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Chris Cooper

Investor

General Partner at Pelion Venture Partners

Salt Lake City, Utah

Writes $1M – $20M checks · typically $4M

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220 people in our graph share verified history with Chris — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Erika NashunlockedChris: together at Pelion Venture Partners (2018–2022)
Chris: together at Novell
×2Chris: together at Pelion Venture Partners
×8Chris: together at University of Utah

About

Chris Cooper is a firm-builder who co-founded a firm and, over two decades, scaled its strategy, raised a $500M fund, and proactively recruited repeat seasoned CEOs to lead companies.

Invests in

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS

Experience

  1. Pelion Venture PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2007 — presentSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
  2. DNN Corp.Board Directorcurrent2010 — presentSan Mateo, California
  3. CloudVelocityBoard Directorcurrent2013 — presentSanta Clara, California
  4. Rocky Mountain Venture Capital AssociationMember Board of Directorscurrent2008 — presentRocky Mountain Region
  5. NovellDirector, Developer Services & Global Partner Engineering2002 — 2007
  6. NovellGeneral Manger, Strategic Alliances1996 — 2002
  7. NovellRegional Sales Director1991 — 1995
  8. Novell (WordPerfect, pre-merger)Regional Sales Manager1990 — 1995

Skills & more

SalesCorporate DevelopmentVenture CapitalMergersStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsMergers & AcquisitionsEntrepreneurshipPrivate EquityBusiness DevelopmentStrategySaaS
+4 moreCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareValuationProduct Management

From Chris's professional profile.

Colleagues at Pelion Venture Partners

Ally Hunter
Associate at Pelion Venture Partners
Ben Lambert
Partner at Pelion Venture Partners
Blake Modersitski
Managing Partner, Pelion VP at Juvo Ventures
Brian Murphy
Senior Advisor at Pelion Venture Partners
Chad Packard
Partner at Pelion Venture Partners
Daylor Youngblood
Senior Associate at Pelion Venture Partners
Jack Cutler
Associate at Pelion Venture Partners
Jeff Kearl
Partner at Pelion Venture Partners

Network8

Navin ChaddhaScout
Managing Partner at Mayfield
Jeff KearlScout
Partner at Pelion Venture Partners
Lu ZhangScout
Founder and Managing Partner at Fusion
Ben Lambert
Partner at Pelion Venture Partners
Blake Modersitski
Managing Partner, Pelion VP at Juvo Ventures
Chad Packard
Partner at Pelion Venture Partners
Matt
Venture Partner at TFX Capital
Réza Malekzadeh
General Partner at Partech Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Chris Cooper?
Chris Cooper is a firm-builder who co-founded a firm and, over two decades, scaled its strategy, raised a $500M fund, and proactively recruited repeat seasoned CEOs to lead companies.
Where does Chris Cooper work?
Chris Cooper is General Partner at Pelion Venture Partners.
What does Chris Cooper invest in?
Chris Cooper invests in Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Chris Cooper write?
Chris Cooper typically writes checks of $1M – $20M.
Where did Chris Cooper go to school?
Chris Cooper studied at University of Utah (Business).

Same school

Also attended University of Utah151

Sid KrommenhoekPartner at AlbumKelly KoVice President of Technology Ventures and Innovation at Flare Capital PartnersTravis HeathAdministrative Partner & CFO at Signal Peak VenturesAidan DaoussisPrincipal at Balerion Space VenturesHelen McBrideOperating Partner at BOLD LongevityCharlotte MageePrincipal at Enable Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at DNN Corp.5

Larry AugustinInvestor at EPIC VENTURESVivek MehraPartner Emeritus at August CapitalChris CooperGeneral Partner at Pelion VenturesChris CooperGeneral Partner at Pelion Ventures Financial InstitutionsChris CooperGeneral Partner at Pelion Ventures Entrepreneurs

Also worked at CloudVelocity3

Chris CooperGeneral Partner at Pelion VenturesChris CooperGeneral Partner at Pelion Ventures Financial InstitutionsChris CooperGeneral Partner at Pelion Ventures Entrepreneurs

Also worked at Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association21

Les CraigInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalScott PettyGP & Senior Advisor at Signal Peak VenturesJack BorenManaging Partner at EPIC VENTURESAri NewmanCo-Founder, GP at MassiveJohn MayfieldPartner at Album VCRick PatchFounding Partner (Retired) at SpringTime Ventures

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Also worked at Novell46

Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGChris StoneInvestor at EPIC VENTURESAnshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at ConvergeHoward LevensonAdvisor at SINEWAVE VENTURESRichard SeibtVenture Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSKanwal RekhiManaging Director at Inventus Capital Partners

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