John Chen
@thejohnchen
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GP @FikaVC, Columnist @TechCrunch. Previously @EmergenceCap, @BoxHQ, @Google, and @WhiteHouse. Tennis, cycling and ping-pong enthusiast.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined January 2013
Latest piece in @TechCrunch ! 2010s: The Consumerization of SaaS 2020s and beyond: The Cryptofication of SaaS A thread 👇
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🎙️New Pour Over episode featuring @fikavc's @thejohnchen and @mkjung_ on @heyivoai's startup journey! From New Zealand to SF, reimagining #legaltech with #AI, and fresh off their Series A... we invite you to dive into the full conversation here👇#podcast
https://t.co/wq6sM59RM8
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Huge congrats to @mkjung_ and the entire @heyivoai team on an incredible $16m Series A led by our friend @amyecheetham at @costanoavc! Been such an amazing privilege partnering with this team, and excited for the next chapter! 📈 https://t.co/fVvddXZgWJ
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Today, Ivo announced a new $16m Series A led by Costanoa Ventures. Back in 2023, Fika Ventures had the privilege of leading their Seed…
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We’re thrilled to share the closing of @fikavc IV at $160M - a new chapter with the same core values front and center. To our founders, LPs, & the entire Fika community: thank you for your friendship & support. Excited for the journey ahead! https://t.co/DPOga2mklu
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🎙️We’re back with another fresh episode of “Pour Over” w/ @im_jake_cronin, Co-founder @siro_app. From selling kitchen knives door to door at 18 to building an #AIcoach for #fieldsales, tune in to hear from a leader who's shaping the future of AI in sales! https://t.co/7KLoYITe37
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💡Here are some highlights from Jake's conversation with @fikavc's partner @thejohnchen #podfans: 1️⃣ Starting from Scratch: Jake's humble beginnings in kitchen knife sales, where he mastered cold calling and laid the foundation for his entrepreneurial journey.
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Congrats to Sift for coming out of stealth! The entire @fikavc team is so excited to partner with @KarthGollapudi and Austin Spiegel on their journey to build the #telemetry stack that all teams working with hardware/sensors/devices deserve.
Sift raises $7.5M to build a telemetry stack for the "digital backbone to the physical world" https://t.co/3cm0NShBsn by @breadfrom
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Thanks, @steph_palazzolo at @theinformation for covering @siro_app's Seed and Series A rounds! If you’d like to build something special, consider joining our team :)
New in the AI Agenda from @steph_palazzolo: Perplexity’s latest investment from IVP will more than triple its valuation. And, an AI salestech startup investors are all abuzz about.
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I'm excited to announce @siro_app’s $18M raise led by @annarchyy at @CRV, @thejohnchen at @fikavc , and @damirbecirovic at @IndexVentures ! If we succeed, Field Sales will become the most accessible career path to financial freedom. https://t.co/waWuce383k
siroai.notion.site
Disrupting Field Sales with AI-Enabled Coaching that Increases Earnings and Reduces Employee Turnover
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FedNow instant payments will change the opportunities in FinTech going forward https://t.co/6YzsQW4cy6 via @techcrunch @fikavc
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The Fed’s initiative has opened up a window for innovation, the effects of which could be realized as early as next year.
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Excited to partner with @DebosmitR, @rob__fletcher, @sidtriv, Bryan @anthoscapital, and the entire DevZero team to bring dev environments to the cloud!
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Congrats to @DevZeroHQ on the official launch and the $26M fundraise announcement! Here's why we invested:
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At Fika, we typically see two types of markets that startups pursue. There are those that are secret — they appear small or sleepy on the…
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Tough to beat Seattle in the summertime! Had so much fun at yesterday's @fikavc x @BasisSet BBQ hangout on Mercer Island - thank you to all of the founders and builders who stopped by 🙏 cc: @xuezhao @thejohnchen @juliesandler @psl @MadronaVentures
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🙏🙏🙏 @seangoldfaden @coefficientlabs for capturing the bright spirit of our growing LA tech community! #LATechWeek #longLA
Epic time at @fikavc @amplifyla @stagevp rooftop! Still buzzing from all the positive #LATechWeek vibes. @EspreeDevora @la_techweek @sabakarimm @nat_harding @AlexRubalcava @nateredmond @TaylorRothchild @cjjohnsonjr @Capri_lynnn @KatiaAmeri @theaknobel @launchhouse @thatguybg
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What an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G turnout today! 🙏 to everyone who waited so patiently to get in. Your collective energy was electric! Big thanks to @amplifyla @stagevp @KatiaAmeri for being our co-conspirators in hosting an incredible #LATechWeek event! 🙌
Thx to all who came to our rooftop gathering today! Hard to deny the LA tech scene is on 🔥! Apologies to those who had to wait in long lines. Major kudos to @KatiaAmeri for weeklong celebration of our beloved city. @fikavc @amplifyla @stagevp #longla
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Thx to all who came to our rooftop gathering today! Hard to deny the LA tech scene is on 🔥! Apologies to those who had to wait in long lines. Major kudos to @KatiaAmeri for weeklong celebration of our beloved city. @fikavc @amplifyla @stagevp #longla
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Welcome graduates of Fika Academy Spring class! Super talented group who's ready for internships at tech cos. Thx to all the cos who've reached out already - always welcome more if interested! Big shoutout to @LATech_org @CountyofLA @HollyJMitchell @calfund for all their support!
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🙏 for the shout out @letsunitela! We're beyond thrilled and proud to partner with your incredible organization along w/ our hard-working friends @LATech_org @County2Work. We're having so much fun getting to know all 50 promising young scholars🙌 #FikaAcademy @eva_ho @thejohnchen
Last month, #UNITELA kicked off the Fika Tech Career Academy in partnership w/ @LATech_org, @County2Work & @fikavc. We celebrated the incoming class entering paid work-based learning experiences to learn about the business side of technology. Read more: https://t.co/d36qf73SNC
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It was so wonderful to finally be able to gather friends, old & new, pre @upfrontvc summit. Hugs & laughter were much needed in these trying, uncertain times. Big thanks to @jpmorgan @ambassadornav team for cohosting w/us! @fikavc #longLA
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Are you a D2C marketing/user acquisition genius? Want to be part of a mission-driven health-tech innovator? HeyRenee is hiring a Head of Consumer Marketing and wants you on their team! #healthequity #innovationinhealthcare
https://t.co/6iRYEbQLBd
apply.workable.com
HeyRenee the first-ever patient-centric digital care concierge specifically designed to help everyday Americans coordinate, communicate and connect all aspects of their healthcare. Founded by veteran...
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