Cynthia Chen

Founder & CEO at Kikoff

📍 San Francisco, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2022
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Sep 2022
Haven is re-imagining the $11 trillion U.S. mortgage industry, with a focus on engaging the 53 million homeowners with a mortgage. The incumbent technologies used by mortgage lenders and servicers are decades old, and the borrowers who are served by them increasingly demand modern digital experiences and frictionless financial products throughout the home journey. Haven’s mission is to deliver them at a transformational scale, and to improve lives in one of the world’s largest asset classes.
Investor
Jul 2018
Oxygen is a modern financial platform designed for the 21st-century economy, tailored to meet the unique needs of todays consumers and small businesses (freelancers, solopreneurs and modern SMBs). We believe beauty lies in simplicity, from design to utility, and build our ever-growing product suite with this in mind. And we’re just getting started. At Oxygen, we’re focused on lifting up those who dare to push boundaries and redefine whats possible by delivering on our promise to be a more fair financial partner. The next generation building the future is writing their own rules and shattering expectations. So are we. For those who reject the status quo, welcome to Banking for the Extraordinary. 502 Carnegie Center Blvd, Ste. 103 Princeton, NJ 08540 Oxygen is a financial platform. Banking services provided by The Bancorp Bank N.A, Member FDIC. For more information, visit www.oxygen.us and follow ‘Oxygenbanking’ on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Board Observer
Dec 2017
ApplePie Capital is an innovative financial solutions provider dedicated to the franchise industry. ApplePie provides a wealth of financial choices for franchise entrepreneurs at every stage of their development, with a diverse and growing network of capital providers and financing solutions, including growth capital, SBA and conventional loans, and equipment financing. ApplePie’s franchise finance experts are focused on matching clients with the right option at the right time, maximizing their efficiency and reducing the headaches of working separately across individual lenders. For more information, visit www.applepiecapital.com
Investor and advisor
Jul 2017
Stori is a fast-growing, venture-backed financial technology company, on a mission to democratize credit access for 400 million underbanked LatAm consumers. Stori currently operates in Mexico and has a global team with offices in Arlington Virginia, Mexico City, and Asia. We have quickly made our mark as one of the top digital banks in Mexico with more than two million applicants for our credit card product since launching. Stori is one of the top-funded startups in the region with US$250 million raised to date. We are backed by top global venture capital funds, such as GGV Capital, GIC, Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Goodwater Capital, Mexicos Tresalia Capital, Vision Plus Capital, BAI Capital and Source Code Capital; who have successfully invested in startups such as Affirm, Airbnb, Alibaba, Stripe, and TikTok. Stori has a standout founder team among fintechs, leveraging 100+ years of accumulated experience in consumer finance, banking and technology across Mastercard, Intel, Capital One, Morgan Stanley, GE Capital, and HSBC in the U.S., Mexico and Asia. The team has launched and managed many multi-million-customer credit card products globally, providing a wide breadth of experience and knowledge to our team.
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Nov 2016
MoneyLion is a leader in financial technology powering the next generation of personalized products and content, with a top consumer finance super app, a premier embedded finance platform for enterprise businesses and a world-class media arm. MoneyLion’s mission is to give everyone the power to make their best financial decisions. We pride ourselves on serving the many, not the few; providing confidence through guidance, choice, and personalization; and shortening the distance to an informed action. In our go-to money app for consumers, we deliver curated content on finance and related topics, through a tailored feed that engages people to learn and share. People take control of their finances with our innovative financial products and marketplace - including our full-fledged suite of features to save, borrow, spend, and invest - seamlessly bringing together the best offers and content from MoneyLion and our 1,100+ Enterprise Partner network, together in one experience. MoneyLion’s enterprise technology provides the definitive search engine and marketplace for financial products, enabling any company to add embedded finance to their business, with advanced AI-backed data and tools through our platform and API. Established in 2013, MoneyLion connects millions of people with the financial products and content they need, when and where they need it.
