Kathy Chan

Co-Founder & Partner at137 VenturesFirm active Sep 24San Francisco

Kathy Chan co-founded 137 Ventures and later served as an advisor there. She also worked at Facebook and joined Khosla Ventures as an operating partner.

What Kathy can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10MEstimate
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BLead preference not reported
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

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

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: 137 Ventures.

Career

  1. Facebook
  2. 137 Ventures · Co-Founder and Partner
    Now
  3. Khosla Ventures · operating partner

Companies founded

137 Ventures

Focus

secondary investment

Also at 137 Ventures

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Questions

Who is Kathy Chan?

Kathy Chan co-founded 137 Ventures and later served as an advisor there. She also worked at Facebook and joined Khosla Ventures as an operating partner.

How much does Kathy Chan invest?

Kathy Chan invests through 137 Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Kathy Chan?

A warm intro from a founder 137 Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Kathy Chan do before 137 Ventures?

Facebook; operating partner at Khosla Ventures.

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