Investor profile
Chao Zen
Accelerator, Corporate VC, Syndicate / Angel group, Venture capital & Investor at Makers Fund
Chao Zen is an Investor at Makers Fund, whose known portfolio counts 21 companies.
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Affiliated funds' portfolios
Investor at Makers Fund, whose known portfolio counts 21 companies
- Highlight
- Factory
- Donut
- Midnite
- Medal
- Novig
- Odyssey Interactive
- Packz
- Bluff
- Bonagora
- Bondu
- Cheer Games
- and 9 more
Investor Profile
Chao Zen is listed against sectors AI, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech, and focus areas 3D Technology, Audio, Cloud Infrastructure and Commerce Enablement in the database.
Makers Fund appears in Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds across its known deals.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether Chao Zen matches their raise.
Colleagues at Makers Fund
Matthew Ball
Venture Partner
Miami Beach, United States
Donovan Duncan
Venture Advisor
Huntsville, United States
Tyler Matheson
Principal
Los Angeles, United States
Aðalsteinn Óttarsson
Principal
Reykjavík, Iceland
Bernardo Dinardi
Fundador & CEO tm1 Brand Experience
São Paulo, Brazil
Archie Stonehill
Principal
Los Angeles, United States
Michael Cheung
General Partner
Singapore
Andrew Willson
General Partner
London, United Kingdom
Curtis Urbanowicz
Principal
United Kingdom
Evgeny Shadchnev
Co-founder and Board member
London, United Kingdom
Jay Chi
Founding Partner
Japan
Yohei Ishii
Principal
Brooklyn, United States
Sophia
Investor
Los Angeles, United States
Greg Gunadi
Investing, Venture Advisor
San Francisco, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Chao Zen?
Chao Zen is an accelerator partner and corporate venture investor based in Tokyo, Japan, listed as Investor at Makers Fund. The known portfolio of that firm counts 21 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Chao Zen personally.
What does Chao Zen invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech; listed focus areas include 3D Technology, Audio, Cloud Infrastructure and Commerce Enablement. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Chao Zen invest at?
Makers Fund appears in Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds across its known deals, and Chao Zen is listed there as Investor. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Chao Zen listed at?
Chao Zen is listed as Investor at Makers Fund. 14 other people in the database share a firm with Chao Zen.
How do I contact Chao Zen?
An email address and a LinkedIn page are on file for Chao Zen. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no phone number for this profile.
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