Chris Cantino
InvestorPartner at Color Capital
San Diego, California
Writes $100K – $250K checks · typically $150K
About
Co-founder of Color Capital and an entrepreneur featured alongside Jaime Schmidt in the book Supermaker.
Experience
- United Pickleball AssociationExecutive Advisor, Digital Transformation and Experiencecurrent2026 — present
- Los Angeles Mad Drops Pickleball ClubChief Player Officer & General Managercurrent2025 — present
- Color CapitalPartnercurrent2018 — presentCalifornia, United States
- Club CPGFounder2020 — 2024California, United States
- SupermakerCMO2019 — 2022United States
- UnileverProduct Innovation2018 — 2019Portland, Oregon Area
- Schmidt's NaturalsCMO2010 — 2018Portland, Oregon Area
- Schmidt's NaturalsPartner2010 — 2015
- adidasInnovation Consultant2014 — 2016
- VICE, Warner Brothers, Budweiser, etc.Director and Editor2010 — 2014USA
- Various ArtistsTalent Manager and Publicist2011 — 2014Portland, OR
- PDX Pop Now!Artistic Director2011 — 2013Portland, Oregon Area
Education
- Portland State University
Skills & more
Google Adwords3Photoshop6Communications4Leadership3Social Media34Video Production37Social Media Marketing24Publicity10Marketing10Digital Media9Social Networking9Advertising6
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Product DevelopmentMusic ProductionMarketing StrategyBrand DevelopmentAnalyticsAudio EngineeringEcommerceBrand Positioning StrategiesRetail BrandingCustomer RetentionMobile MarketingSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)Languages English
From Chris's professional profile.
Colleagues at Color Capital
Network7
CJ ReimScout
Managing Partner at Amity Ventures
Jenny LefcourtScout
General Partner at Freestyle Capital
Joe McCannScout
Investor at Asymmetric
Julia LiptonScout
General Partner at Awesome People Ventures
Daniel Darling
Managing Partner at Focal Ventures
Pascal Unger
Managing Partner at Focal Ventures
Vibhu Norby
Venture Partner at Interlace Ventures
Investors connected to Chris in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Chris Cantino work?
- Chris Cantino is Partner at Color Capital.
- What check size does Chris Cantino write?
- Chris Cantino typically writes checks of $100K – $250K.
Same school
Also attended Portland State University18
Dr. Sidney YeeVenture Partner at iGlobe PartnersAlan MaCampus Lead at The MBA FundAbdulrahman A. MaziVice Chairman at Tech Invest ComBen NahirPartner at Elevate CapitalMelissa FreemanCapital Raising & Investor Relations at Oregon Venture FundJoachim DreesCEO at Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH
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Shared employers
Also worked at Unilever158
Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalGizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersStacey HeroInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 VenturesPetra MeyerInvestor at Golden Seeds
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Also worked at adidas23
Cyril EbersweilerGeneral Partner at SOSVLucas PaulInvestment Team at RedstoneFlorian BreinerOperating Partner, Growth at FoodLabsRayouf AlhumedhiDesigner-in-Residence at Outliers VCDan BulteelMarketing executive for companies such as WPP, adidas, TikTok/ByteDance, & Build A Rocket Boy at XRCValentina SuarezMarketing Associate at Reach Capital
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