1955 Capital MP Andrew Chung says Portfolio Company Gridtential Closer to Commercialization via Global Partnerships
SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–1955 Capital, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, today announced that one of its portfolio companies, Gridtential Energy, the inventor and developer of Silicon Joule™ bipolar battery technology, has achieved key milestones towards commercialization through partnerships with two of the largest global battery manufacturers, Hoppecke Battery GmbH and Crown Battery. Gridtential’s technology…
1955 Capital Promotes Kathy Chen to Vice President
SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — 1955 Capital is pleased to announce that Kathy Chen has been promoted to Vice President and will report to Andrew Chung, founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm. Chen began working at 1955 Capital in 2016 and has been a key contributor in pursuing new business opportunities and supporting portfolio company…
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1955 Capital Adds Private Equity Finance Veteran Jim Hinson as Chief Financial Officer
SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Jim Hinson joins 1955 Capital as Chief Financial Officer and will report to Andrew Chung, founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm. In his role, Hinson will oversee the financial planning, financial reporting, and operational controls of the firm. Jim Hinson is currently the Venture Capital…
It’s Time for Something New
Last year, I went to a dinner where Madeleine Albright was the guest of honor, and she said some things that really resonated with me: The U.S. and China are more codependent on each other than any two countries have ever been in history. There’s no escaping the fact that we need each other. More…
New Firm 1955 Capital Joins An $830 Million Sustainability Investment Wave
Jonathan Shieber On the heels of last year’s Paris climate change talks and multiple geopolitical and environmental crises there’s a flood of new cash coming in to finance sustainable technologies and development in 2016. Longtime investor Andrew Chung felt it in 2015 when he decided to part ways from Khosla Ventures (with that firm’s blessing) and launch…
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6 Questions with Ex-Khosla Partner Andrew Chung on his New $200m VC Fund
By Louisa Burwood-Taylor A former partner of the venture capital giant Khosla Ventures, Andrew Chung, today launched his own venture firm, 1955 Capital. The fund, which has raised $200 million at first close, will invest in startups in the energy, food and agriculture, education and health sectors. The name of the firm is taken from…
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