalFeb 2020 to Aug 2021Fika Ventures
  4. ColumnistAug 2018 to Feb 2020TechCrunch
  5. InvestorSep 2014 to Aug 2018Emergence Capital
  6. Board Observer & Series A Investor2015 to 2018Crunchbase
  7. Chief of Staff to the CEO2012 to 2014Box
  8. Fellow2012 to 2012Google

Education

  1. Bachelor of Arts - BAHarvard University
  2. Tustin High School

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