John Chen

GP @FikaVC, Columnist @TechCrunch. Previously @EmergenceCap, @BoxHQ, @Google, and @WhiteHouse. Tennis, cycling and ping-pong enthusiast.

[John Chen @thejohnchen]

Latest piece in @TechCrunch !

2010s: The Consumerization of SaaS
2020s and beyond: The Cryptofication of SaaS

A thread 👇

[Fika Ventures @fikavc]

🎙️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

[John Chen @thejohnchen]

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

[Fika Ventures @fikavc]

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

[Fika Ventures @fikavc]

🎙️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

[Fika Ventures @fikavc]

💡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.

[Fika Ventures @fikavc]

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.

[Jake Cronin @im_jake_cronin]

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 :)

[Jake Cronin @im_jake_cronin]

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

[John Chen @thejohnchen]

@WilsonKyi @karine_hsu 8a tomorrow - come on over!

[TX Zhuo @TXZhuo]

FedNow instant payments will change the opportunities in FinTech going forward https://t.co/6YzsQW4cy6 via @techcrunch @fikavc

[John Chen @thejohnchen]

And thanks @ron_miller for a great piece in @TechCrunch: https://t.co/Yuu0M7ghzr

[John Chen @thejohnchen]

Congrats to @DevZeroHQ on the official launch and the $26M fundraise announcement! Here's why we invested: https://t.co/w9DB9hgzfK

[John Chen @thejohnchen]

Excited to partner with @DebosmitR, @rob__fletcher, @sidtriv, Bryan @anthoscapital, and the entire DevZero team to bring dev environments to the cloud!

[James @JRShecter]

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

[Fika Ventures @fikavc]

🙏🙏🙏 @seangoldfaden @coefficientlabs for capturing the bright spirit of our growing LA tech community! #LATechWeek #longLA

[Fika Ventures @fikavc]

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! 🙌

[Eva Ho @eva_ho]

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

[Eva Ho @eva_ho]

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!

[Fika Ventures @fikavc]

🙏 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

[Eva Ho @eva_ho]

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