Chen Yu is founder and Managing Partner at TCGX, previously a Managing Partner at Vivo Capital for sixteen years. He has operating experience as COO of Sagent Pharmaceuticals and CBO of China KangHui, and has led investments in numerous companies.
What Chen can write
TCG Crossover writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.
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- Vivo Capital · Managing Partner
- TCGX · Founder and Managing Partner
- China KangHui · CBO
- Sagent Pharmaceuticals · COO
- TCGX · Managing Partner
- TCG Crossover · Managing PartnerNow
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Who is Chen Yu?
Chen Yu is founder and Managing Partner at TCGX, previously a Managing Partner at Vivo Capital for sixteen years. He has operating experience as COO of Sagent Pharmaceuticals and CBO of China KangHui, and has led investments in numerous companies.
How much does Chen Yu invest?
Chen Yu invests through TCG Crossover, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.
How do I pitch Chen Yu?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Chen in the subject. A warm intro from a founder TCG Crossover backed works better.
What did Chen Yu do before TCG Crossover?
Managing Partner at Vivo Capital; Founder and Managing Partner at TCGX; CBO at China KangHui; COO at Sagent Pharmaceuticals; Managing Partner at TCGX.
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