Kathy Chen
Venture investor passionate about health, sustainability, and diversity
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Venture Partner
2024 - 2024
Partner
2021 - 2024
Ulu Ventures is a top seed stage venture fund in Silicon Valley focused on innovation across enterprise, fintech, consumer, health, and sustainability. Ulu generates great financial results using a disciplined, repeatable decision-making process that analyzes risk-reward trade-offs and also reduces cognitive bias. The majority of Ulu portfolio companies are founded by diverse teams that include women, minority, URM and/or immigrant founders.
Ulu Ventures primarily operates as a seed-stage venture fund.
Board Observer, Investor
2023 - 2024
Vaxess Technologies engages in developing biomedical innovations with a focus on improving access to vaccines.
Raised $86,868,856.00 from Mission BioCapital, Engine Ventures, RA Capital Management, Global Health Investment Corporation, The Engine, Global Health Investment Corporation, RA Capital Management and Ulu Ventures.
Board Member, Investor
2023 - 2024
SuperCircle develops a tech platform and reverse logistics system that powers circularity for retail brands.
Raised $7,000,000.00 from Radicle Impact, Blueprint Ventures, Earthshot Ventures, BBG Ventures, Lyra Ventures and Ulu Ventures.
Board Member, Investor
2023 - 2024
Internet connected digital sprinklers that save 50% of water used in landscape irrigation.
Raised $24,134,000.00 from Tamiami Angel Funds, Echo River Capital, Burnt Island Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Sage Hill Capital, Catalyst Innovation Lab, Anorak Ventures, MFV Partners, Sum Ventures and Ulu Ventures.
Principal
2016 - 2021
1955 Capital is a U.S.-based venture capital firm that invests in technologies developed in the Americas and Europe that can help solve the developing world's greatest challenges in areas including energy & environment, food safety & supply, health, and sustainable manufacturing.
1955 Capital invest in advanced technologies from the Americas and Europe to solve pressing problems in developing countries.
Investor
2020 - 2021
Ampaire's mission is to be the world's most trusted developer of practical, compelling electric aircraft.
Raised $11,736,395.00 from US Department of Energy and EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs.
Investor
2018 - 2021
Nature's Fynd is a food company that makes nutritional vegan protein from a microbe.
Raised $509,559,546.00 from EDBI, Balyasny Asset Management, SoftBank Vision Fund, Hongkou, Hillhouse Investment, SK Holdings, BAM Elevate and Blackstone Group.
Finance / Analytics Consultant
2017 - 2017
Full Harvest is a B2B marketplace for ugly and surplus produce that helps reduce food waste.
Raised $39,500,000.00 from Rabobank Food & Agri Innovation Fund, Japan Airlines (JAL), Portfolia, Doon Capital, Citi Impact Fund, Cultivian Sandbox Ventures, TELUS Ventures, Spark Capital, Stardust capital and Radicle Growth.
Packard Environmental Fellow
2016 - 2016
The Packard Environment Fellows Program places MBA students in high-impact summer jobs with conservation organizations seeking creative ways to balance community-building, economic activity and environmental protection. The program is funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
California Environmental Associates
Senior Associate
2012 - 2015
Asia cross-border fund specializing in buyouts and turnarounds in industrial technology, healthcare and consumer/retail