Sichen (Shawn) Chao

Research @ RAND | Ex-White House OSTP/IDA, Astranis, AQR Capital Management | Math + Political Science @ MIT | NobleReach Scholar

๐Ÿ“ United States๐Ÿ”„ Updated September 2026๐Ÿ’ผ 2 investments๐Ÿ“… 5 years investing๐Ÿ—“ Last invested Jan 2025
VC๐ŸŒ United States
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2025
The AI-powered Clutch Cam brings highlights, stats & leaderboards to your padel court, in real time ๐ŸŽพ
Investor
2021
Vividly is the trade promotion partner retail brands love. Were trusted by more than 2,500 CPG professionals. In as little as two weeks, you could streamline your trade promotion planning, start reconciling your deductions with AI, and increase your trade ROI with real-time forecasting and in-depth analytics.
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2025
Investor
2025
The AI-powered Clutch Cam brings highlights, stats & leaderboards to your padel court, in real time ๐ŸŽพ
2021
Investor
2021
Vividly is the trade promotion partner retail brands love. Were trusted by more than 2,500 CPG professionals. In as little as two weeks, you could streamline your trade promotion planning, start reconciling your deductions with AI, and increase your trade ROI with real-time forecasting and in-depth analytics.
2020
Venture Capital Associate
2020
Were hiring! http://romuluscap.com/careers/ Romulus Capital invests in early-stage technology companies that are looking to become industry leaders. We invest in brilliant โ€“ often first-time โ€“ entrepreneurs often affiliated with top universities and incubators; as a given company grows, our total investment can scale to $5M and beyond. We are focused on company-building, rather than betting, and we remain strong partners throughout the trajectory of growth. Our firm is youthful, entrepreneurial, and experienced, with a powerful investor base from around the world. We place a heavy emphasis on the people in whom we invest and the market opportunity they pursue; we are interested in sparks of rational genius and industry-leading ambitions. We are a venture capital firm of the future, one that merges the classic, humanist focus on building large, impactful entities with the exciting realities of modern entrepreneurs.
2019
Research Analyst
2019
AQR is a global investment management firm dedicated to delivering results for our clients. At the nexus of economics, behavioral finance, data and technology, AQRโ€™s evolution over two decades has been a continuous exploration of what drives markets and how it can be applied to client portfolios. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, with other locations in Bangaluru, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Munich and Sydney. Important Notice: Fraudulent Schemes Impersonating AQR, read more here: https://www.aqr.com/Important-Notice Read important disclosures at https://www.aqr.com/social-media-disclaimers