# Michael Chen

> Michael Chen is a debt financing investor at Viola Credit (New York) backing FinTech and InsurTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Viola Credit](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/viola-credit)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mxchen2

Michael Chen is a Managing Director and Head of US Investments at Viola Credit. He previously worked as Managing Director and Head of Investments at HarbourView Equity Partners. He attended Cornell University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gaia | Gaia combines reproductive health data with financial technology to make IVF treatments more accessible, affordable and personal | $100M | Debt Financing |  |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Viola Credit

VC Fund · Herzliya, Israel

Viola Credit is a global alternative asset manager that provides innovative, flexible, and tailored credit solutions to support the growth of global technology companies. Its two main credit offerings are Growth Lending and Asset-Backed Lending. With over 22 years of experience, Viola Credit currently manages more than $1.8B in various businessesacross the U.S., Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand at multiple stages of growth. It is part of the Viola Group, a leading technology-focused investment group with over $5.5B in assets under management (AUM).

5 contacts available at Viola Credit.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Eliran Azar | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eliran-azar |
| Ido Vigdor | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ido-vigdor |
| Michael Chen | Managing Director and Head of US Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-chen-c60c |
| Ruthi Simha | General Partner and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ruthi-simha |
| Alex Ginzburg | Chief Risk Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-ginzburg-f576 |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Chen invest in?

Michael Chen invests primarily in FinTech, InsurTech and Health Care startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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