Chris Best
FounderFounder/CEO at Substack
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedSubstack · YC
About
Chris Best is co-founder and CEO of Substack. He previously served as co-founder and CTO at Kik.
Founder/CEO at SubstackYC W18
Intro paths
YC
Chris went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Substack's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Chris can intro founders to Substack's investors below.
Substack's investors · 9
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2019Bond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checksConnetic VenturesCovington · $250K – $500K checksFifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2023FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksJ17 CapitalWisdom VenturesLos GatosWonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019
Co-founders at Substack
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Jairaj SethiFounder
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Hamish McKenzieFounder/COO
Experience
- SubstackFounder and CEOcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SubstackFounder at Substackcurrent2017 — present
- Kik Interactive, Inc.Co-Founder and CTO2009 — 2017
- Airline Intelligence SystemsSoftware Development Intern2008
- iAnywhereApplication Developer (co-op)2008
- SandvineSoftware Engineering - QA (co-op)2006
- Schaeffler Canada Inc.Programmer Analyst (co-op)2006
Skills & more
Software Development18Mobile Applications3Algorithms1Object Oriented Design2Software Engineering4Software Design1Java3JavaScript1Git1Android1
From Chris's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Best?
- Chris Best is co-founder and CEO of Substack. He previously served as co-founder and CTO at Kik.
- Where does Chris Best work?
- Chris Best is Founder/CEO of Substack.
- What companies did Chris Best found?
- Chris Best founded Substack.
- Where did Chris Best go to school?
- Chris Best studied at Y Combinator (W18); University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Applied Science, Systems Design Engineering).
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Shared employers
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