Walter Chen

Head of Finance at Mobeus Industries, Inc.

Walter Chen is a serial entrepreneur and investor who is currently the Founder, CEO & General Partner at Fortius.3 4 His career has been diverse and multifaceted, spanning various industries and roles.

Professional Background

Walter Chen began his career as a lawyer and software engineer.1 He taught himself to code from a young age and studied computer science in college before attending law school.1 After practicing law for a couple of years during the financial crisis of 2008-2010, he decided to venture into entrepreneurship.1

Entrepreneurial Journey

Chen is a 3x founder, having started several successful companies:

iDoneThis: His first company, a team productivity tool, which was acquired in 2015.1
Animalz: A content marketing agency where he serves as chairman.5
Sacra: Co-founded with Jan-Erik Asplund, a digital platform providing research reports on private markets.1

Investing

In addition to his entrepreneurial ventures, Walter Chen is also an investor:

He is an investor at Golden Wok, with investments in companies like Farmstead, Podia, and Tribe Capital.1
His investment philosophy is inspired by his family's experience with their restaurant, aiming to be an early supporter of promising ventures.1

Current Role

As the Founder, CEO & General Partner at Fortius, Walter Chen has been in this position for approximately 578 days as of the given date.3 Fortius appears to be involved in athletics and baseball training.4 6

Personal Interests

Outside of work, Walter is passionate about his dog Tulip and draws entrepreneurial lessons from observing her determination.1 He also has a strong interest in baseball, mentioning a retirement plan to start a baseball training company.7

Walter Chen's LinkedIn username is indeed walterpchen, as confirmed by multiple sources.2 4

Experience

Head of Finance at Mobeus Industries, Inc. (Jul 2022 - Present)

Vice President - Finance & Corporate Development at L7 Informatics (Nov 2017 - Oct 2022), Partner at AspireHR, Inc. (Jul 2006 - Aug 2008), Senior Vice President at Cinsay (Feb 2012 - Apr 2013), Founder and CEO at PassbeeMedia, Inc. (May 2013 - Oct 2015), Board Advisor at Roma Boots (Oct 2015 - Present), Vice President - Client & Product Strategy at Belo Media Group (Oct 2015 - Feb 2017), Board Officer at McKinney Economic Development Corporation (Aug 2015 - Oct 2017)

Education

Master's in Professional Accounting, Taxation, Texas McCombs School of Business (1993 - 1994); Bachelor's in Business Administration, Accounting, The University of Texas at Austin (1989 - 1993)