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New Highlands Ventures

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About Company
New Highlands Ventures supports bold entrepreneurs in building category-leading, global companies.

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NHV

founded date

01.01.2014

IPO status

Private

Description

Founded in 2014, New Highlands Ventures focuses on investing in early-stage tech companies worldwide, particularly in the Enterprise Software and Messaging industries. The firm typically invests in startups that are 2-3 years old and has no specific preference for the number of founders. With a strong presence in the United States, the fund has co-invested with top-tier venture capital firms and has a track record of successful exits.
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People

Founders
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Mike Chen

Mike is a co-founder and Managing Partner of the micro venture capital firm New Highlands Ventures (NHV), and the President and board member of Seattle Venture Investment Alliance (SVIA). Mike has been an active investor and advisor to many start-ups for many years, he has more than 20 years of corporate business development, major contract negotiations, and strategic sourcing experience in high tech industry. Companies he held sr. positions with included CITIC Investments in China, and Intel and Microsoft in the United States. In late 90s Mike invested early on in Yahoo and Geo Cities with very successful returns. Besides investing, Mike also helps companies doing M&A activities in USA. Mike graduated from the Business School of Sun Yat-Sen University and earned an MBA degree from USA.

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