# Kathy Chiu

> Kathy Chiu is a seed investor at DeepWork Capital (Orlando) backing Software and Recruiting. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [DeepWork Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-fan-fund)
- Location: Orlando, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Aug 2020
- Lead investor: 86%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-chiu-a188631/

Kathy Chiu is a Managing Partner of the DeepWork Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in Florida-based technology and life science “lite” early stage companies. The group launched their first fund in 2015 and their second fund in 2018. Along with two other full-ime managing partners Mitch Laskey and Ben Patz, Kathy manages the funds day today, develops investment theses, sources and screens investment pipeline, performs due diligence on prospective investments, and helps portfolio companies with strategy, transactions, and other board level activities. Independently, Kathy is also on the board of Florida-based retailor Beall’s Inc. (www.beallsflorida.com).Prior to DeepWork Capital, Kathy was the president and founder of Venture Catapult, a strategy and business development consulting practice that specializes in new market entry and has clients ranging from US based Fortune 500 to Asian technology companies. She was also a wireless venture capitalist with Denver-based iSherpa Capital responsible for deal sourcing, due diligence, deal structuring, portfolio management, and portfolio exit.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Recruiting | 2 | 29% |
| Human Resources | 2 | 29% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |
| Big Data | 1 | 14% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Angel | 1 | 14% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HCW Biologics | HCW Biologics is developing immunotherapies to lengthen healthspan by disrupting the link between cellular senescence and disease. |  | Series C | Aug 30, 2020 |  |
| HCW Biologics | HCW Biologics is developing immunotherapies to lengthen healthspan by disrupting the link between cellular senescence and disease. |  | Series B | Jun 10, 2019 |  |
| Elevated Careers | Elevated Careers is the first ever all-in-one employee engagement, employment branding, and hiring platform that can not only assess an organization's culture, but also match job candidates to companies based on culture, skills, and personality fit using the same methodology. |  | Series A | Oct 01, 2018 |  |
| Imperative | Imperative is a fully automated peer coaching technology platform. The video-based peer coaching experience enables every employee to be an effective coach with no training through a dynamic and structured online environment. Imperative makes the benefits of coaching accessible to ten times as many employees for the same cost as traditionalcoaching. The platform is being deployed by leading employers to address the needs of the new workforce and boost employee retention, development, productivity, and fulfillment. Imperative, a certified B Corp, was founded in New York City and is headquartered in Seattle. Imperative's customers range from Sony Music and MetLife to Zillow and Airbnb.The company was founded by Aaron Hurst and Arthur Woods in 2014. |  | Seed | Dec 27, 2017 |  |
| Distrx | distrx provides businesses a way to welcome you with a Bluetooth beacon handshake and greeting in the form of special offers and promotions.Search for districts and participating businesses, and browse promotions before you go, then use location-based services to receive promotions and offers automatically as you are greeted by each business. |  | Seed | Nov 24, 2016 |  |
| Elevated Careers | Elevated Careers is the first ever all-in-one employee engagement, employment branding, and hiring platform that can not only assess an organization's culture, but also match job candidates to companies based on culture, skills, and personality fit using the same methodology. |  | Angel | Oct 25, 2016 |  |
| Elevated Careers | Elevated Careers is the first ever all-in-one employee engagement, employment branding, and hiring platform that can not only assess an organization's culture, but also match job candidates to companies based on culture, skills, and personality fit using the same methodology. |  | Seed | Jul 05, 2016 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Florida Funders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/florida-funders) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Florida Technology](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/institute-for-the-commercialization-of-public-research) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About DeepWork Capital

VC Fund · Orlando, United States

DeepWork Capital, a Florida-based venture capital firm, invests in high-growth early-stage companies in the technology and life science sectors through proprietary and public committed capital funds. The Firm partners with visionary entrepreneurs building world-changing companies and supports portfolio companies' successes with activeengagement. For additional information, please see https://www.deepworkcapital.com.

5 contacts available at DeepWork Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Benjamin Patz | Co-founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-patz |
| Jackson Streeter | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jackson-streeter |
| Mitchel Laskey | Co-Founder and Managing General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitchel-j-laskey |
| Kathy Chiu | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kathy-chiu |
| Kenneth Hall | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kenneth-hall-8b13 |

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## FAQ

### What does Kathy Chiu invest in?

Kathy Chiu invests primarily in Software, Recruiting and Human Resources startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 7 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 Kathy Chiu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kathy Chiu closed in Aug 2020. Shizune tracks 7 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?

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