Tim Chen’s Essence VC firm is raising a new fund to back more infrastructure startups

Chen said the new fund will allow Essence to lead bigger pre-seed rounds and gives him more flexibility on deployment ...
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Mantle's Tim Chen Explains Why Layer 2 Ecosystems Are Critical Despite Retail Hesitation

Tim Chen, Global Head of Strategy at Mantle (CRYPTO: MNT), addressed retail investors' concerns about fragmented liquidity and gas fee confusion in Layer 2 (L2) ecosystems, emphasizing their growing ...
TechCrunch

Startups should rethink how they pursue sales and traction, according to VC Tim Chen

After a small startup exit and being turned down by every VC firm he applied to, Tim Chen began angel investing and eventually stumbled into raising his own fund. Now, as the solo investor behind ...
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StrictlyVC concludes its 2025 series with an exclusive event featuring insights from leading VCs and builders such as Pat Gelsinger, Mina Fahmi, and more. Plus, opportunities to forge meaningful ...