Andrew Chung

Andrew Chung is the founder of 1955 Capital — an organization dedicated to investing in technology from both the Americas and Europe that can help address the most pressing issues facing places like China, India and other countries in the developing world.

Chung has been a technology investor and entrepreneur for over two decades. Prior to his involvement with 1955 Capital, he was a general partner at Khosla Ventures — a renowned venture capital firm with over $5 billion under management. That organization also held the distinction of having the largest sustainable technology venture portfolio in the world, and Chung was responsible for the management of over $500 million in assets.

Chung received his bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from Harvard University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with honors. He received his master's degree in business administration from the Wharton School of Business during his time at the University of Pennsylvania. He has keynoted at the White House, the Asian Venture Capital Journal Forum, the Swiss Economic Forum and others during his career. He also advises both federal and state government officials on critical energy policy matters on a regular basis.

In 2015 Chung founded 1955 Capital to bring western technology to China. He named the company after the year in which technology influencers Vinod Khosla, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Eric Schmidt were born. His stated goals for the venture capital company are “to solve the developing world’s greatest challenges” on the principle that “developing countries have survival-driven demands that can accelerate tech commercialization.”

Chung has focused on investments promoting “climate tech” and “clean tech.” Climate tech refers to technology investments with the purpose of lessening the effect of climate change around the world.

These projects include manufacturing cleaner fuel for vehicles, finding sustainable food products, and removing carbon dioxide out from the atmosphere. Chung defines clean tech as processes that make energy production and energy use more efficient.

Chung has worked on the global expansion of meatless burger maker Impossible Foods, egg-less mayonnaise manufacturer Hampton Creek, and biotech startup BioConsortia.