Henry Chen
About Henry Chen
Henry Chen is a CPA registered in California and the founder of Henry Chen LLC, based in California. According to the firm's website, he has more than ten years of experience serving clients in investment management, manufacturing, real estate, e-commerce and CPA firms.
Before founding the firm he was a manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP. His work covers audit and assurance, technical accounting consultation, fund accounting and outsourcing. Henry Chen LLC offers accounting advisory services and temporary staffing for audit and accounting support to CPA firms, businesses and organizations.
This page is based on the Lounge listing, the firm's website and one funding announcement. Henry Chen is a common name, and we have not found a personal investor profile that we can tie to him with certainty.
No investor website, Crunchbase profile or interview describing his angel activity was found. The only public record we found is the Charms Interactive round below. Check size, number of investments and fund size are not public.
Lounge's deals desk lists him on Charms Interactive, Inc.'s $1.5M pre-seed round, dated May 2026. Charms builds an AI character economy platform and launched Charms.ai. The company's press release names angel investors including a Henry Chen described as General Partner of WAGMI Ventures. We could not confirm that this is the same Henry Chen as the founder of Henry Chen LLC, so founders should verify this directly.
Stage: the one known investment is pre-seed. Sector: AI, with that round in AI characters and on-chain assets. Check size, geography preferences and any public statements on what he looks for were not found.
- Charms Interactive, Inc.: AI character economy platform behind Charms.ai; $1.5M pre-seed round announced in 2026, led by Lattice, JME, Coinbase Ventures' Base Ecosystem Fund and Gidorah. A Henry Chen is named as an angel in the announcement.
Investing activity
Henry Chen appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed, with a median round size of $2M. The most recent is Charms Interactive, Inc. (Pre-seed, $1.5M, May 2026).
Henry Chen most often invests alongside Gidorah, Lattice Fund, Ari Mannan and Selo, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Henry Chen
Who is Henry Chen on Lounge?
Henry Chen is a California-registered CPA and founder of Henry Chen LLC, an accounting advisory and temporary staffing firm. Lounge lists him as an angel investor in AI rounds.
Has Henry Chen invested in AI startups?
Lounge's deals desk lists Charms Interactive, Inc.'s $1.5M pre-seed round from May 2026. Charms builds an AI character economy platform.
What check size does Henry Chen write?
His check size is not public, and we found no statement from him on it.
What stage does Henry Chen invest in?
The only known AI investment is a pre-seed round. We found no stated stage preference.
What is Henry Chen's professional background?
He founded Henry Chen LLC and was previously a manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP. He has over ten years of experience in audit, fund accounting and accounting consultation.
How can founders contact Henry Chen?
Founders can use the Henry Chen LLC website or LinkedIn company page. Ask for a warm introduction through the Lounge community where possible.
Is Henry Chen an angel investor?
Yes. Henry Chen invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Henry Chen invested in?
Henry Chen's AI investments include Charms Interactive, Inc.. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Henry Chen invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Henry Chen has invested at Pre-seed, with a median round of $2M.
Who does Henry Chen co-invest with?
Henry Chen's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Gidorah (1 deal), Lattice Fund (1 deal), Ari Mannan (1 deal), Selo (1 deal) and Ben Friedel (1 deal).