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Tim Chae

Managing Partner, 500 Global

San Francisco, California

Skills

Entrepreneurship
Venture Capital
Start-ups
Web 2.0
Fundraising
Social Media Marketing
Business Development
Social Media Measurement
User Experience
Management
Lead Generation
User Interface Design
Facebook
Angel Investing
Product Management
Mobile Devices
Marketing
Business Strategy
Sales
Online Marketing

Work Experience

  • Managing Partner

    2020

    I help oversee and manage our global fund (US and non-US) and investments based in HQ. Highlight investments: - Finda - PeopleFund - Spoon Radio - OP.GG - Rachio - Lottery.com - DIVE Studios - Dano - Bunch.live - More Labs - Podcorn (acq'd by NYSE: ETM)

  • General Partner

    2019 - 2020

  • Partner

    2015 - 2019

    Doing investments stateside thru 500 Startups. Also, I founded and am managing 500's Korea focused fund and investing in Korean startups. On the ground, splitting time between SF and Seoul. I like looking at content, social, sports, or esports focused companies and love getting the chance to meet and work with amazing founders who I'm inspired by everyday.

  • Venture Partner

    2014 - 2015

  • EIR (Entrepreneur-in-Residence)

    2013 - 2014

    Helping the team and the companies here do awesome things. Worked closely with several companies in the accelerator program. First task on the job was to work with a Partner to help open up the SF HQ office.

2010 - 2013

  • CEO & Founder

    2010 - 2013

    Unlocking the potential of organic marketing on Facebook Newsfeed for Facebook Pages. Backed by 500 Startups, Polaris Ventures, and several angel investors. Lots of learnings.

2010 - 2011

  • Associate

    2010 - 2011

    Romulus Capital (RC) invests in seed-stage technology companies that seek to become industry leaders. RC invests between $50-500K in brilliant – often first-time – entrepreneurs who are usually affiliated with top universities and incubators.