Chris Abshire
InvestorPartner at Toyota Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K β $10M checks Β· typically $1M
Experience
- Toyota VenturesPartnercurrent2026 β present
- Toyota VenturesPrincipal2017 β 2026
- EVCADeep Tech Vertical Co-Leadcurrent2022 β present
- Startup World CupExecutive Director2016 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Fenox Venture CapitalAssociate2015 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- ConocoPhillipsReservoir Engineer2015Houston, Texas
- Devon EnergyProduction Engineer2014Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Education
- The University of KansasBachelor of Science (B.S.), Petroleum Engineering
- Blue Valley High School
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel24Blockchain1Venture Capital56Start-ups52Investments47Due Diligence30Entrepreneurship28Private Equity11Valuation7Mergers & Acquisitions9Financial Modeling8Strategic Partnerships8
+8 more
Capital MarketsProduct ManagementReservoir EngineeringOil & GasPetroleum EngineeringLeadershipHydraulic FracturingArtificial IntelligenceLanguages English Β· Spanish
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Shared employers
Also worked at Toyota Ventures7
Lisa CocaPartner, Climate Fund at Asymmetric Capital PartnersMasa YamatoSr. Principal at TransLink CapitalJim AdlerFounder and General Partner at Toyota VenturesDavid SokolicPartner at Toyota VenturesDave AndersonGeneral Partner at Beat VenturesErin KellerVenture Partner at Grit Ventures
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Also worked at EVCA34
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Also worked at Startup World Cup6
Jack WarningPortfolio at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALElias CanPrincipal at Grishin RoboticsAnis UzzamanFounder and CEO at Pegasus Tech VenturesBill ReichertPartner and Chief Evangelist at Pegasus Tech VenturesPhoebe FontanillaSenior Manager, Investment at Gobi PartnersNoah LeshanInvestor at Entrepreneur First
Also worked at Fenox Venture Capital2
Colleagues at Toyota Ventures
David Sokolic
Partner at Toyota Ventures
Ethan Sohn
Principal at Toyota Ventures
Jay Patel
Analyst at Toyota Ventures
Jim Adler
Founder and General Partner at Toyota Ventures
Lisa Coca
Partner, Climate Fund at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Natalie Fonseca Licciardi
Managing Partner at Toyota Ventures
Nihal Maunder
Analyst at Toyota Ventures
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