Cai Chen
San Francisco,CA
Summary
Dynamic investor with a proven track record at Hat-Trick Capital, driving early-stage startup growth and establishing a fellowship program. With industry experience and connections in AIML strategy, product operation, and data science, I excel in investment analysis with a technical understanding. I identify high-potential tech founders with visionary ideas, and support them with expert networks.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Investor
Hat-Trick Capital
Palo Alto, California
02.2025 - Current
- Identified and spearheaded investment in early-stage startups, including Bling (2M+ ARR), Scalar Field (YC S25), BeFreed, and several 1M+ ARR stealth companies.
- Established a fellowship program to attract top researchers and engineers from DeepMind, Luma AI, Physical Intelligence, Databricks, and Apple.
- Executed thesis research on AI applications in trading for prosumers, influencer marketing, and video generation.
- Organized 10+ events, including private dinners and mixers for AI researchers and founders, to enhance industry collaboration and founder support.
Media Products Strategy & Operations
Apple
Cupertino, California
09.2023 - 02.2025
- Led AIML strategic planning and enterprise adoption research for the global operations team within Apple Media Products.
- Developed the roadmap and framework for AIML use case evaluation from zero to one by consolidating 70+ use cases in product operations and aligning with leadership across Lines of Business (LOBs).
- Spearheaded an AIML education workshop for 500+ employees and established monthly AIML project updates newsletter.
- Launched LLM applications proof of concept: an internal chatbot and a context-based content moderation system, contributing to budget savings of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Startup Incubator
Atlas Capital & Startups
San Francisco, California
02.2023 - 08.2023
- Published blockchain industry newsletters in Sosponge.xyz (a platform for crypto investment news and reports, including macro overview, crypto market watch, and sector updates in DeFi). Reached over 4,000 subscribers.
- Worked with early-stage blockchain startups in product strategy and go-to-market planning. Organized demo day with 20+ VC participants and 100+ attendees.
Strategy & Operations Manager
Uber
New York, New York
03.2022 - 02.2023
- Achieved $1B in OKR Gross Booking and Reliability above 95% by outlining the expansion plan and launching Uber Reserve in 100+ cities across US&C.
- Launched X+ Priority MVP and X+ in 8 US cities, which improved key metrics reliability by 0.3%, and proposed launch plan across 30+ cities.
- Redesigned the Vehicle Management operation flow of 5000+ vehicles and revamped the operational process by collaborating with 10+ partner teams, including engineers, agents, and marketing.
Business Analyst, Product Owner
Credit Suisse
New York, New York
07.2020 - 02.2022
- Predicted market performance of 20+ Pre-IPO firms in the TMT sector by combining financial analysis modeling, graph analytics (Centrality, Community Detection), and machine learning algorithm (Logistic Regression and Decision Trees).
- Monitored 15+ post-trading risk and fund performance metrics by building the dashboard with interactive features in Qlik Sense, Tableau, and JavaScript, assisting cross-functional stakeholders and business partners.
Education
Master of Science - Information Science
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill01.2020
Bachelor of Economics - Finance
Jinan University (JNU)
01.2018
Skills
- Data Analytics (SQL)
- Machine learning Modeling (Python, R)
- Market research
- Investment analysis
- Financial modeling
- AI strategy development
- Business Strategy
- Project Management
- Leadership Communication
- Stakeholder Management
Miscellaneous
Co-founder of Future BuilderZ (https://futurebuilders.dev/), a non-profit builder community, with our mission to empower underrepresented founders and help them unlock their startup potential from -1 to 1.
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Professional
Spanish
Limited
Timeline
Investor
Hat-Trick Capital
02.2025 - Current
Media Products Strategy & Operations
Apple
09.2023 - 02.2025
Startup Incubator
Atlas Capital & Startups
02.2023 - 08.2023
Strategy & Operations Manager
Uber
03.2022 - 02.2023
Business Analyst, Product Owner
Credit Suisse
07.2020 - 02.2022
Master of Science - Information Science
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Economics - Finance
Jinan University (JNU)
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