# Chad Herrin

> Chad Herrin is a startup investor at Aspect Ventures (San Francisco). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Aspect Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aspect-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadherrin

Chad Herrin is a startup investor at Aspect Ventures in San Francisco. Chad is a technology investor and software executive with 20+ years of experience in business and cloud software applications and services. Chad’s mission at Aspect is to share this experience with entrepreneurs working to build transformational software companies.Chad first met Aspect co-founder Theresia Gouw in 1997 at the tiny startup officesof Release Software, where they worked to help leading software companies transition from selling software in a box at Fry’s to distributing software securely over the internet.Most recently Chad was a VP at SuccessFactors, where he was responsible for M&A and corporate strategy, including SuccessFactors’ $300 million acquisition of Plateau Systems. After SuccessFactors was acquired by SAP for $3.6B, Chad was VP of Corporate Development working on SAP’s rapidly evolving cloud businesses.Chad Herrin graduated from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Stanford University.

## About Aspect Ventures

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

Aspect Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in the emerging mobile marketplace.

2 contacts available at Aspect Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chad Herrin | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chad-herrin |
| Jennifer Fonstad | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jennifer-scott-fonstad |

## FAQ

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co