Shin Chen
Summer Associate at Race Capital
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder
2024 - Current
Love being surrounded by brilliant minds and being the dumbest person in the room, so I started 1943 to bring AI/ML researchers, industry experts, and founders together to share insights and learn from them.
Angel Investor
2024
Despite Berkeley tuition breathing down my neck, I started backing startups with my own money to show conviction. broke, but believing.
Investor
2024 - 2025
Race backs bold founders from pre-seed to Series A, focused on enterprise and infra. Shoot me a note at Shin@race.capital if you're building something exciting!
Race Capital is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on all things infrastructure
Venture Fellow
2023 - 2024
Started my venture journey
SkyDeck Berkeley is a research university accelerator that serves as an apex startup launchpad for affiliated entrepreneurs.
Co-Founder
2021 - 2023
Moved back to Taiwan after COVID, had an existential crisis (as one does), and decided to take a leap again - ended up building interactive VR tours for UCLA, UCI, Hilton Group, and more.
PeekPeek provides an interactive Virtual Reality website for 24-hour telepresent.
Co-Founder
2018 - 2021
After three years in Ghana with nowhere to shop, I decided to fix it. Ran market research, convinced investors, raised the money, and brought Miniso to Ghana. Led the whole market entry.
Area Trade Lane Manager - West Africa
2016 - 2018
Flew across 6 West African countries, teamed up with amazing local crews, and managed 90+ business accounts powering $1.5B in mega infrastructure projects.
Sales Executive
2015 - 2016
Rode a big truck across Ghana selling tires to mines, factories, ports, and gas sites. Slept in shipping containers, dodged goats, and watched Africa transform up close. Wild and unforgettable, best decision in my life.
Maxxis International is an automotive company that manufactures tires.