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Chris Donovan

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Investor at Near Foundation

Canada

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About

Listed as a member of the NEAR Foundation Council.

Experience

  1. Compound FoundationChief Operating Officercurrent2026 — present
  2. Compound FoundationAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
  3. NEAR FoundationMember of NEAR Foundation Councilcurrent2023 — presentZug, Switzerland
  4. NEAR FoundationChief Operating Officer2023 — 2025Zug, Switzerland
  5. NEAR FoundationGeneral Counsel2022 — 2024
  6. NEAR FoundationChief Executive Officer (Transition)2023Zug, Switzerland
  7. Charecroft Management & Investment (CMIL)Senior Advisorcurrent2015 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  8. Outlier VenturesPartner - Head of Legal | Commercial Director2022London, England Metropolitan Area
  9. Outlier VenturesHead of Legal2020 — 2022London, England Metropolitan Area
  10. 7bridgesFounding Team & Legal Counsel2015 — 2020London, United Kingdom
  11. MACFARLANES LLPTrainee Solicitor2013 — 2015London, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Venture Capital16General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)13Corporate Law11Intellectual Property Law2Personal Data Protection2Technology Start-up2Start-up Consulting

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Colleagues at Near Foundation

Bowen Wang
Investor at Near Foundation
Diogo Monica
Investor at Near Foundation
Illia Polosukhin
General Partner at SID Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Chris Donovan?
Listed as a member of the NEAR Foundation Council.
Where does Chris Donovan work?
Chris Donovan is at Near Foundation.
Where did Chris Donovan go to school?
Chris Donovan studied at University of Cambridge (Bachelor of Arts, Master of Natural Sciences (BA (Hons)); BPP Law School (Legal Practitioner's Course, Law); BPP Law School (Graduate Diploma in Law, Law).

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