Calvin Chin

Calvin Chin

Managing Partner atThe E14 FundPalo Alto, California

Calvin Chin is Managing Partner of E14 Fund in Palo Alto, California. He previously founded and led Transist and Qifang, and holds an MBA from TRIUM and a B.A. from Yale.

What Calvin can write

Writes checks of$25K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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The E14 Fund writes $25K to $10M checks, larger than 1% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Transist · co-founder CEO
  2. Qifang · founder CEO
  3. E14 Fund · Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

TransistQifang

Focus

impact-driven tech startups

Education

TRIUM (NYU, LSE, HEC Paris), MBAYale University, B.A.Harvard UniversityINSEAD

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The E14 Fund does not invest inWe won’t disrupt your academic career and won’t make an investment before you’ve left MIT.

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Who is Calvin Chin?

Calvin Chin is Managing Partner of E14 Fund in Palo Alto, California. He previously founded and led Transist and Qifang, and holds an MBA from TRIUM and a B.A. from Yale.

How much does Calvin Chin invest?

Calvin Chin invests through The E14 Fund, which writes checks of $25K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Calvin Chin?

A warm intro from a founder The E14 Fund backed works best.

What did Calvin Chin do before The E14 Fund?

co-founder CEO at Transist; founder CEO at Qifang.

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