# Derek Chen

> Derek Chen is a Series C investor at TPG Growth backing Banking, FinTech and Finance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TPG Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tpg-growth)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2017
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Derek Chen is a Series C investor at TPG Growth focused on Banking and FinTech. Mr. Chen is a Partner based in Beijing.Prior to joining TPG, Mr. Chen was a Managing Director at Standard Chartered Principal Finance, focusing on private equity and growth capital investments. Previously, Mr. Chen was a Principal and spent six years at SAIF Partners and Softbank Asia Infrastructure Fund. Mr. Chen’s past board service includesDigital China (861.HK) and China Unionpay Merchant Services. B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign M.B.A., Columbia Business School

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Banking | 1 | 100% |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |
| Consumer Lending | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| V CREDIT | The Viscon Jinke Group (referred to as "Weixin Jinke"), a high-tech enterprise in Shanghai, has 12 years of experience in consumer finance services in China, and is a technology-driven smart consumer financial service provider. Currently, the Group has a number of sub-companies and business divisions in China, including (Internet)microfinance, financial guarantees, financial leasing, and financial services. Wisdom Group set up a regional headquarters of multinational companies in Shanghai, and set up risk control centers, big data centers, information technology centers, customer service centers, and financial centers in Shanghai, Chengdu, and Suzhou, etc., and independently developed the Hummingbird big data platform. And smart credit robots provide nationwide users with accessible smart financial services. | $50M | Series C | Oct 16, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About TPG Growth

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

TPG Growth was founded in 2007 to specialize in growth equity and middle-market buyout opportunities. Taking a long-term and hands-on approach to partnership, we identify unique companies across the U.S., Europe, Africa, and Asia and help them achieve their full potential. We can assist at all stages of a company’s growth, from its inception to itsinternational expansion, by drawing on our geography-specific experience and expert global operational resources from the TPG platforms. TPG Growth manages more than $7 billion in assets across a variety of sectors including media, technology, and industrials.

5 contacts available at TPG Growth.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Akshay Tanna | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akshay-tanna |
| Angel Uribe | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-uribe |
| Derek Chen | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/derek-chen-2 |
| Matthew E. Rubel | Senior Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-e-rubel |
| Matthew Hobart | Co-Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-hobart |

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## FAQ

### What does Derek Chen invest in?

Derek Chen invests primarily in Banking, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Series C stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Derek Chen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Derek Chen closed in Oct 2017. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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.

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