# Joe Chen > Joe Chen is a seed investor at Moatable (Phoenix) backing iOS, Apps and Mobile. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Moatable](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/renren-inc) - Location: Phoenix, United States - Total investments: 3 - Last investment: Feb 2025 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-chen-bbaa6253 Joe Chen is a seed investor at Moatable in Phoenix focused on iOS and Apps. Yizhou Chen is the chairman and CEO of China InterActive Corporation. Chen attended Wuhan University and received his B.Sc degree in Physics in 1987, and his M.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in 1993. He also went on to receive his MBA and M.S. degree in Electromechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 1997.In 1999 Chenco-founded ChinaRen.com and served as Chairman and CEO of the company. He was later appointed Vice President of Sohu after Sohu acquired ChinaRen in 2000. He also founded China InterActive Corporation in 2002. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | iOS | 1 | 33% | | Apps | 1 | 33% | | Mobile | 1 | 33% | | Leisure | 1 | 33% | | Software | 1 | 33% | 13 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 2 | 67% | | Series B | 1 | 33% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | United States | 2 | 67% | | Hong Kong | 1 | 33% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Genia | Genia is revolutionizing structural engineering with its AI-powered generative design platform, the Structural CoPilot. This technology empowers engineering consultancies and real estate developers to generate optimal, physics-validated, and code-compliant engineering drawings in minutes, a process typically taking weeks. Genia enables users toachieve up to 10x faster design cycles, reduce errors by 40%, and save 10% on materials. By transforming architectural plans into multiple optimized structural solutions, Genia helps firms win more bids and enhance project efficiency without expanding their workforce. | $3M | Seed | Feb 07, 2025 | | | Blueboard | Blueboard is the experiential rewards and recognition platform for the modern workplace. Its rewards platform allows companies to reward their employees to curated experiences and activities with the click of a button – things like skydiving, wine tasting, massage, and mixology. Its clients love the fact that it has made memorable and meaningfulrecognition as easy as sending a gift card.It was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California. | $2M | Seed | Jul 28, 2015 | | | GoGoX | Established in 2013, GoGoX is the first app-based platform for delivering goods in Asia, which is dedicated to offering excellent delivery service through innovative technology. Since then, GoGoX has extended its service to various platforms. The company connects individuals and businesses directly to thousands of drivers for their real-timedelivery needs and redefines the everyday delivery experience by providing a convenient and efficient service.Over the years, GoGoX has expanded its business from Hong Kong to Singapore, South Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, and India and will continue to expand globally. In August 2017, GoGoX merged with 58 Suyun, the leader in Mainland China’s intra-city logistics market, and increased GOGOVAN’s presence to over 300 cities, with more than 8 million registered drivers under its network.GoGoVan has announced its rebranding as GoGoX in July 2020. | $10M | Series B | Jun 11, 2015 | | 3 of 3 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Amplify.LA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amplify-la) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Boost VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boostfunder) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Dorm Room Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dorm-room-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Pi Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pi-labs-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [PreAngel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/preangel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Moatable](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/renren-inc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Moatable VC Fund · Chaoyang, China Renren.com is an online social network service that offers an extensive interactive communication platform for Chinese users. The platform has embedded functions such as blogging as well as photo and video sharing that enable users to share their daily lives and thoughts with their friends. With the number of users reaching 200 million, renren.comhas over 30% of its traffic coming from mobile devices. It also owns several subsidiary companies, including Kaixin Farm and Nuomi. Its major competitor is kaixin001.com. 4 contacts available at Moatable. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | James Liu | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-liu-3 | | Joe Chen | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-yi-zhou-chen | | Chris Palmer | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-palmer-772a | | Marissa San Pedro | Digital Account Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marissa-san-pedro | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Joe Chen invest in? Joe Chen invests primarily in iOS, Apps and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 3 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 Joe Chen last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Joe Chen closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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