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Peter Y. Chung

Peter Y. Chung

Managing Director atSummit PartnersMenlo Park
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Peter Y. Chung joined Summit Partners in 1994, focusing on technology, and has been CEO since 2015. He has invested in over 30 companies, including many publicly traded ones, and previously worked at Goldman Sachs.

What Peter can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries BMostly follows a lead
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Summit Partners writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Goldman, Sachs & Co. · Mergers & Acquisitions
  2. Summit Partners · Chief Executive Officer
    Now
  3. Goldman, Sachs & Co.
  4. Summit Partners · Managing Director
    Now

Investments named in public bios

HyperLightSound PhysiciansStriimSyndigoE-TEK DynamicsA10 NetworksAcacia CommunicationsAltoComCard Capture ServicesDitech NetworksEmpower RF SystemsFinisarGoldenGate SoftwareMACOMNightHawk RadiologyParts Town

Focus

technologysemiconductorssoftwarecommunicationshealthcare services

Education

Harvard University, AB in economicsStanford University Graduate School of Business, MBA

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David W. Averett
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John R. Carroll
John R. CarrollManaging Director

Partners like Peter

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Eric Bednarski
Eric BednarskiManaging Partner, MVM Life Science Partners
Francesco Draetta
Francesco DraettaManaging Director, Omega Funds
Effie EpsteinGeneral Partner, Sound Ventures
Roger Hurwitz
Roger HurwitzManaging Partner, Volition Capital
Anand Daniel
Anand DanielPartner, Accel
Aaron WeinerCoatue

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Questions

Who is Peter Y. Chung?

Peter Y. Chung joined Summit Partners in 1994, focusing on technology, and has been CEO since 2015. He has invested in over 30 companies, including many publicly traded ones, and previously worked at Goldman Sachs.

How much does Peter Y. Chung invest?

Peter Y. Chung invests through Summit Partners, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at series b.

How do I pitch Peter Y. Chung?

A warm intro from a founder Summit Partners backed works best.

What did Peter Y. Chung do before Summit Partners?

Mergers & Acquisitions at Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Goldman, Sachs & Co..

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