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Andy Chen

General Partner at Coatue

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Andy Chen is a General Partner at Coatue, with a background that includes roles at Kleiner Perkins and the CIA. He has made notable investments in companies like Scale AI and Persona and has a strong track record in venture capital and entrepreneurship. Chen's career highlights include investing in successful companies like Scale AI at Series F and Tome at Series B, showcasing his expertise in identifying and supporting high-potential startups.

Work Experience 

  • Board Member

    2018 - Current

    Identity infrastructure for the internet.

Persona is an identity platform that helps businesses verify customer identities.

Raised $217,518,750.00 from Coatue, Index Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Founders Fund and Bond.

  • Investor

    2018

    IPO July 31, 2025. A figment of your imagination.

Figma is a collaborative design tool that enables teams to create, prototype, and test digital products on one platform.

Raised $748,624,736.00 from Thrive Capital, XN, Andreessen Horowitz, Alkeon Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Coatue, Goanna Capital, Eddy Cue, Sequoia Capital and SurgoCap.

  • Investor

    2019

    Acquired by Meta for $15B In June 2025.

Scale AI provides a data-oriented platform that assists in the development of AI applications.

Raised $2,602,620,000.00 from WCM Investment Management, Meta, Wellington Management, Y Combinator, Intel Capital, DFJ Growth, NVIDIA, Nat Friedman, Thrive Capital and Qualcomm Ventures.

  • Investor

    2019

    IPO June 12, 2025.

Chime is a financial technology company that offers mobile banking services.

Raised $2,292,603,117.00 from Vantage Legacy Capital.

  • Board Member

    2022

    The modern construction operating system for a better built world.

  • Board Member

    2023

    We are on a mission to elevate how every major institution adopts foundation models and prepares for AI readiness.

Distyl AI develops a generative artificial intelligence platform to increase AI readiness and develop comprehensive AI-based solutions.

Raised $27,000,000.00 from Coatue, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Dell Technologies Capital and Nat Friedman.

  • Board Member

    2021

    The AI assistant for enterprise sellers.

  • Investor

    2019

  • Investor

    2022

    Accelerating the pace of software development for every company in the world, starting with automated front-end testing.

  • Investor

    2022

    🔮 Turns data into revenue. Used by Asana, Canva, Miro, and many others.

Pocus is a revenue data platform for go-to-market teams to analyze and act on revenue data from prospects and customers.

Raised $23,000,000.00 from Tristan Handy, MKT1 Capital, Adam Blitzer, Barr Moses, Sri Viswanath, Allison Pickens, Scott Williamson, First Round Capital, Scott Belsky and K5 Global.

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