John Chen

John Chen is a General Partner at Fika Ventures where he invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages across sectors including SaaS, FinTech, Healthcare, Marketplaces, Enterprise Software, InsurTech, PropTech, and Commerce Enablement. He invests in companies across the United States, with a focus on the West Coast and Greater Los Angeles Area. He has been a board observer at Crunchbase, and has invested in companies like Crunchbase, SimpleLegal, LogDNA, Project44, and DroneDeploy. Previously, he held roles including Partner and Principal at Fika Ventures, Columnist at TechCrunch, Investor at Emergence Capital, Board Observer & Series A Investor at Crunchbase, Chief of Staff to the CEO at Box, Fellow at Google, and a Domestic Policy role at The White House. John graduated from Harvard University and lives in Los Angeles, California.