Sarah Chen-Spellings

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Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ Beyond The Billion (from the Founders of The Billion Dollar Fund for Women)
Washington, DC, US
Sarah Chen-Spellings's Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, United States
About Sarah Chen-Spellings

Keywords: Venture Capital Investing | Investing in Women | Personal Growth | US-GlobalBased in Washington DC, award-winning American entrepreneur & investor Sarah Chen-Spellings is Co-Founder of Beyond The Billion (launched as The Billion Dollar Fund for Women), the world's first and largest global consortium of over 100 venture funds and limited partner investors that have pledged to invest and are actively deploying beyond $1B towards women-founded companies. In under two years, partner funds in the consortium have deployed $638M into close to 800 female-founded companies, of which to date, 15 have been recognized as unicorns: from Canva to Airwallex. In the formative years of her career in Asia, she was on the pioneer team of a corporate venture capital unit within a publicly traded Asian conglomerate, investing in later-stage biotechnology companies. Since then, she has been at the forefront of multi-million cross-border investments, structuring and executing commercialization plans with her portfolio companies. A recognized leader in gender-lens investing, she serves as a key advisor to select fund franchises, serving on investment committees, to further expand capital for, source, invest in, and advance women-led innovation. Named Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and Forbes Under 30 VC, Chen-Spellings is a recognized speaker, strategist, and commentator on venture capital, startups, and women in leadership, having been featured on Forbes, Fortune, Bloomberg, Der Spiegel, United Nations, et al, and hosts a top global VC podcast Billion Dollar Moves backed by the Hubspot Podcast Network (10 million downloads/ month as a group). Sarah holds a Bachelor of Laws, LL.B (Hons.) from King’s College London.--Tune in to Billion Dollar Moves now: https://link.chtbl.com/billiondollarmovesBuild like a CEO: https://sarah-chen.ck.page/ceoseriesBookings: https://www.wsb.com/speakers/sarah-chen-spellings/

Sarah Chen-Spellings's Current Company Details
Beyond The Billion (from the Founders of The Billion Dollar Fund for Women)

Beyond The Billion (From The Founders Of The Billion Dollar Fund For Women)

