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Seamon Chan

Investment atPalm Drive CapitalNew York
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Seamon Chan is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Palm Drive Capital, a venture capital firm. He has invested in over 95 startups and co-founded MillionLives.org during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What Seamon can write

Writes checks of$250K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedMostly follows a lead
Ownership target< 5%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Palm Drive Capital writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Palm Drive Capital.

Career

  1. Insight Venture Partners · investment experience
  2. Hitachi Data Systems · corporate and research experience
  3. Citigroup · corporate and research experience
  4. Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab · research experience
  5. Stanford Center for Integrated Systems · research experience
  6. Palm Drive Capital · Co-Founder and Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Palm Drive CapitalMillionLives.org

Investments named in public bios

WeLabJet.comCartaClover HealthRipplingRappiFlutterwaveBoom Supersonic

Focus

venture capitalgrowth equitystartupstechnology

Education

Stanford UniversityHarvard Business School, Owner/President Management ProgramTsinghua University, EMBA

Also at Palm Drive Capital

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Henry WoramInvestment
Nick HsuInvestment
Salmaan HussainInvestment
Zachary EwingInvestment

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Emily McMahan
Emily McMahanCo-Founder, Managing Partner, AIN Ventures

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Questions

Who is Seamon Chan?

Seamon Chan is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Palm Drive Capital, a venture capital firm. He has invested in over 95 startups and co-founded MillionLives.org during the COVID-19 pandemic.

How much does Seamon Chan invest?

Seamon Chan invests through Palm Drive Capital, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Seamon Chan?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Seamon in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Palm Drive Capital backed works better.

What did Seamon Chan do before Palm Drive Capital?

investment experience at Insight Venture Partners; corporate and research experience at Hitachi Data Systems; corporate and research experience at Citigroup; research experience at Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab; research experience at Stanford Center for Integrated Systems.

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