# Kevin Chao

> Kevin Chao is a seed investor at San Francisco Download backing PC Games and MMO Games. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [San Francisco Download](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/san-francisco-download)
- Location: Mountain View, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://kevin-chao.com

Kevin Chao is a technology reporter who covers the San Francisco Bay Area for San Francisco Download and occasionally consults on digital media. A Mountain View, California native, Chao has been near the epicenter of the technology revolution for his entire life and he finds great pride in sharing the latest with the world around him.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PC Games | 1 | 100% |
| MMO Games | 1 | 100% |
| Digital Entertainment | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Derby Stars | Derby Stars offers NFT horse games, and breeding them results in a variety of offspring. They also store their history and race records constantly on-chain. They own a range of horses and race them on their platform. | $6M | Seed | Mar 04, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [a41 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a41-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AcadArena](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acadarena) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arrington XRP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arrington-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arrington XRP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arrington-xrp-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Avocado Guild](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avocado-guild) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bites Digital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bites-digital-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About San Francisco Download

VC Fund



1 contacts available at San Francisco Download.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kevin Chao | Technology Reporter | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-chao-3027 |

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## FAQ

### What does Kevin Chao invest in?

Kevin Chao invests primarily in PC Games, MMO Games and Digital Entertainment startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nicaragua. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kevin Chao last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kevin Chao closed in Mar 2022. 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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