# Michael Chen

> Michael Chen is a Series D investor at Centurium Capital (Shanghai) backing EdTech and Education. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Centurium Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/centurium-capital)
- Location: Shanghai, China
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-chen-97044a1

Michael Chen is a Series D investor at Centurium Capital in Shanghai focused on EdTech and Education. Michael Chen is based in Shanghai, joined Warburg Pincus in 2011 and focuses on investments in the healthcare and consumer sectors. Prior to joining Warburg Pincus, Mr. Chen was a Vice President in Crescent Point, a Pan-Asia growth capital fund. Before Crescent, Mr. Chen was an Associate in the Investment Banking division of Morgan Stanley in HongKong and a consultant with Accenture in China. He received a B.A. of economics from Fudan University and an M.B.A. from INSEAD.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 100% |
| Education | 1 | 100% |
| Information Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zhangmen | Zhangmen is an online tutoring platform provides tutoring courses to students. Through the online and mobile apps of Zhangmen, primary and middle school students from eight to 18 years old can select top teachers who have graduated from China’s first-class universities such as Tsinghua, Peking University, and Fudan, for personalized, one-on-onetutoring sessions. They provided online education services in a one-to-one comprehensive transformation. | $120M | Series D | Jan 09, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Centurium Capital

VC Fund · Beijing, China

Centurium Capital, founded by former head of Warburg Pincus Asia, is a leading Greater China focused private equity firm.

5 contacts available at Centurium Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Chen | Partner and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-chen-10 |
| Yunze Chen | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yunze-chen |
| Zhixing Chen | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zhixing-chen |
| David Li | Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-li-2 |
| Mingxia Li | Chief Communications Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mingxia-li |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Chen invest in?

Michael Chen invests primarily in EdTech, Education and Information Services startups, most often at Series D 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 Michael Chen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Chen closed in Jan 2018. 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.

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