Kathy Chen

CFO

2025

SuperCircle is the digital infrastructure that powers circularity for the world’s leading fashion brands. Our mission is to divert 1B units of textile waste from landfills by 2030, profitably and sustainably.

Principal > Partner

2021 - 2024

Led health and sustainability investing at Ulu Ventures, an early stage venture fund that uses a proprietary decision-making process to analyze risk/reward trade-offs, reduce cognitive bias, and drive superior returns. The majority of Ulu portfolio companies are founded by diverse teams that include women, minority, URM and/or immigrant founders.

Board Member, Investor

2023 - 2024

A revolutionary all-digital sprinkler system. Fewer, more efficient heads, accurately water to the exact shape of your landscape

Board Observer, Investor

2023 - 2024

Leveraging silk-based biomaterials, Vaxess is developing a dissolvable microneedle patch for the delivery of vaccines and therapeutics. Vaxess has raised grant and venture capital funding from groups such as RA Capital Management, Engine Ventures, GHIC, Mission BioCapital, BARDA, DARPA, NIH, NSF and the Gates Foundation.

Board Member, Investor

2023 - 2024

SuperCircle powers circularity for the world's best retail brands. Through our tech platform and reverse logistics system, SuperCircle links retail with the waste management industry to close the loop and eliminate post-consumer clothing waste.

Investor

2023 - 2024

Vytala offers advance solutions for gastrointestinal (GI) health by addressing nutrient deficiencies at the source and overcoming the most complex challenge of malabsorption

Investor

2022 - 2024

Banyan Infrastructure is the only end-to-end software platform that is purpose-built to simplify, scale, and streamline sustainable infrastructure finance

Principal

2016 - 2021

1955 Capital is a U.S.-based venture capital firm that invests in technologies developed in the Americas and Europe that can help solve the developing world's greatest challenges in areas including energy & environment, food safety & supply, health, and sustainable manufacturing.

Investor

2020 - 2021

Investor

2018 - 2021