Chris Behrens
Former Principal at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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Experience
- OsoGrowth Leadcurrent2024 — presentNew York, NY
- SYN VenturesPrincipal2021 — 2023New York, NY
- Silicon Valley BankSenior Vice President2021New York, NY
- Silicon Valley BankVice President2019 — 2021New York, NY
- Silicon Valley BankSenior Associate2017 — 2019New York, NY
- MongoDB, Inc.Sales2016 — 2017Austin, Texas Area
- OrdrIT (acquired by Blazing Point Solutions)Co-Founder2012 — 2014
Skills & more
Marketing21Start-ups14Venture Capital13Management15Strategic Partnerships12Lead Generation9SaaS10Sales9Financial Modeling5Statistical Modeling5Entrepreneurship13Business Development10
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Behrens?
- Principal at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
- What check size does Chris Behrens write?
- Chris Behrens typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Chris Behrens go to school?
- Chris Behrens studied at Clarkson University (Bachelor of Science).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Oso4
Also worked at SYN Ventures13
Dylan PosnerSenior Associate at Syn Ventures Seed Management LlcArt CovielloManaging Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management LlcRyan PermehOperating Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management LlcAdam CecilChief Operating Officer & Operating Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management LlcGlenn ChisholmOperating Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management LlcMarcio LempertOperating Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
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Also worked at MongoDB, Inc.55
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