Calvin Chin

Managing Partner at E14 Fund · Joined 2017

Biography

Calvin Chin is a Managing Partner of E14 Fund and, per the firm's own profile page for him, is based in Palo Alto, California. Engine's interview with him identifies him as "Co-founder and Managing Partner" of the firm and quotes him saying "In 2017, we established the E14 Fund". SEC Form D filings name him as a Managing Member of the general partner of E14 2017 Fund, LP, E14 2020 Fund, LP, E14 Fund 3 Limited Partnership and E14 Fund 4 Limited Partnership. His MIT Media Lab profile lists him as Staff Affiliate, Director's Office. Previously he was co-founder and CEO of Transist, an incubator and investor in impact-driven tech startups in China and the US, and earlier founder and CEO of Qifang, described by the firm as China's first online student loan service and the first Chinese company recognised by the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer. He is a member of the Aspen Institute's inaugural China Fellowship Program and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader; he was named one of Fast Company magazine's 100 Most Creative People In Business for 2011 and Chinese Business Leader of the Year for 2009 by Horasis and Baker & McKenzie. He has an MBA from TRIUM (NYU, LSE, HEC Paris) and a B.A. from Yale University, and his profile notes further study at Harvard University and INSEAD.

Education

• MBA, TRIUM (NYU, LSE, HEC Paris)
• B.A., Yale University

Previous Experience

• Qifang, China's first online student loan service - founder and CEO
• Transist, an incubator and investor in impact-driven tech startups in China and the US - co-founder and CEO

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