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2022
Investor
Sep 2022
Haven is re-imagining the $11 trillion U.S. mortgage industry, with a focus on engaging the 53 million homeowners with a mortgage. The incumbent technologies used by mortgage lenders and servicers are decades old, and the borrowers who are served by them increasingly demand modern digital experiences and frictionless financial products throughout the home journey. Haven’s mission is to deliver them at a transformational scale, and to improve lives in one of the world’s largest asset classes.
2019
Co-Founder and CEO
Nov 2019
Kikoff is a personal finance platform that offers the simplest credit-building solution out there: $0 fees, 0% interest, and no credit pull. Your credit score is the foundation of your financial health – yet most people don’t have the credit score they deserve. That’s why Kikoff built the most accessible and affordable credit-building solution – it’s also the fastest growing and the top-rated credit building mobile app. Kikoff works whether you’re new to credit or looking for an extra boost. Building credit is just the start; Kikoff is building a personal finance platform designed to help consumers achieve financial wellness. Driven by the co-founders’ and team’s personal experiences, Kikoff’s mission is to provide refreshingly fair, effective, and simple pathways to meet your financial goals. Kikoff is a Series B company and has raised over $42 million in total funding. Investors include Portage Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, GGV, Coatue, Core Innovation Capital, and basketball star Stephen Curry. Kikoff was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer
Jun 2019
Figure is transforming capital markets through blockchain. Figure Lending LLC, is the largest non-bank provider of home equity lines of credit; our software has been used to originate more than $20B for 217k+ homeowners. Figure’s technology is embedded across a broad network of loan originators and capital markets buyers, and is used directly by homeowners in 49 states and Washington, DC. We have offices in NYC, San Francisco, Reno, Charlotte, and Helena. Join us, were hiring! https://figure.com/careers Figure Technologies Solutions is responsible for this page. Figure Lending LLC dba Figure. 650 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor, Charlotte, NC 28202. NMLS ID 1717824. For licensing information, go to www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org. Equal Housing Opportunity. Terms apply. Visit figure.com for details. Visit https://www.figure.com/licenses/ for the full list of Figure Lending LLC Mortgage State Licensing details.
2018
Investor
Jul 2018
Oxygen is a modern financial platform designed for the 21st-century economy, tailored to meet the unique needs of todays consumers and small businesses (freelancers, solopreneurs and modern SMBs). We believe beauty lies in simplicity, from design to utility, and build our ever-growing product suite with this in mind. And we’re just getting started. At Oxygen, we’re focused on lifting up those who dare to push boundaries and redefine whats possible by delivering on our promise to be a more fair financial partner. The next generation building the future is writing their own rules and shattering expectations. So are we. For those who reject the status quo, welcome to Banking for the Extraordinary. 502 Carnegie Center Blvd, Ste. 103 Princeton, NJ 08540 Oxygen is a financial platform. Banking services provided by The Bancorp Bank N.A, Member FDIC. For more information, visit www.oxygen.us and follow ‘Oxygenbanking’ on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Co-Founder & Chief Risk Officer
Jan 2018
Figure is transforming capital markets through blockchain. Figure Lending LLC, is the largest non-bank provider of home equity lines of credit; our software has been used to originate more than $20B for 217k+ homeowners. Figure’s technology is embedded across a broad network of loan originators and capital markets buyers, and is used directly by homeowners in 49 states and Washington, DC. We have offices in NYC, San Francisco, Reno, Charlotte, and Helena. Join us, were hiring! https://figure.com/careers Figure Technologies Solutions is responsible for this page. Figure Lending LLC dba Figure. 650 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor, Charlotte, NC 28202. NMLS ID 1717824. For licensing information, go to www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org. Equal Housing Opportunity. Terms apply. Visit figure.com for details. Visit https://www.figure.com/licenses/ for the full list of Figure Lending LLC Mortgage State Licensing details.
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