Chris Burniske
InvestorPartner at Placeholder VC
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- PlaceholderPartnercurrent2017 — presentplaceholder.vc
- ARK Investment Management, LLCBlockchain Products Lead2014 — 2017New York, New York
- Whole Foods MarketFishmonger2014Austin, Texas Area
- Stanford University: Woods InstituteLead Investigator2013Stanford, CA
- AGN SchoolProject Dosti Teacher and Program Facilitator2011 — 2013Konganapuram, India
Skills & more
TutoringTeachingGlassblowingSurfingStatisticsFacebookScienceTrainingQualitative ResearchResearchSocial MediaLeadership
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Curriculum DesignData AnalysisMatlabCommunity OutreachEntrepreneurshipLanguages Spanish
From Chris's professional profile.
Deals · 3
Nori Inc / WABoard seat
via Placeholder VC · filed Sep 2020 · $4M raise
Matter LabsBoard seat
via Placeholder VC · filed Sep 2019 · $2M raise
Risk LabsBoard seat
via Placeholder VC · filed Sep 2018 · $4M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Placeholder VC
Network8
Naval RavikantScout
Co-founder of AngelList; angel investor
Balaji SrinivasanScout
Angel investor and founder of The Network School
Yida GaoScout
General Partner at Shima Capital
Alexander Evans
Partner at Bain Capital Crypto
Haseeb Qureshi
Managing Partner at Dragonfly
Joel Monegro
Partner at Placeholder, investing in decentralized networks
Michael Jordan
Vice President at DBA
Stephen Bryon McKeon
Managing Partner at Collab+Currency
Investors connected to Chris in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Burniske?
- Partner at Placeholder VC
- Where does Chris Burniske work?
- Chris Burniske is Partner at Placeholder VC.
- What check size does Chris Burniske write?
- Chris Burniske typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Chris Burniske sit on?
- Chris Burniske holds tracked board seats at Matter Labs, Nori Inc / WA, Risk Labs.
- What companies has Chris Burniske invested in?
- Investments tracked here include API3, Celestia, Drip Labs, Eclipse, Infinity Exchange, Monad, Orca, Potion Labs, Saga.xyz, Squads, VAULT.
- Where did Chris Burniske go to school?
- Chris Burniske studied at Stanford University (BS, Earth Systems); CFA Institute (Passed Level I of the CFA Program); Punahou School.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate
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Also attended Punahou School44
Nina LabattChief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer at S32Meriann ChunPrincipal, Management Company Controller at TCVRobin ChanInvestor at Goat CapitalEve MalerVenture Partner & Advisor at 1414 VenturesBill BrownellSV2 Board Treasurer at Silicon ValleyZak StoneAdvisor at Katalyst Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Placeholder2
Also worked at ARK Investment Management, LLC9
Simon BarnettInvestor at Dimension CapitalAngela DaltonCEO & Founder at Signum Growth CapitalMatt DevostInvestor at ARK Investment ManagementChris PizzoGeneral Partner at Druid VenturesOvid AmadiAnalyst at RTW Investments L.P.Chase PratherAnalyst at Sweater Ventures
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Also worked at Whole Foods Market16
Walter RobbAdvisor at Springdale VenturesAmira KhatibVice President at Bluestein Ventures — "The Analyzer"David BerensonAdvisor at Siddhi CapitalLisa DudekExecutive Assistant at TrueBridge Capital PartnersLeah AdairExecutive Assistant at Infinity VenturesC.A. WebbInvestor at G20 Ventures
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Also worked at Stanford University: Woods Institute1,153
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at AnthropicAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)
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