Charles Chen

Charles is a Partner at Level Equity, where he has invested in growth-stage technology companies since joining the firm in 2013. He currently serves on the boards of Accelo (recapitalized by Bow River Capital in 2024), Acorn, Cheqroom, Chronus, Leonardo247, Movista, Osprey Flight Solutions, RocketRez, simPRO (recapitalized by K1 Capital in 2021), STACK Construction Technologies, Sunwave Health (merged with Lightning Step and recapitalized by BVP Forge in 2025), TeamDynamix (acquired by K1 Capital in 2017, with Level reinvesting in 2022), TeamSupport and Tulip.

He formerly served on the boards of Ensenta (acquired by Jack Henry in 2017), Fusion Risk Management (recapitalized by Catalyst Investors in 2016, Vista Equity Partners in2019 and Great Hill Partners in 2023), Inbenta (recapitalized by Tritium Partners in 2022), Legwork (acquired by Planet DDS in 2021), PassFort (acquired by Moody’s in 2021), Salesfloor (merged with Tulip in 2026), Vacasa (IPO in 2021; acquired by Casago in 2025) and Vendini (acquired by AudienceView in 2019).

Charles has advised and invested in technology companies since 2005. Prior to Level, he was an investor at TCV, where he originated, evaluated and executed growth equity investments in software and internet businesses. He started his career in the Technology Investment Banking groups at Bank of America Securities and Morgan Stanley.

Charles holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. He was born in Orange County, California, and lives in Westchester, New York, with his wife and two children.