Deborah Chu is a Principal at NextGen Venture Partners in the San Francisco Bay Area. She focuses on early stage technology investments and previously worked at AllianceBernstein.

What Deborah can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
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NextGen Venture Partners writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. AllianceBernstein · Equity Research Associate
  2. NextGen Venture Partners · Principal
    Now

Focus

early stagetechnologyventure capital

Education

Cornell University, BSThe Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, MBA

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Questions

Who is Deborah Chu?

Deborah Chu is a Principal at NextGen Venture Partners in the San Francisco Bay Area. She focuses on early stage technology investments and previously worked at AllianceBernstein.

How much does Deborah Chu invest?

Deborah Chu invests through NextGen Venture Partners, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Deborah Chu?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Deborah in the subject. A warm intro from a founder NextGen Venture Partners backed works better.

What did Deborah Chu do before NextGen Venture Partners?

Equity Research Associate at AllianceBernstein.

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