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Andy Chen

Co-founder @ Outcast Ventures |  a new talent-first VC

San Francisco, California, United States · 1 connection

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About

I'm a former mechanical engineer who along the way helped develop an invisibility cloak at a startup, analyzed weapons technology at the CIA, helped build the Bay Area's most successful and sought after tech recruiting firm, and served as a partner at Kleiner Perkins. Now I'm fortunate enough to be an investing partner at Coatue, where I get to work with imaginative entrepreneurs and invest my time, capital, and network to help build their ambitious companies. Outside of work, I serve on the board of directors for two non-profits, the San Francisco SPCA ( and Challenge Success ( I'm also a mechanical engineer and plasma physicist by training and you can usually find me in my garage fixing something for my wife.

Experience

Co-founder & Managing PartnerOutcast Ventures
Jan 2026
Angel InvestorThe Halal Guys Inc.
Jan 2015
InvestorFigma
Dec 2018 to Jul 2025
InvestorScale AI
Jun 2019 to Jun 2025
InvestorChime
Jan 2019 to Jun 2025
Board MemberDistyl
Feb 2023 to Jan 2025
Board MemberPersona
Jan 2018 to Jan 2025
Board MemberMiter
Feb 2022 to Jan 2025
InvestorMeticulous
Jan 2022 to Jan 2025
Board MemberLightfield
Jul 2021 to Jan 2025
InvestorAven
Jan 2019 to Jan 2025
General PartnerCoatue Management
Jan 2018 to Jan 2025
PartnerKleiner Perkins
Jan 2011 to Jan 2018
Science, Technology, and Weapons AnalystCentral Intelligence Agency
Jan 2009 to Jan 2011
Manager, Engineering RecruitingRiviera Partners
Jan 2007 to Jan 2009
Mechanical EngineerSensorMetrix
Jan 2006 to Jan 2007

Education

UC San Diego
MS, Applied Plasma Physics
2006 to 2007