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Chris Best

InvestorFounder

CEO at Substack

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedSubstack · YC

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About

Chris Best is co-founder and CEO of Substack. He previously served as co-founder and CTO at Kik.

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 · 22

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2019Bond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2025Connetic VenturesCovington · $250K – $500K checksDuro VenturesLynnwoodFifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksFundersClubSan Francisco · $290K checksGarage CapitalWaterlooGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checksJ17 CapitalLemonade CapitalMetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksMichael OvitzLos AngelesNomad Venture Partners, LlcLos AngelesReinvent CapitalNew York · since 2024Stanford UniversityStanfordThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Los Angeles · $50K – $5M checks · since 2025UpHonest CapitalSilicon Valley · $50K – $1M checksVentureSouqAbu Dhabi · $100K – $10M checksWisdom VenturesLos GatosWonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019ZhenFundBeijing · $250K – $3M checks

Co-founders at Substack

JSJairaj Sethi
Jairaj SethiCTO
HMHamish McKenzie
Hamish McKenzieCOO

Investments

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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 CEO of Substack.
What companies did Chris Best found?
Chris Best founded Substack.
What companies has Chris Best invested in?
Investments tracked here include Artie, Substack, Y/n.

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