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Sep 23
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Tim Chen has quietly become of one the m...

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Tim Chen, solo VC at his firm Essence VC, said he just closed his fourth fund, a fresh $41 million, without even trying. Limited partner investors were so eager to invest, they preempted it, he told TechCrunch. He didn’t even have time to generate a pitch deck.  Also, For Julien Emery, the problem has always been personal.  He’s the CEO and co-founder of S ... Show More
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