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Dr. Chen is a Managing General Partner and co-founder of Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP). He brings over 25 years of experience in venture capital, start-ups, industry, and R&D. Prior to co-founding PVP, Dr. Chen was a Kauffman Fellow at Battery Ventures, where he formulated Battery’s Advanced Materials strategy, sourced over 1,200 investment opportunities, led and managed several investments with applications in IT and CleanTech, e.g., Lion Cells, Stonybrook Purification and Nanoconduction (acquired), and managed several of the firm’s corporate partnerships. Dr. Chen began his venture capital career at DFJ New England and Navigator Technology Ventures in Boston. Prior to becoming a venture capitalist, Dr.. Chen held leadership roles in business, technology, and product development at several startups and leading corporations in the Advanced Materials sector, including Luminus Devices, EM Logix, Surface Logix, and Raychem (acquired). He also led Advanced Materials technology scouting and business development in the areas of energy storage, fuel cells, photonics, self-assembly and, more broadly, nanotechnology in the Advanced Technology and Business Development Group at Tyco Electronics, following its acquisition of Raychem.
Dr. Chen earned his BS in Physics, PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, and MBA from MIT. In addition to his investment and board roles with PVP, Dr. Chen serves on the Commercialization Advisory Board for Oregon Built Environment & Sustainability Technologies (BEST), is an active mentor to several startups through the MIT Venture Mentoring Service, and is a long-time member of the Materials Research Society.
Dr. Chen currently is a Board member of Senova Systems, Vixar Inc., Imprint Energy, and NBD Nanotechnologies.
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John Chen is the Founder and Managing General Partner at Phoenix Venture Partners, based in United States, North America. With a background in Venture Capital, John Chen has a rich history of leadership and innovation. John Chen studied MBA unknown @ MIT - Sloan School of Management. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
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Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Investor Name | Money Raised |
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Aug 14, 2014 | NBD Nanotechnologies | Series A - NBD Nanotechnologies | Phoenix Venture Partners | 5.2M |
Aug 29, 2016 | Nohms Technologies | Series B - Nohms Technologies | Phoenix Venture Partners | 0 |
Nov 07, 2017 | NBD Nanotechnologies | Series B - NBD Nanotechnologies | Phoenix Venture Partners | 8.0M |
Jul 20, 2021 | - | Series B - Inkbit | Phoenix Venture Partners | 30.0M |
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