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Chris Cooper
InvestorGeneral Partner at Pelion Ventures · General Partner at Pelion Ventures Financial Institutions · General Partner at Pelion Ventures Entrepreneurs · General Partner at Pelion Venture Partners · Promoter at Pelion Olympus · +1 more
Salt Lake City, Utah
Writes $1M – $20M checks · typically $4M
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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
Director at Upguard
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Upguard's investors · 7
Co-founders at Upguard
Experience
- Pelion Venture PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2007 — presentSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
- DNN Corp.Board Directorcurrent2010 — presentSan Mateo, California
- CloudVelocityBoard Directorcurrent2013 — presentSanta Clara, California
- Rocky Mountain Venture Capital AssociationMember Board of Directorscurrent2008 — presentRocky Mountain Region
- NovellDirector, Developer Services & Global Partner Engineering2002 — 2007
- NovellGeneral Manger, Strategic Alliances1996 — 2002
- NovellRegional Sales Director1991 — 1995
- Novell (WordPerfect, pre-merger)Regional Sales Manager1990 — 1995
Skills & more
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Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareValuationProduct ManagementFrom Chris's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
Arcadia DataBritiveCreekstone EnergyMacrometaReplay Solutions
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Colleagues at Pelion Ventures
Network8
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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 Ventures.
- 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.
- What companies has Chris Cooper invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Arcadia Data, Britive, Creekstone Energy, Macrometa, Replay Solutions.
- Where did Chris Cooper go to school?
- Chris Cooper studied at University of Utah (Business).
Same school
Also attended University of Utah212
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Shared employers
Also worked at DNN Corp.2
Also worked at Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association14
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Also worked at Novell59
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