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Chris Donovan

Investor

Investor at Near Foundation

Canada

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

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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

From Chris's professional profile.

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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Also attended University of Cambridge1,605

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Also attended BPP Law School92

Joseph StolermanInvestor at Index VenturesChen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesGiles Johnstone-ScottInvestor at MedicxiTony LaiInvestor at StartXKieran RafterPrincipal at Marlin Equity PartnersChen YangAdvisor at Golden Gate Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at NEAR Foundation5

Richard MuirheadManaging Partner at Fabric VenturesAxel WehrGeneral Partner at FirestartrDiogo MónicaCo-founder at Anchorage DigitalMona El IsaInvestor at KR1Altan TutarFounder at More Markets

Also worked at Outlier Ventures25

Francesca ContiHead of Acceleration Program at CV LabsRachel HeraufElixir Lead at CV LabsNataniel ElkaimPartner at v3nturesShawn TanGeneral Partner at TRIVEBen LakoffGeneral Partner at Bankless VenturesGauri JaswalAssociate at Overlap Holdings

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Also worked at 7bridges3

Keith RobinsonSenior Advisor at OxxScott SageCo-Founder and Partner at Crane Venture PartnersTom CarrickHead of Engineering at Carbon