Managing Partner
ChemistryCheck size: Chemistry leads early-stage rounds with commitments up to $30M, according to its official company description.
Kristina Shen invests or supports investments through Chemistry's published strategy: Lead concentrated early-stage investments in software founders who combine technical expertise with strong commercial instincts, with the whole firm supporting each company.
Technically credible founders with sharp commercial instincts, strong founder-team chemistry and potential to build breakout software companies.
No formal pass list is public. Opportunities without technical depth, commercial judgment or a fit for concentrated early-stage software investing appear less aligned.
Show the technical insight, commercial wedge, customer pull, why this team is uniquely suited to win and how a concentrated hands-on investor can materially help.
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Kristina Shen co-founded Chemistry after four years as a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where she led the B2B software investing practice. Before a16z, she spent seven years as a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners.