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
Experience2 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

2017 - 2021 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".

2014 - 2017 Diploma Littleton High School

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