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Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Washington, DC, US
Sarah Chen-Spellings Work Experience Details
  • Beyond The Billion (From The Founders Of The Billion Dollar Fund For Women)
    Co-Founder And Managing Partner
    Beyond The Billion (From The Founders Of The Billion Dollar Fund For Women)
    Washington, Dc, Us
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  • Beyond The Billion (From The Founders Of The Billion Dollar Fund For Women)
    Co-Founder & Managing Partner
    Beyond The Billion (From The Founders Of The Billion Dollar Fund For Women) Sep 2018 - Present
    Washington Dc, District Of Columbia, Us
    Beyond The Billion is the world's first & largest consortium of venture funds pledged to invest and actively deploying over $1bn into women-founded companies.Beyond the Billion’s (BTB) first pledge campaign was launched as The Billion Dollar Fund for Women at the World Bank meetings in Bali in October 2018 with an audacious goal of catalyzing $1 billion into the hands of women founders globally, addressing the gender venture investment gap where women were receiving only 2.2% of all venture capital funding. In under 2 years, $638 million of the first billion pledged was deployed into close to 800 women-founded companies, of which to date, 15 have been recognized as unicorns. To continue to build on this momentum, the founders, Shelly Porges and Sarah Chen-Spellings launched Beyond The Billion, to catalyze capital deployed to and with these venture funds, ensuring their continued capacity to invest by bridging LPs and GPs, building a community of institutional investors, sovereign funds, IFIs, DFIs, family offices, wealth managers and ultra high net worth individuals; driving the agenda collectively. Notable unicorns invested by our pledged funds: Canva, Airwallex, WeLab, ClassPass, Everlywell, Maven Clinic, FIGS, Spring Health, Guild Education, Insider, The RealReal, Spire Global, High Street Market, Front, Incredible Health
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  • Billion Dollar Moves Podcast
    Founder And Host
    Billion Dollar Moves Podcast Nov 2022 - Present
    Washington Dc, Us
    Billion Dollar Moves is proud to be invested in by Hubspot [HUBS (NYSE)]; part of the Hubspot Podcast Network with 10 million downloads a month as a group, alongside other influential brands like 'My First Million', 'The Hustle Daily', Jenna Kutcher's 'Goal Digger', Amy Porterfield's 'Online Marketing'. Trusted voice for sponsors including governments, conferences, corporates and luxury brands to reach a sophisticated, high net-worth target market of funders and founders. Sponsor slots are now open for 2024/5: pr@sarah-chen.com.Featured voices include unicorn founders & funders across the globe:- Lisa Edgar, Co-Founder, Top Tier Capital Partners (LP of name brands Accel, Bessemer, Kleiner etc)- James Rogers, Founder & CEO of $2Bn Apeel, backed by a16z, Oprah Winfrey, Katy Perry - Nicole Sahin, Founder & CEO of $4.2Bn G-P, backed by Vista Equity- Niels Christiansen, CEO, Lego Group- Suyi Kim, Global Head PE, CPP Investments- Rob Lucas, Managing Partner, CVC Capital Partners- Erin Harkless Moore, Senior Director, Investments, Pivotal Ventures-- and many othersLead, build, and invest better. Deconstructing the Billion Dollar Moves of global funders & founders weekly; raw & unfiltered. You won't get this anywhere else. From the growing pains of a unicorn journey to IPO to scaling a venture capital firm; all of these efforts require vision and a steady hand from the leaders at the helm. But what does that really take?Join me as I ask the hard questions — so you too, can make #BillionDollarMoves in venture, in business & in life.
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  • Wsb
    Keynote Speaker & Moderator On Venture Capital, Women In Leadership & Global Business
    Wsb Mar 2021 - Present
    Washington, District Of Columbia, Us
    Sarah is a sought after speaker and active commentator on venture capital, innovation & leadership. Featured on Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg, Der Spiegel and more: www.sarah-chen.com. Looked to engage and wow large crowds with depth and energy, while also delivering and extracting insights in the investment field in closed-door high level discussions, having spoken at Davos World Economic Forum, Forbes Under 30 Summit, TEDx, World Affairs Council America, World Bank Meetings, 4GameChangers Vienna, Arctic15 Summit Helsinki, Mastercard Global Growth Summit, APEC, working with clients across the globe from Google, Procter & Gamble, Cartier, Asian Development Bank, Brown Advisory, Mastercard, Booz Allen Hamilton and more.For booking and enquiries: https://www.wsb.com/speakers/sarah-chen-spellings/
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  • World Economic Forum
    Young Global Leader
    World Economic Forum Mar 2020 - Present
    Cologny, Geneva, Ch
    The Forum of Young Global Leaders is a unique, multistakeholder community of exceptional young leaders who share a commitment to shaping the global future. Sarah was named YGL alongside Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Megan Rapinoe, US Women’s National Soccer Team Captain among others. Other notable YGLs are Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, Jack Ma, Jacinda Ardern et al.Young Global Leaders represent the future of leadership, coming from all regions of the world and representing business, government, civil society, arts & culture, academia and media, as well as social entrepreneurs.
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  • Leanin.Org
    Board Member & Co-Founder, Lean In Malaysia
    Leanin.Org Sep 2015 - Present
    Us
    Asia Women is a non-profit establishment that harnesses the power of leadership and community to embolden women to achieve their full potential. Independently driven, AW powers the Lean In Malaysia & Asia brand, part of the LeanIn.Org network of 33,000+ circles. In Jan 2016, I was appointed Regional Leader by Sheryl Sandberg, in which I launched #leaninasia. Currently, I am a Director of the Board and am not involved in day-to-day operations, which is led by a great team of women and men!AW's programmes are developed to address two key issues in Asia:1. The declining pipeline of women progressing into senior management2. High drop- out rates in the workforceAchievement snapshot:• Champion of D& I: Looked to as 'the voice of credibility for women issues in Malaysia' by top corporates, government agencies - supported by top names from Google, Nestle, MaGIC, MDEC, foreign govs.• Impact reach: 300,000+ with Lean In Asia launch, across 40 cities, 3000+ local database in under a year, 800+ turnout rate to inaugural conference.• Focused delivery: Tangible results via curated signature accelerator programs et al. with “career-break” women returning to workforce, women advancing in their careers and starting new companies and movements.leaninmalaysia.com
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  • Google
    Board Member, Beacon Dc
    Google Jun 2018 - Jun 2019
    Mountain View, Ca, Us
    BEACON is a community-led initiative to make D.C. the most influential and supportive city in the nation for women entrepreneurs. Working in partnership with Google, the Office of the Mayor, and Georgetown Law, BEACON seeks to amplify opportunities and connect women entrepreneurs to the resources they need.As Board Member, I provide strategic and operational support to the organisation, including the grant portfolio of ecosystem builders, developing the initiative's social impact strategy, and providing recommendations to improve cross-sector support for women-owned businesses.
