Steve Chen
Angel Investor
San Francisco, United States
Steve Chen is a seed investor in San Francisco focused on Software and E-Commerce. Steve Chen was an internet entrepreneur and the co-founder and previous Chief Technology Officer of YouTube. Born in August 1978 in Taiwan. Raised in Taiwan, Chen and his family immigrated to the United States when he was 15.After graduating from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chen worked at PayPal, where he met Chad Hurley andJawed Karim. In 2005, the three founded YouTube, a website designed to simplify video sharing online.Chen was named one of the "The 50 people who matter now" by Business 2.0 magazine in 2006. That year, he and Hurley sold YouTube to Google, Inc. for $1.65 billion in stock.Chen most recently co-founded AVOS Systems with YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley.
- Total investments:
- 69
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 4%
Last updated:
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Industries Steve Chen invests in
Stages Steve Chen invests in
Countries Steve Chen invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $350k–$12M
- Series A
- $3M–$20M
- Series B
- $6M–$40M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 10 (14%)
- E-Commerce 9 (13%)
- Internet 8 (12%)
- Information Technology 8 (12%)
- Mobile Apps 7 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 30 (43%)
- Series A 11 (16%)
- Series B 5 (7%)
- Angel 4 (6%)
- Pre-Seed 4 (6%)
Country
- United States 45 (65%)
- Canada 3 (4%)
- Taiwan 3 (4%)
- Indonesia 2 (3%)
- Singapore 2 (3%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Moonlake AI
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An artificial intelligence research lab building AI models for creating real-time interactive content | $28M / Seed / Oct 01, 2025 | |
Context
|
Context frees up teams to focus on higher-value strategies by drafting, analyzing, visualizing, and distributing work. | $11M / Seed / May 28, 2025 | |
E-Pal
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E-Pal is the Best-in-class social network for gaming enthusiasts, gamers pay for skill and interest-based matching with skillful ePals. | $30M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 05, 2024 | |
Artue
|
Artue is pioneering the art industry's digital transformation. | $2.9M / Seed / May 09, 2024 | |
Beaubble
|
beauty + bubble = beaubble [byoo-buhl] | Seed / Mar 31, 2024 | |
Apollo ID
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Powering the future of hospitality & entertainment globally. | $3M / Pre-Seed / Mar 15, 2024 | |
Nest Wallet
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Nest Wallet is a wallet created exclusively for traders, and all wallets are linked across mobile and extension. | $3.6M / Seed / Feb 20, 2024 | |
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Beaubble
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beauty + bubble = beaubble [byoo-buhl] | Seed / Jan 01, 2024 | |
AppFlowy
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AppFlowy provides an open source collaborative work management tool that enables users to create apps that suit offers built on a community-driven toolbox, including templates, plugins, themes, and more. | $6.4M / Seed / Nov 16, 2023 | |
Forge
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Forge is fast, automatic, always-on game capture. Users can download Forge for free. It costs nothing and there are zero ads, just gaming entertainment. | $11M / Seed / Oct 18, 2023 | |
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FAQ
What does Steve Chen invest in?
Steve Chen invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 69 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Steve Chen's check size?
Steve Chen typically joins rounds of $350k–$12M at Seed, $3M–$20M at Series A and $6M–$40M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Steve Chen participates in.
When did Steve Chen last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Steve Chen closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 69 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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