Lucy Chen

Co-Founder

2022 - Current

Centralized hub for Columbia University students to discover and post events, applications, and active student organizations. Available on desktop and IOS.

Co-President

2022

Email chen.lucy@columbia.edu for opportunities to engage with Columbia's VC and entrepreneurship community.

Director of Growth and Partnerships

2022 - 2023

Analyst

2021 - 2023

Summer Analyst

2024 - 2024

Blackstone Multi-Asset Investing (BXMA), BSOF direct investing

Credit Investment Summer Analyst

2023 - 2023

TMT Corporate Credit

Summer Intensive Program Scholar

2022 - 2023

+ Accepted into a highly selective, rigorous 4-week training program focused on core finance and investment concepts and skills taught by leading business school professors and investment professionals. Upon completion, earned a 7-week paid internship on an investment team at a top asset management internship. + Coursework and case studies included accounting, valuation, financial modeling, Bloomberg terminal, asset allocation, presentation and business etiquette skills.

Co-Founder and Executive Director

2019 - 2022

+ Codefy is a fiscally sponsored 501(c)(3) that provides free computer science education and opportunities to people all around the world. + Several of our programs include HackDefy (hackathon with 200+ participants), CAMP (college mentor guided research program), Open Coding Lab (office hours), and interactive workshops (12+ workshops on artificial intelligence, CScareers, web development). + Developed a platform for students to pursue free quality opportunities in computer science and interdisciplinary research. + Lead 230+ student and adult volunteers to contribute 6300+ hours of volunteer work directly educating and mentoring 2000+ students across 5 continents through 14 unique coding and math classes (ie. Java, Python, C++, ML, Scratch, R, Group Theory, Astronomy, Engineering Design). + Direct and assist 15 executive board members, oversee all 6 Codefy programs and 7 departments (classes, hackathon, finance, technology development, outreach, communications, marketing).

Associate Investor

2022 - 2022

We invest in companies in construction, manufacturing, and real estate that share our data-centric vision of the future.

Associate Investor

2022 - 2022

Thesis-driven sourcing of portfolio companies and due diligence support. If your company solves problems in construction using technology, please shoot me an email at lucy@romuluscap.com. Would love to chat! Romulus Capital is a lead investor in early-stage Seed & Series A startups in B2B enterprise and commercialization of science across different verticals. Our firm is unique combination of young and entrepreneurial, yet established with 3 funds with ~$250M AUM. We pride ourselves as a small, hungry team that brings the same level of grit and hustle as our founders.

Business Development Intern @ Pickle | Almaworks Fellow

2022 - 2022

Pickle is a social commerce platform that combines the efficiency of online shopping with the social benefits of shopping in real life. The Almaworks Fellowship connects ambitious Columbia University students with select Almaworks Accelerator cohort and alumni startups. Almaworks companies have raised $19M in seed funding and have gone on to participate in world-renowned programs like TechStars, Y Combinator and Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator. Fellows work closely with the company’s founding team to impact organizational strategy, product development, and go-to-market strategy.

National Youth Science Camp Virginia Delegate

2021 - 2021

+ One of three Virginia seniors selected to represent the state at NYSCamp. + A fully-funded residential honors program intended to broaden participants' interests in STEM through keynote speakers, guest lecturers, and hands-on studies.