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Chase Ross Emanuel

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Investor 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

  1. Simple OpsAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
  2. VanseCo-Founder & CEO (acquired)2024 — 2025
  3. Various CompaniesVenture Operator & Investor2021 — 2024
  4. Lightspeed Venture PartnersScout2020 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. CartaBusiness Development Lead, East Coast & Mid-West Partnerships2020 — 2021Greater New York City Area
  6. GalvanizeHead of Community (NYC Campus)2018 — 2019
  7. The Knowledge HouseDirector of Partnerships2015 — 2017Greater New York City Area
  8. 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)
+8 moreStrategic Technology PlanningTechnology EducationRecruitingDiversity and InclusionVenture PhilanthropyBusiness StrategyStartupsBusiness Development

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Investments

Investor

RaresTribeVest

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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

Network27

Aaron BatalionScout
General Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Adam GoldbergScout
Investments at Standard Crypto
Adrian RaduScout
Investor at Khosla Ventures
Alex TaussigScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
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
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Brian Hollins · scoutBucky Moore · scoutChris Altchek · scoutConnor Love · scoutDavid Gussarsky · scoutFaraz Fatemi · scoutGalym Imanbayev · scoutGaurav Gupta · scoutGuru Chahal · scoutJustin Overdorff · scoutGeorge RadfordKristin (Stannard) KentLisa BessermanMilun TesovicNaveen Molloy

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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.
What companies has Chase Ross Emanuel invested in?
Investments tracked here include Rares, TribeVest.
Where did Chase Ross Emanuel go to school?
Chase Ross Emanuel studied at University of Virginia; Bronxville High School; Horace Mann School.

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