Derrick Chow

Partner atSection 32California

Derrick Chow is a Partner at S32. He previously worked at CapitalG and Morgan Stanley.

What Derrick can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Section 32 writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Section 32.

Career

  1. Uber
  2. Fivestars
  3. Morgan Stanley
  4. CapitalG
  5. S32 · Partner
  6. Section 32 · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

StripeUiPathDuolingoWebflowWhatnotSlackZoomInfo

Focus

enterprise softwareAIdata infrastructure

Education

University of California, Berkeley, B.S. in Business Administration

Also at Section 32

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Questions

Who is Derrick Chow?

Derrick Chow is a Partner at S32. He previously worked at CapitalG and Morgan Stanley.

How much does Derrick Chow invest?

Derrick Chow invests through Section 32, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Derrick Chow?

A warm intro from a founder Section 32 backed works best.

What did Derrick Chow do before Section 32?

Uber; Fivestars; Morgan Stanley; CapitalG; Partner at S32.

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