Wesley Chan
Investment Details
Investor Type
Venture Capital
Asset Class Focus
Venture Capital
Stage Focus
Seed, Early Stage, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage, Pre-IPO
Geographical Focus
United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Japan, Australia, Singapore, China, India, Brazil, France, United Arab Emirates, Latin America, Mexico, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Russia, South East Asia, Nigeria
Industries Focus
- Technology
- Healthcare
- Consumer Goods
- Real Estate
- Telecommunications
- Media
- Software
- Education
- Agriculture
- FinTech
- E-commerce
- Logistics
- Transportation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cybersecurity
- Cloud Computing
- Biotechnology
- Consumer Electronics
- Clean Energy
- Enterprise Software
Investment Size:
1,000,000 to 50,000,000 USD
Investor Details Founded: 2022
Wesley Chan is a distinguished venture capitalist and the co-founder and managing partner of FPV Ventures, a $450 million early-stage fund that supports mission-driven founders. Prior to FPV Ventures, Chan was a managing director at Felicis Ventures and a founding general partner at Google Ventures, where he led investments in numerous successful startups. His investment portfolio includes notable companies such as Canva, Flexport, Guild Education, Robinhood, AngelList, Plaid, and Ring. Chan's expertise spans various sectors, including technology, biotechnology, and software, with a focus on early-stage investments across multiple stages, from seed to pre-IPO. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition to his professional achievements, Chan serves on the board of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, reflecting his commitment to the arts. His contributions to the venture capital industry have been recognized by Business Insider, which named him one of the top 100 seed investors in both 2021 and 2022. His story as a product founder at Google is featured in Steven Levy's book, 'In the Plex.'
Requirements
- Mission-driven founders
- Early-stage companies
- Innovative technology solutions
- Scalable business models
- Strong management teams
- Global market potential
- Sustainable competitive advantages
- Clear exit strategies
- Alignment with FPV Ventures' values
- Commitment to social impact
Contact
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Portfolio Companies
- Canva
- Flexport
- Guild Education
- Robinhood
- AngelList
- Plaid
- Ring
- Culture Amp
- Dialpad
- Orca Bio
- Astranis
- HyperScience
- Zipline
- TrialSpark
- Lucid
- Gusto
- Vungle
- Optimizely
- DataPad
- Parse
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