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  • U.S. Department Of State
    Fellow
    U.S. Department Of State Feb 2018 - Apr 2018
    Washington, Dc, Us
    Selected to represent Malaysia in the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional program along with other emerging foreign leaders (CEOs, directors, investors & scholars) to cultivate sharing of best practices and further foreign policy exchange - from examining entrepreneurial ecosystems to capital access.Former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher participated in this program as a mid-level British parliamentarian in 1967 and I'm excited to relive some of the great learning moments of her lifetime, contributing to her path of public diplomacy & leadership through this experience.Scheduled Stints: Washington DC, New York, Denver, Kansas MO
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  • Sime Darby Berhad
    Investor, Corporate Venture Capital & Innovation Strategy
    Sime Darby Berhad Mar 2013 - Dec 2017
    Petaling Jaya, Selangor, My
    Founded in 1910, Sime Darby is one of the largest multinational conglomerates with presence across 30 countries, with over 120,000 staff employed. With presence across multiple business streams from plantation, property, motors and industrial, Sime Darby seeks to further spur corporate innovation as an imperative for growth. I held multiple lead roles focused on innovation & investments, including the setup of a corporate venture capital unit with a >US$100Mn allocation with a focus on investing in late stage bio-based technologies, and US-Malaysia technology transfer & commercialization.Responsibilities:• Strategic Development: Pioneer team member, bringing strategy paper to unit establishment. Focus on shaping the strategic agenda via 'out-of-the-box' opportunities translating these into new developments for the Group.• Venturing & Scouting: Sourcing and structuring solutions and partnerships that meet business needs to deliver profitable innovation pipelines. • Innovation Execution: Spin-off unit setup, managing the deal cycle, from due diligence, negotiations and deal structuring with target companies/ co-investors.• Investment Management: Assist in the creation and execution of value creation plans for portfolio companies, including management of stakeholders, commercial considerations from perspectives of project finance, tax, legal, governmental incentives et al: effectively investment manager for select companies. Notable deals:- Acquisition of a strategic stake in Biosynthetic Technologies LLC - exit to Calumet Technologies (https://bit.ly/2UXbdoo)
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  • Mrinetwork
    Director, Ceo'S Office
    Mrinetwork Aug 2011 - Feb 2013
    Goose Creek, South Carolina, Us
    The youngest Director to lead an executive search franchise office in Malaysia, within the global network of over 800 offices – effectively acting interim CEO in developing and implementing business strategies. Led a team of consultants, responsible for own set of client portfolio and overall P&L.
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  • King'S College London Business Club
    President 2010/11 & Founding Member
    King'S College London Business Club Sep 2008 - Apr 2011
    London, Greater London, Gb
    KCLBC is the largest society (over 5000 members) at King’s College London, with the aim to enhance the entrepreneurial talent in King’s and to give a direct link to the corporate world, preparing members for life after their degree. Our alumni remains a strong network, having moved on to become leaders in their industries across the globe, from Silicon Valley to Asia. • Founding member in September 2008, led to be awarded the No. 1 Enterprise Society in the UK (endorsed by NCGE 2010/11). • Built structure of organisation with over 30 committee members, developed an advisory board of top VCs, entrepreneurs and industry leaders, and introduced international programming. (www.kclbc.com)
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  • Nacue
    Advisory Board Member
    Nacue Jan 2010 - Jan 2011
    London, Gb
    Recognised by the World Economic Forum as a global best practice in enterprise promotion, NACUE is a central point of contact for the most enterprising graduates and exciting early-stage start-ups in the UK.• Advised NACUE's executive board on their strategic objectives.• Spoke at the annual national conferences and regional training weekends.• Supported NACUE's development in the London region.
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  • Baker & Mckenzie
    Corporate & Securities, Chicago And London Office
    Baker & Mckenzie Jul 2010 - Sep 2010
    Chicago, Il, Us
    • Selected for the prestigious international vacation scheme (1 of 3 from global pool of applications), time spent in the London and Chicago office.• Shadowed national partner of Corporate & Securities Group, assisting directly on ongoing acquisitions and joint ventures in the American market; reviewing agreements and contributing to due diligence reports.
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  • Young Achievers Club, Television Airtime Services
    Tv Show Host
    Young Achievers Club, Television Airtime Services Nov 1998 - Jan 2006
    • Gained presentation skills as a young national TV show host from age 9-13 years old (an edutainment program aired every Sunday morning on RTM, TV2), and continued to lead projects as a YA including work with the UN, former Prime Minister, Tun Mahathir et al.The Young Achievers ClubSet up in 1996 and formerly known as Golden Kids Club; a handful of multi-talented children from the age of 8-11 were enrolled on selected basis based on their personality, high academic performance and active participation in community works. It started as an offspring of several Children's TV Shows in which the members were hosting; some of which have won local and international awards. The YAs were trained in TV production and were exposed to hands-on TV works; visiting many countries during working tours including Australia, Brazil, China, France, UK, Iraq and many Asean countries.

Sarah Chen-Spellings Skills

Strategy Start Ups Entrepreneurship Business Strategy Public Speaking Management Leadership Negotiation Business Development Mergers And Acquisitions Marketing Market Research New Business Development Strategic Planning Venture Capital Project Finance Investment Management Fundraising Legal Contract Negotiation

Sarah Chen-Spellings Education Details

  • King'S College London
    King'S College London
    Law
  • Harvard University
    Harvard University
    Business
  • Wharton Executive Education
    Wharton Executive Education
    Effective Board Membership & Corporate Governance

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Sarah Chen-Spellings works for Beyond The Billion (From The Founders Of The Billion Dollar Fund For Women)

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Sarah Chen-Spellings's current role is Co-Founder and Managing Partner.

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Sarah Chen-Spellings attended King's College London, Harvard University, Wharton Executive Education.

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