Where does Chip Hazard work?

Chip Hazard is General Partner, Flybridge at xfactor ventures and Board director at TrojAI and Board director at Nasuni.

What check size does Chip Hazard write?

Chip Hazard typically writes checks of $1.5M.

Where did Chip Hazard go to school?

Chip Hazard studied at Harvard University (MBA); Harvard Business School (MBA); Stanford University (BA).

Chip Hazard

InvestorFounder

General Partner, Flybridge at xfactor ventures · General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners · Board director at TrojAI · Board director at Nasuni

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $1.5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Chip Hazard leverages 25+ years of pattern recognition, argues AI will be an enabling layer in products, co-created a women-led seed fund, and maintains decade-plus transparency through Hazard Lights.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConsumerData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareHealthtechImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Board director at TrojAI

Intro paths

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In turn, Chip can intro founders to TrojAI's investors below.

TrojAI's investors · 4

Concrete VenturesMeteghan · $182.5K – $365K checks Flybridge Capital PartnersNew York · $250K – $10M checks · since 2024 Flying Fish VenturesSeattle · $500K – $5M checks TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks

Board director at Nasuni

Intro paths

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In turn, Chip can intro founders to Nasuni's investors below.

Nasuni's investors · 7

Flybridge Capital PartnersNew York · $250K – $10M checks Gutbrain VenturesBoston Savano Capital PartnersBaltimore · $300K – $5M checks Sixth StreetSan Francisco · $50M – $2.5B checks TCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checks Titanium VenturesSydney Nsw · $5M – $10M checks Vista Equity PartnersNew York

Co-founders at Nasuni

Andres RodriguezFounder

Experience

Flybridge Capital PartnersGeneral Partner and Co-Foundercurrent2002 — presentGreater Boston
XFactor VenturesCo-founder and Investment Partnercurrent2017 — presentUnited States
MongoDBBoard Membercurrent2009 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
Arcade.devSeed Investorcurrent2024 — present
MakoSeed Investorcurrent2024 — present
Prime SecuritySeed Investorcurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
fiveonefourSeed Investorcurrent2023 — present
GlimpseSeed Investorcurrent2023 — presentGreater Boston
Blaze.techSeed Investorcurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
CoherenceSeed Investorcurrent2021 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
AppwriteBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
ShortwaveSeed Investorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Scitara CorporationBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentGreater Boston
StackHawk, Inc.Seed Investorcurrent2019 — presentDenver Metropolitan Area
AieraBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
ProsciaBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentGreater Philadelphia
LookaInvestor and Board Observercurrent2018 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
StoretaskerBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
Horizons for Homeless ChildrenChairman Of The Boardcurrent2008 — presentGreater Boston
Parachute HomeBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
RedoxSeed Investor and Board Observercurrent2015 — presentGreater Madison Area
TrojAIBoard Member2024 — 2026Greater Boston
MetaplaneSeed Investor2019 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
trackdBoard Member2022 — 2025United States
RezonateBoard Member2021 — 2024
NasuniBoard Member2010 — 2024Greater Boston
EinblickSeed Investor2020 — 2024Greater Boston
DatalogueBoard Member2017 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
InfobrightBoard Member2007 — 2018
SciformixBoard Member2007 — 2018
TracelyticsSeed investor2011 — 2017
Digital LumensBoard Member2014 — 2017Greater Boston
StormpathSeed Investor2011 — 2017
FirstBest Systems, Inc.Board Member2007 — 2016Greater Boston
Westfield Capital ManagementBoard of Advisors2010 — 2016
PatientKeeperBoard Member2009 — 2014Greater Boston
FirebaseBoard Member2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
Placemark InvestmentsBoard Member2006 — 2014Greater Boston
StackdriverBoard Member2013 — 2014Greater Boston
CrashlyticsSeed Investor2011 — 2013Greater Boston

Education

Harvard UniversityMBA1992 — 1994
Harvard Business SchoolMBA1992 — 1994
Stanford UniversityBA1985 — 1989

Skills & more

Start-ups99Venture Capital99Entrepreneurship99SaaS66Strategic Partnerships56Venture Financing26Product Management33Enterprise Software32Management32Strategy29Angel Investing18Corporate Development14

+12 more

Business DevelopmentBusiness StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsInvestmentsCloud ComputingExecutive ManagementGo-to-market StrategyProduct DevelopmentStrategic PlanningMobile DevicesCompetitive AnalysisProduct Marketing

From Chip's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AieraDatalogueDough CollectiveFirebaseLookaLoremMongoDBNasuniParachuteProsciaRedoxStackdriver

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at xfactor ventures

Aihui Ong

General Partner, Transform Capital at xfactor ventures

Allison Kopf

CEO, Tract at xfactor ventures

Amanda Bradford

Co-Founder & CEO, The League at xfactor ventures

Amy Nelson

Founder & CEO, The Riveter at xfactor ventures

Anna Palmer

Venture Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners

Aubrie Pagano

General Partner, Managing Member at Corigin Ventures

Betsy Fore

Founding Partner, Velveteen Ventures at xfactor ventures

Danielle Morrill

Co-Founder & CEO, Groupthink at xfactor ventures

Network10

Guillermo RauchScout

Founder & CEO of Vercel

Javier SolteroScout

Senior Venture Partner at Felicis Ventures

Mike VolpiScout

Investor at Index Ventures

Pete SonsiniScout

Founder and General Partner at Laude Ventures

Anna Palmer

Venture Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners

Armando Biondi

Investor at Sortly

Emily Kirsch

Founder and Managing Partner at Powerhouse

Frank Chang

Managing Partner at Flying Fish Ventures

Jeff Bussgang

Investor at Flybridge Capital Partners

Jesse Middleton

General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners

Investors connected to Chip in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Chip Hazard?: Chip Hazard leverages 25+ years of pattern recognition, argues AI will be an enabling layer in products, co-created a women-led seed fund, and maintains decade-plus transparency through Hazard Lights.
Where does Chip Hazard work?: Chip Hazard is General Partner, Flybridge at xfactor ventures and Board director at TrojAI and Board director at Nasuni.
What does Chip Hazard invest in?: Chip Hazard invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, SaaS.
What check size does Chip Hazard write?: Chip Hazard typically writes checks of $1.5M.
What companies has Chip Hazard invested in?: Investments tracked here include Aiera, Datalogue, Dough Collective, Firebase, Looka, Lorem, MongoDB, Nasuni, Parachute, Proscia, Redox, Stackdriver.
Where did Chip Hazard go to school?: Chip Hazard studied at Harvard University (MBA); Harvard Business School (MBA); Stanford University (BA).