Shin Chen is an investor at E14 Fund, based in San Francisco. She focuses on AI/ML, data, robotics, and other emerging technologies. She’s passionate about supporting technical founders from research backgrounds to turn breakthrough ideas into real-world companies. Before joining E14, Shin built startups across Africa, Asia, and the U.S., including an e-commerce venture in West Africa and a VR platform in Taiwan and the U.S. Having built from scratch herself, she brings a hands-on, founder-first approach and she goes all in for people bold enough to build what others think is impossible. She also leads 1943, a community of 300+ AI/ML researchers from top institutions and labs. Shin holds an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas.