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Chris Bee

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Founder at Devplan

Seattle, Washington, United States

FoundedDevplan

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Quentin ClarkunlockedChris: together at Lessen (2021–2023)
×3Chris: together at Drexel University
Chris: together at Xanadoo
×3Chris: together at University of Washington

About

Chris Bee is co-founder and CEO of Devplan, a company developing a connected product intelligence layer for AI-native software teams. He has over 20 years of experience leading product and engineering organizations at companies including Amazon, Uber, Zillow, and Lessen. As CTO of Lessen, he contributed to scaling the company to a $2 billion valuation and a subsequent merger.

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Acequia Capital (AceCap)Seattle · $100K – $5M checksAI2 IncubatorSeattleAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorSeattle · $100K – $600K checkseLab VenturesAnn Arbor · $25K – $100K checksGrand VenturesGrand Rapids · $250K – $2M checksMighty CapitalSan FranciscoService Provider CapitalVail

Co-founders at Devplan

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Anton SafonovFounder

Experience

  1. DevplanCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentSeattle, Washington
  2. Various StartupsFractional CTO and Advisor2023 — 2025Seattle, Washington
  3. LessenCTO2021 — 2023Seattle, Washington
  4. ZillowSenior Director, Product Development2018 — 2021Seattle, Washington
  5. UberSenior Engineering Manager2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. AmazonSoftware Development Manager2014 — 2016San Francisco, California
  7. AmazonSenior Product Manager, Tech2012 — 2014San Francisco, California
  8. MicrosoftLead Program Manager2008 — 2012Redmond, Washington
  9. ClearwireProduct Manager2008Seattle, Washington
  10. XanadooProduct Manager & Software Developer2005 — 2008Philadelphia, PA

Skills & more

Strategic Planning6Cloud Computing12Cross-functional Team Leadership11Organizational Leadership9Team Building1Technical Architecture1Technical LeadershipFundraisingAgile Methodologies48Product Management33User Experience28Authorization9
+12 moreAPI DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentProduct SpecificationScrumProject ManagementSoftware DevelopmentProgram ManagementProduct PlanningUser Interface DesignJavaScriptSQLNode.js
  • Leader of Leaders — Leadership Pipeline Institute

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Who is Chris Bee?
Chris Bee is co-founder and CEO of Devplan, a company developing a connected product intelligence layer for AI-native software teams. He has over 20 years of experience leading product and engineering organizations at companies including Amazon, Uber, Zillow, and Lessen. As CTO of Lessen, he contributed to scaling the company to a $2 billion valuation and a subsequent merger.
Where does Chris Bee work?
Chris Bee is Founder of Devplan.
What companies did Chris Bee found?
Chris Bee founded Devplan.
Where did Chris Bee go to school?
Chris Bee studied at University of Washington (Technical Certificates, Advanced Web Applications and C# Programming); Drexel University (MBA); Rowan University (Bachelor of Science (BS), MIS).

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