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Simon Chong

Founder, Head of Customer Operations & Lead Investor atGeorgianToronto
Georgian websiteFirm profile

Simon Chong is Co-Founder and Lead Investor at Georgian, focusing on go-to-market design for cloud and SaaS companies. He previously held sales leadership roles at DWL and IBM Software Group.

What Simon can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries BCan lead the round
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Georgian writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Georgian.

Career

  1. DWL Inc. · Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing
    until 2005
  2. IBM Software Group · Worldwide Director of Sales, Information Solutions
    2005-now
  3. Georgian · Founder, Head of Customer Operations, Lead Investor
    Now

Companies founded

GeorgianDWL

Investments named in public bios

Shopify

Focus

go-to-marketcloudsaas

Education

Henley Business School, MBA

Also at Georgian

Justin LaFayetteCo-Founder, Lead Investor & Head of Firm
Abby YangInvestor
Adam TarasInvestor, Strategic Investments
Aidan PottsInvestor, Strategic Investments
Juri ZguriInvestor
Margaret WuLead Investor
Michelle YuInvestor
Robert ChenInvestor

Partners like Simon

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

Bryan Rosenblatt
Bryan RosenblattPartner, Craft Ventures
Fred CoulsonFounder and CEO, Five Elms Capital
Murali Joshi
Murali JoshiGeneral Partner, ICONIQ Growth
Hasan Askari
Hasan AskariManaging Partner, K1 Investment Management
Nima Shahian
Nima ShahianFounder and Managing Partner, Numeta Capital
Ned Gilhuly
Ned GilhulyCo-Founder & Partner, Sageview Capital

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Questions

Who is Simon Chong?

Simon Chong is Co-Founder and Lead Investor at Georgian, focusing on go-to-market design for cloud and SaaS companies. He previously held sales leadership roles at DWL and IBM Software Group.

How much does Simon Chong invest?

Simon Chong invests through Georgian, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at series b.

How do I pitch Simon Chong?

A warm intro from a founder Georgian backed works best.

What did Simon Chong do before Georgian?

Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing at DWL Inc.; Worldwide Director of Sales, Information Solutions at IBM Software Group.

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