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Chris Bakke
InvestorFounderCo-founding Partner at Kenro Capital · Founder at Interviewed
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
FoundedInterviewed · YC
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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.
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Chris went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Interviewed's investors · 15
Apollo Health VenturesBerlinFundersClubSan Francisco · $290K checksGreat Oaks Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $500K checksJoyance PartnersBerlinRed Swan VenturesNew York · $500K – $1M checks · since 2015Social StartsSan FranciscoSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks · since 2015Switch VenturesSan FranciscoTaskUsNew BraunfelsVenture Investment AssociatesPeapackWefunderSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015Zigg CapitalNew York · $4M checksZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks
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
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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.
- What companies has Chris Bakke invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Atmo, Castle, Foreword, Gather, Latchel, Quinn, SafeBase, Social Construct, Tappity.
- 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.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,595
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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur mafia118
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Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta mafia64
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Priyanka GeraExecutive Program in Applied FinanceFounded OxfordCaps +1Saurabh KochharPGDMFounded Uncover +1Hari PadmanabhanP.G.D.M.Founded IndusOS +1Samrat SenguptaCEMS, PGDM - Masters in Business AdministrationFounded Socialee +1Prashanth SwaminathanMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded ZynkSampath PM.B.AFounded Yodlee
Temasek mafia15
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Falguni NayarIndia advisorFounded NykaaPasquale RomanoAdvisorFounded ChargePoint +1Vorapol (Brook) SupanusontiAssociate Director (Investment)Founded Asia PartnersKien T. NguyenAssociate Director - InvestmentFounded Asia PartnersAmy ChangTemasek Advisory BoardFounded AccompaniChristian Tang-JespersenAdvisorFounded Heptagon Advanced Micro-Optics
42Floors mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta147
Veenu ChoudharyDirector, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Dr. Nikhil HegdeHead, New Ventures at W Health Ventures Gp LlcRahul SinghOperator-in-residence at W Health Ventures Gp LlcMonika AdamowiczHead of People at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMadhur MakkarPrincipal, Asia at RTP GlobalAbhay PandeyGeneral Partner at A91 Partners
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur185
HemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesAshish GuptaChairman and Partner at MFV PartnersVeenu ChoudharyDirector, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Shantanu NigamManaging Partner at SeedToBNakul MandanFounder of Audacious Ventures, an early stage VC firm partnering with ambitious technology foundersJatin GargAI Lead at Audacious
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Shared employers
Also worked at TR Capital Group3
Also worked at IvyCap Ventures Private Limited12
Rishita AgrawalSenior Analyst at Qualcomm VenturesPrayag MohantyPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpRuchir ShahAssociate Director, Credit at Trifecta Capital AdvisorsVikram GuptaFounder and Managing Partner at IvyCap VenturesAshish WadhwaniCo-Founder and Managing Partner at IvyCap VenturesHarshit TahilianiVice President, Investment at IvyCap Ventures
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Also worked at Temasek Holdings64
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaFalguni NayarFounder & CEO of NykaaAftab MathurManaging Director at Temasek at Golden Gate VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiXiangyun (XY) ChenSenior Associate at Square Peg CapitalJonathan AngEntrepreneur Partner at Polaris Partners
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Also worked at ETH Zürich206
Max HeftiInvestment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgAlex MercandettiInvestment Manager - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMichal NatoraSenior Investment Director - Industrial IT & Robotics at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMichela PudduSenior Investment Manager - Sustainable Materials and Circularity at Emerald Technology Ventures AgAnnina WinklerSenior Investment Manager - Water & AgriFood at Emerald Technology Ventures AgManuel Pantelias GarcesOperating Partner at Valor Equity Partners
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