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Connie Chan
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Connie Chan is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz in San Francisco Bay Area, with a strong background in venture capital, entrepreneurship, and product management. She has made significant investments in companies like KoBold Metals and Whatnot, and serves as a board member for Cider and Whatnot, showcasing her expertise in identifying and supporting successful startups.
Work Experience
Board Member
2021 - Current
Board Member
2021
Whatnot is a live stream platform and marketplace that enables collectors and enthusiasts to connect, buy, and sell verified products.
Raised $484,700,000.00 from DST Global, Y Combinator Continuity Fund, Bond, CapitalG and Andreessen Horowitz.
Board Member
2019
KoBold Metals is an AI-powered critical mineral startup that discovers essential materials for electric vehicles and renewable energy.
Raised $898,955,627.00 from Bond, Equinor Ventures, Earthshot Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Andreessen Horowitz, July Fund, BHP Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Mitsubishi Corporation and John Zimmer.
General Partner
2018
Partner, Head of Consumer Sector
2011 - 2018
- Looking for industry experts, great entrepreneurs and very cool ideas! - Andreessen Horowitz is a stage-agnostic venture capital firm that provides seed, venture and growth-stage funding to the best new technology companies. Founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz helps entrepreneurs become successful CEOs and build important and enduring companies. Its general partners are Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Jeff Jordan, Chris Dixon, Peter Levine, Alex Rampell, Lars Dalgaard, Martin Casado, and Vijay Pande -- all widely recognized experts in the creation, scaling and operation of high growth technology companies. The firm has $4+ billion under management across multiple funds. Among its investments are Airbnb, Skype, Twitter, Pinterest, Lyft, Slack, Instacart, OfferUp and GitHub. The firm was established in June 2009 and is located in Menlo Park, California. www.a16z.com
Andreessen Horowitz is a stage-agnostic venture capital firm with assets under management across multiple funds.
Head of webOS China
2010 - 2011
- Led partner software, business development, and developer recruitment efforts in China - Initiated, negotiated, and closed contracts as sole manager of relationships with many Top 20 websites for app development and strategic partnerships
HP Labs creates, identifies, and develops technologies to connect people and define their future.
Sr. Product Manager
2009 - 2010
- Sole product manager for App Catalog and developer portal for all webOS devices - Launched 1.0 products include: . (1) Developer portal: sign-up, app submission, analytics, tools, content . (2) Internal app management and review tools . (3) Credit card payments . (4) new carriers and international stores - Launched 1.1+ of Facebook mobile app on webOS - Taught a computer science class at Stanford University: CS96SI Developing Mobile Apps with Web Technologies
Sr. Associate
2005 - 2009
- Founding member of $1.8 billion first-time media & entertainment private equity fund investing in movie, music, video game, consumer electronics, publishing, and online companies - Transaction experience: closed 3 out of the Fund’s 8 investments: $325M in Palm, $100M investment in Move, and an investment in Forbes - Conducted diligence on 30+ media companies from various industries
Lecturer
2002 - 2005
- Lecturer for e103: Course Instructor for a 3-unit Stanford class: "Public Speaking for Engineers" - Average class size of 50 per quarter, included undergrad, grad, MBA students
Summer Analyst
2004 - 2004
- Summer Analyst in the SF Goldman Investment Banking group - Structured and executed M&A and financing transactions in healthcare, technology, consumer goods, and industrials
Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.