[12] In the same year, Beyoncé made a $125,000 contribution through Chime for Change which allowed Embrace to distribute its infant warmers to nine countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

[13] While doing her MBA at Stanford, Chen and a few other fellow graduate students were assigned a class project to create a low-cost infant incubator that could be used in rural areas.

The for-profit social enterprise, Embrace Innovations, sells the warmers to paying entities, including governments and private clinics, all focusing on emerging markets.

[18] Embrace Innovations, the for-profit social enterprise, raised its Series A round of financing in 2012 from Vinod Khosla's Impact Fund and Capricorn Investment Group.

[23] Chen has been recognized as the Inspirational Young Alumni of the Year by Pomona College,[24] and selected as a "Woman of Distinction" by the American Association of University Women.

[26] In 2012, Chen was named as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum,[27] and was featured in Dove's "Real Role Models" campaign for women and girls.