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Cathryn Chen

Founder & GP

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Radiate Ventures

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About

Specialize in early to growth stage deeptech investing. Coverage industries: semiconductor, energy transition, defense, space tech, nuclear, AI application layer, developer tools. 100% focused on empowering the next gen of founders to go global in a multi-polar world. Founded MarketX 10 years ago to make pre-IPO investing efficient and highly selective. MarketX Ventures invests in Fintech, Next Gen Transportation/Mobility, Deeptech, and vertical SaaS. Past investments include: Anduril, Solugen, Spot.ai, Geminus, Bytedance, Airbnb, SpaceX, Discord, Epic Games, Klarna, Affirm, Meituan, Palantir, Postmates, Tencent Music, Rubrik, Coupang, Spatial, Toss, etc. Forbes 30 under 30, Finance & Venture Capital Select past speaking events: Future Investment Initiative - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2021 & 2022, 2023 SuperReturn Riyadh, Dubai, Amsterdam, Singapore, Berlin, 2020-2024 Milken Conference Skybridge Alternative Investment Conference - Abu Dhabi 2019 Women’s Forum - “Ones to Watch: Top 10 Social Entrepreneurs” Global World Leaders Conference - Paris, 2019 Women in Tech - 2018 Finovate 2016 - New York City ScaleUp for Europe - EBAN Annual Congress (Porto, Portugal) Crowdnetic: Players Shaping

Experience

Founder & GPRadiate Ventures
Jan 2024
Founder & ChairwomanMarketX Ventures
Jan 2015
InvestorProject Omega
Oct 2026
InvestorSpaceX
Oct 2015
InvestorApollo Atomics
Jul 2026
InvestorPalantir Technologies
Apr 2016
InvestorAnduril Industries
Jul 2024
InvestorXona
Mar 2026
InvestorStoke Space
Apr 2025
InvestorCosmon, Inc
Apr 2026
InvestorVast
Mar 2026
InvestorAalo Atomics
Jan 2026
InvestorByteDance
Dec 2017
InvestorDyna Robotics
Oct 2024
Investor & Board ObserverGeminus
Jan 2025
InvestorStripe
Aug 2023
InvestorBoom Supersonic
Sep 2023
InvestorSolugen
Jun 2024
InvestorApex Compute
Oct 2026
Seed InvestorNavier
Feb 2023
InvestorCoframe
May 2023
InvestorSpot AI
Aug 2024
Member Board of DirectorsDIH Technology
Feb 2024
InvestorNeuReality
Mar 2022
InvestorSpatial
Dec 2021
InvestorFlexport
Dec 2021
InvestorToss
Dec 2021
InvestorDiscord
Aug 2021
InvestorKlarna
Jun 2021
InvestorPatreon
May 2021
InvestorAffirm
Dec 2020
InvestorStack Overflow
Oct 2020
InvestorMeituan
Jun 2017
InvestorPostmates by Uber
Jun 2015
CFO, AURORA Technology SPAC SponsorAurora Technology Acquisition Corp
Jun 2021 to Sep 2026
InvestorAirbnb
Mar 2015 to Apr 2021
Business Development & Product ManagementEverString
Jan 2014 to Jan 2015
UHNW Investment Specialist+ IPOsJ.P. Morgan
Jul 2012 to Aug 2014
Global Healthcare M&A AnalystRothschild & Co
Jan 2011 to Jan 2012
Founder & Senior AdvisorMoneythink
Feb 2010 to Sep 2011
Investment Banking Analyst- TMTDeutsche Bank
Jan 2011 to Jan 2011
Strategy/Finance AnalystWarner Bros. Entertainment
Jan 2010 to Jan 2010
Business Development ConsultantThe American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham Shanghai)
Sep 2009 to Dec 2009

Education

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Economics History, Management Science, Minor in Finance
2010 to 2012
UCLA
BA International Relations and Political Economy
Beverly Hills High School