Hey!

I'm andrew chan a venture capitalist a scientist a writer

I'm a venture capital investor at Builders VC based in San Francisco, California looking for new ideas disrupting old, slow-moving industries.

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about me

I invest in early stage tech startups founded by incredible teams.

I am a venture capital investor at Builders VC based in San Francisco, California looking for hard tech and new ideas disrupting old, slow-moving industries.

First NameAndrew
Last NameChan
RoleSenior Associate
NationalityAmerican
Experience4 years
LocationLos Angeles

CompanyBuilders VC
LangagesEnglish, Spanish
Instagram@_chandrew
Email [email protected]
Twitter @chandr3w
LinkedIn chandr3w

my resume

experience

2021 - Present Senior Associate Builders VC

Deal sourcing/evaluation. LP relations. Boards.

2020 - 2021 investor Riot Ventures

Wrote web scraping code to find potential LPs, companies, hires on Twitter, SEC.gov, etc... Ran and designed recruiting and program of Riot Summer/Fall Fellowships. Aided in portfolio company support activities (board meetings, fundraising, etc…). Performed market deep dives, diligence, and deal sourcing.

2020 - 2021 Researcher NASA JPL

Worked as a part of group 3226 (Planetary Interiors and Geophysics) writing software to model the internal properties of icy ocean worlds. Created a python implementation of the Deep Earth Water Model (DEWPython) published at https://pypi.org/project/DEWPython/ , presented at 2021 Goldschmidt conference.

2019 Researcher Nanyang Technological University

Modelled RSL change based on coral microatoll fossils.

Education

Pasadena, CA BS California Institute of Technology

Completed a double major in Geophysics and English Literature. Thesis: "What do We Talk About When We Talk About Love? True Love, Passionate Love, and Pining in the Short Fiction of Raymond Carver and Tobias Wolff".

Denver, CO Diploma Littleton High School

Valedictorian, IB Diploma Recipient, National Merit Scholar, National AP Scholar.