# Franklyn Chien

> Franklyn Chien is a seed investor at Iterative (Menlo Park) backing FinTech and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Iterative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iterative-capital-e970)
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/franklynchien
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/knarf55
- Website: http://franklynchien.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/frank

Franklyn Chien is a seed investor at Iterative in Menlo Park focused on FinTech and Software. Franklyn Chien - Co-Founder and CEO @ PrizePool

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |
| Accounting | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |

12 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Proper | Proper is an automated accounting startup that offers property accounting tools that help property managers to grow their portfolios.The company utilizes machine learning and Fortune-500 level financial specialists to help property managers and owners grow their businesses without fear of operational limitations, as well as decrease the timetheir accountants spend performing routine tasks.Mark Rojas founded it in San Francisco, California in 2017. | $4.8M | Seed | May 15, 2020 |  |
| Freshplum | Freshplum's goal is to bring the decision-making power of data science to companies who sell goods and services electronically. | $1M | Seed | Feb 13, 2014 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bling Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bling-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Expa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Google Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Locus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/locus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MetaProp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/metaprop-nyc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rivet Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rivet-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Iterative

VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore

Iterative is a venture capital firm that runs accelerator programs for early-stage startups in Southeast Asia. It invests in startups through biannual cohorts and works with founders on product development, market validation, and fundraising. Each program ends with a demo day where startups present to investors. Iterative also offers support inlegal matters, pitch preparation, and investor connections.

5 contacts available at Iterative.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Ma | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-ma |
| Franklyn Chien | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/franklyn-chien |
| Hsu Han Ooi | Co-Founder and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hsu-han-ooi |
| Hsu Ken Ooi | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hsu-ken-ooi |
| Junxian Lee | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/junxian-lee-13d9 |

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## FAQ

### What does Franklyn Chien invest in?

Franklyn Chien invests primarily in FinTech, Software and Analytics startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Franklyn Chien last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Franklyn Chien closed in May 2020. Shizune tracks 2 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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