GP @FikaVC, Columnist @TechCrunch. Previously @EmergenceCap, @BoxHQ, @Google, and @WhiteHouse. Tennis, cycling and ping-pong enthusiast.
Joined January 2013
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1 Jun 2021
Latest piece in @TechCrunch !
2010s: The Consumerization of SaaS
2020s and beyond: The Cryptofication of SaaS
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John Chen retweeted
5 Feb 2025
🎙️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
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5 Feb 2025
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! 📈
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John Chen retweeted
11 Sep 2024
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!
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15 Feb 2024
🎙️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!
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John Chen retweeted
15 Feb 2024
💡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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John Chen retweeted
7 Nov 2023
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.
7 Nov 2023
Sift raises $7.5M to build a telemetry stack for the "digital backbone to the physical world" tcrn.ch/47nSQeW by @breadfrom
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John Chen retweeted
25 Oct 2023
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 :)
25 Oct 2023
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. theinformation.com/articles/…
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25 Oct 2023
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.
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FedNow instant payments will change the opportunities in FinTech going forward tcrn.ch/42ooHJJ via @techcrunch @fikavc
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24 Jan 2023
Congrats to @DevZeroHQ on the official launch and the $26M fundraise announcement! Here's why we invested: medium.com/fika-ventures/why…
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24 Jan 2023
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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31 Aug 2022
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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John Chen retweeted
24 Aug 2022
🙏🙏🙏 @seangoldfaden @coefficientlabs for capturing the bright spirit of our growing LA tech community! #LATechWeek #longLA
24 Aug 2022
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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John Chen retweeted
18 Aug 2022
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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16 Mar 2022
🙏 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
16 Mar 2022
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: bit.ly/3teLkSB
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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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John Chen retweeted
15 Feb 2022
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
apply.workable.com/heyrenee/…
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