Chase Ross Emanuel
InvestorInvestor at Expa
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Chase Ross Emanuel is an exited founder and advisor with experience across early and growth-stage go-to-market strategy. He previously co-founded and led Vanse AI, a generative AI platform designed to assist venture capitalists with investment decisions, and has held roles as a venture operator, investment scout at Lightspeed Venture Partners, and partnership lead at Carta. His background spans ten years in business development and fundraising within edtech, fintech, and govtech sectors.
Experience
- Simple OpsAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- VanseCo-Founder & CEO (acquired)2024 — 2025
- Various CompaniesVenture Operator & Investor2021 — 2024
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersScout2020 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- CartaBusiness Development Lead, East Coast & Mid-West Partnerships2020 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- GalvanizeHead of Community (NYC Campus)2018 — 2019
- The Knowledge HouseDirector of Partnerships2015 — 2017Greater New York City Area
- City of New YorkMayor's Office of Tech + Innovation, Partnerships Manager2013 — 2015Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
Computer Literacy1Curriculum Development1Educational Programs1Partner CommunicationsExecutive PlacementsInternal CommunicationsLeading transformational changeData AnalyticsJob PlacementsRecruitment TrainingExecutive StaffingProcess Optimization (Manufacturing)
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Strategic Technology PlanningTechnology EducationRecruitingDiversity and InclusionVenture PhilanthropyBusiness StrategyStartupsBusiness DevelopmentFrom Chase's professional profile.
Colleagues at Expa
Angelo Sotira
Venture Partner at Expa
Belinda Nguyen
Executive Assistant at Expa
Cassady Hudson
Accounting Manager at Expa
David Clark
Venture Partner at Expa
Fabio Giolito
Principal Designer at Expa
Garrett Camp
Co-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of Expa
Glauber
Designer at Expa
Greg Hitt
Chief Revenue Officer at Breakout Capital
Network24
Adam GoldbergScout
Investments at Standard Crypto
Adrian RaduScout
Investor at Khosla Ventures
Alexander SchmittScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Anoushka VaswaniScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Antoine MoyroudScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Arif JanmohamedScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Arsham MemarzadehScout
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
Barry EggersScout
Co-Founder, Lightspeed at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Bejul SomaiaScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Bipul SinhaScout
Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Brian HollinsScout
Founder at Collide Capital
Bucky MooreScout
Partner at Kleiner Perkins
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chase Ross Emanuel?
- Chase Ross Emanuel is an exited founder and advisor with experience across early and growth-stage go-to-market strategy. He previously co-founded and led Vanse AI, a generative AI platform designed to assist venture capitalists with investment decisions, and has held roles as a venture operator, investment scout at Lightspeed Venture Partners, and partnership lead at Carta. His background spans ten years in business development and fundraising within edtech, fintech, and govtech sectors.
- Where does Chase Ross Emanuel work?
- Chase Ross Emanuel is Investor at Expa.
- What check size does Chase Ross Emanuel write?
- Chase Ross Emanuel typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Chase Ross Emanuel go to school?
- Chase Ross Emanuel studied at University of Virginia; Bronxville High School; Horace Mann School.
Same school
Also attended University of Virginia673
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Also attended Bronxville High School6
Also attended Horace Mann School51
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business832
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Shared employers
Also worked at Various Companies260
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Also worked at Lightspeed Venture Partners149
Jeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersKishen PatelInvestor at GreycroftSemil ShahInvestor at HaystackMichael MignanoGeneral Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Mark XuInvestor at Index VenturesAdrian RaduInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Also worked at Galvanize22
Bryan BischofHead of AI at Theory VenturesTyler NewtonManaging Partner at Catalyst InvestorsEugene WanInvestor at Construct CapitalKelcey GosserandVenture Partner at REFASHIOND VenturesElisa SepulvedaPrincipal at L'ATTITUDE VenturesErik HuddlestonVenture Advisor at Mercury Fund
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Also worked at City of New York14
Rachel HaotChief of Staff at BedrockAaron RosenbergPartner at Radical VenturesYonit SerkinIsrael Board Member at MassChallenge MexicoMichael HechtBoard Member at New Orleans Startup FundSonam VelaniCo-founder & Managing Director at Streetlife VenturesAdrienne SchmoekerSenior Program Officer at Bezos Earth Fund
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