Tony Chen
Partner | Verdant Frontiers
Tony Chen is Partner at Verdant Frontiers and GP of the Verdant Frontiers Fintech Fund. Tony has 25+ years experience starting new companies with multiple exits. He co-founded Redica Systems, a SaaS business he led as CEO for 8 years. Tony earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Northwestern Kellogg School of Management. Tony and his family lived in Kenya for three years, when he had 500+ coffees with entrepreneurs and made dozens of investments.
Silicon Valley venture capital is largely a mismatch for most African ventures. Context matters.