Chris Bakke
InvestorFounderCo-founding Partner at Kenro Capital · Founder at Interviewed
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
FoundedInterviewed · YC
About
Chris Bakke has held leadership roles at multiple companies in the real estate and recruitment tech sectors, including CEO of Laskie (acquired by Twitter in 2023), co-founder of Interviewed (acquired by Indeed in 2017), COO of 42Floors (acquired by Knotel), and early business development positions at Zillow and RentJuice. He currently invests and advises startups.
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
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Founder at InterviewedYC S15
Intro paths
YC
Chris went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Chris can intro founders to Interviewed's investors below.
Interviewed's investors · 4
Co-founders at Interviewed
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Darren NixFounder
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Daniel O'SheaFounder
Experience
- Kenro CapitalCo-founding Partnercurrent2024 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
- TR Capital GroupDirector2020 — 2024Mumbai
- TR Capital GroupVice President2017 — 2020Hong Kong, Mumbai
- IvyCap Ventures Private LimitedCo-founder & Principal2011 — 2017Mumbai
- Temasek HoldingsSenior Associate (Investments)2008 — 2011Singapore, Mumbai
- Temasek HoldingsAssociate (Investments, Portfolio Management)2007 — 2008Singapore, Mumbai
- Temasek HoldingsIntern (Investments, Portfolio Management, Risk Management)2006Singapore
- ETH ZürichIntern (Applied Mathematics)2002Zürich Area, Switzerland
Skills & more
EntrepreneurshipTechnology IncubationBoard GovernancePrivate Equity74Venture Capital57Public MarketsAlternative InvestmentsInvestments31Financial Analysis9Business Valuation14Industry AnalysisDeal Structuring
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Deal ExecutionValue InvestingPortfolio ManagementValuationCompetitive AnalysisFinancial MarketsDue DiligenceEquity ValuationSecondariesNegotiationStrategy- AIF Manager’s Certification (Series XIX-C) — National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM)
- Securities and Futures Intermediaries - LE - Level 1 — Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute
From Chris's professional profile.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Bakke?
- Chris Bakke has held leadership roles at multiple companies in the real estate and recruitment tech sectors, including CEO of Laskie (acquired by Twitter in 2023), co-founder of Interviewed (acquired by Indeed in 2017), COO of 42Floors (acquired by Knotel), and early business development positions at Zillow and RentJuice. He currently invests and advises startups.
- Where does Chris Bakke work?
- Chris Bakke is Founder of Interviewed and Co-founding Partner at Kenro Capital.
- What companies did Chris Bakke found?
- Chris Bakke founded Interviewed.
- Where did Chris Bakke go to school?
- Chris Bakke studied at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (MBA, Finance); Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur; Mount St. Mary's School.
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