Profile
Warren is a Partner at Romulus Capital.
Prior to joining Romulus in 2019, he founded WELD Advisory, a consultancy providing finance expertise to high-growth, venture-backed companies, and served as acting CFO for dozens of startups in the software, e-commerce and technology sectors.
He brings firsthand experience in strategic finance and operations, gained over a decade of focus and leadership in the areas of financial planning and analysis, capital allocation, equity and debt financings and accounting oversight.
Warren has a background in private equity, including as an investor at Leonard Green & Partners and Thomas H.
Lee Partners.
He has executed investments across a broad range of deal structures and asset classes including venture capital, public equities, credit investments and leveraged buyouts.
He started his career in the Mergers & Acquisitions division of UBS Investment Bank.
Warren holds a B.S.
in Management Science from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Warren W. Chia active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Romulus Capital Management LLC
 Romulus Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Romulus Capital Management LLC (Romulus Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Anantshree Chaturvedi, Cankut Durgun, Neil Chheda, and Krishna Gupta. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2019 |
Takeoff Capital LLC
 Takeoff Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Takeoff Capital LLC (Takeoff Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Willy Schlacks, Jabbok Schlacks, Joey Kim and Warren Chia. The firm is headquartered in Fulton, Missouri. | Founder | 01/01/2020 |
Former positions of Warren W. Chia
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Beechwood Capital LLC
 Beechwood Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Beechwood Capital LLC (Beechwood Capital) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Lawrence M. Khan. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | 31/10/2013 |
Thomas H. Lee Partners LP
 Thomas H. Lee Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Thomas H. Lee Partners LP (Thomas H Lee Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Thomas H. Lee Advisors LLC founded in 1974. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Analyst | 30/06/2009 |
WR Hambrecht + Co. LLC
 WR Hambrecht + Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1998 by William R. Hambrecht, WR Hambrecht + Co. LLC is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm offers a full array of investment services. They provide research that focuses on the (1) Asia-Pacific, biotechnology, business applications and services sectors (2) the China Internet and technology sector (3) consumer (4) enterprise software and Internet (5) gaming technology (6) Internet (7) medical technology (8) nanotechnology (9) networking and data infrastructure (10) semiconductors and devices and (11) specialty pharmaceuticals. | Private Equity Analyst | 01/01/2005 |
UBS Investment Bank (US)
 UBS Investment Bank (US) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Leonard Green & Partners LP
 Leonard Green & Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Leonard Green & Partners LP (Leonard Green & Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989 by Leonard I. Green. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Warren W. Chia
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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Thomas H. Lee Partners LP
Thomas H. Lee Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Thomas H. Lee Partners LP (Thomas H Lee Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Thomas H. Lee Advisors LLC founded in 1974. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Leonard Green & Partners LP
Leonard Green & Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Leonard Green & Partners LP (Leonard Green & Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989 by Leonard I. Green. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Finance |
WR Hambrecht + Co. LLC
WR Hambrecht + Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1998 by William R. Hambrecht, WR Hambrecht + Co. LLC is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm offers a full array of investment services. They provide research that focuses on the (1) Asia-Pacific, biotechnology, business applications and services sectors (2) the China Internet and technology sector (3) consumer (4) enterprise software and Internet (5) gaming technology (6) Internet (7) medical technology (8) nanotechnology (9) networking and data infrastructure (10) semiconductors and devices and (11) specialty pharmaceuticals. | Finance |
Romulus Capital Management LLC
Romulus Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Romulus Capital Management LLC (Romulus Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Anantshree Chaturvedi, Cankut Durgun, Neil Chheda, and Krishna Gupta. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
UBS Investment Bank (US)
UBS Investment Bank (US) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Finance |
Beechwood Capital LLC
Beechwood Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Beechwood Capital LLC (Beechwood Capital) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Lawrence M. Khan. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Takeoff Capital LLC
Takeoff Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Takeoff Capital LLC (Takeoff Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Willy Schlacks, Jabbok Schlacks, Joey Kim and Warren Chia. The firm is headquartered in Fulton, Missouri. | Finance |
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