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Timothy Chen is the Managing Partner at Essence Venture Capital, a firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Essence VC focuses on investing in information technology, big data, data infrastructure, development tools, artificial intelligence, and machine learning sectors in the United States, Canada, Europe, America, Asia, and Africa. Timothy Chen’s collaboration style involves investing in technical founders and working with former startup founders/execs. Essence VC has raised multiple funds with the support of various institutions, VC funds, and individuals from infrastructure, engineering, and data roles.
Location: Greater Seattle Area, Washington, United States
Country: United States of America
Industries: infrastructure, data, open source, developer tools, SaaS, AI, security
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
Website: https://www.essencevc.fund/
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Status: active
AI Reasoning: Found recent investment activity on Essence VC website: blog post ‘Why We Invested in Kite’ dated 6/25/25 indicates Timothy Chen/Essence VC made an investment on June 25, 2025. Calculating from reference date, that investment occurred between 6 and 3 months ago, which corresponds to the ‘active’ category. The startup invested was Kite.
Angel activity thresholds:
Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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