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Gwen Cheni

Gwen Cheni

Director, Investments (AI/Q Fund) atConnecticut Innovations (CT Innovations)Connecticut
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Gwen Cheni is Director of the AI/Q Fund at Connecticut Innovations, overseeing a $50M fund. She previously held roles at Khosla Ventures, IndieBio/SOSV, and founded Galapagos Ventures, with a background in Wall Street investing.

What Gwen can write

Writes checks of$250K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations) writes $250K to $1M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations).

Career

  1. Galapagos Ventures · founder and managing partner
  2. StudioX · director
  3. Fusion Fund · venture partner
  4. IndieBio/SOSV · partner
  5. Khosla Ventures · partner
  6. Connecticut Innovations · Director, Venture AI/Q Fund
    Now
  7. Goldman Sachs · not specified
  8. Singularity University Ventures · board of advisors

Companies founded

Galapagos Ventures

Investments named in public bios

Bexorg

Focus

aibiologymachine learningroboticsdevicesquantum

Education

Yale University, bachelor’s degree in economics (math track) with a minor in computer science electrical engineeringUniversity of Chicago

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Who is Gwen Cheni?

Gwen Cheni is Director of the AI/Q Fund at Connecticut Innovations, overseeing a $50M fund. She previously held roles at Khosla Ventures, IndieBio/SOSV, and founded Galapagos Ventures, with a background in Wall Street investing.

How much does Gwen Cheni invest?

Gwen Cheni invests through Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations), which writes checks of $250K to $1M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Gwen Cheni?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Gwen in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations) backed works better.

What did Gwen Cheni do before Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations)?

founder and managing partner at Galapagos Ventures; director at StudioX; venture partner at Fusion Fund; partner at IndieBio/SOSV; partner at Khosla Ventures; not specified at Goldman Sachs; board of advisors at Singularity University Ventures.

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