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Chris Farmer

Investor

Founder and CEO at SignalFire

San Francisco, California

Writes $250K – $20M checks Β· typically $12.5M

About

Chris Farmer founded a quant-style VC that grants engineers, data scientists and portfolio support equal carry with investing partners, bootstrapped by advisory projects and building Beacon as a full-stack platform.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechHealthtechMedia & EntertainmentMobility & TransportationSaaS

Experience

  1. SignalFireFounder & CEOcurrent2013 β€” presentSan Francisco
  2. The Aspen InstituteFinance Leaders Fellowcurrent2026 β€” present
  3. General Catalyst PartnersVenture Partner2010 β€” 2013
  4. Bessemer Venture PartnersVice President2005 β€” 2009
  5. Bain & Co.Consultant2004 β€” 2005
  6. SkyBitzVice President, Product Management & Business Development2000 β€” 2004

Education

  1. The Fletcher School at Tufts UniversityInternational Political Economy, Technology Policy
  2. Tufts UniversityBA, International Business
  3. Miramonte

Skills & more

Product Management43Venture Capital99Private Equity38Talent Scouting7Entrepreneurship88SaaS27E-commerce12Digital Media5Mobile Applications5Go-to-market Strategy10Big Data9Start-ups77
+12 moreBusiness StrategyEnterprise SoftwareBusiness IntelligenceManagement ConsultingMergers & AcquisitionsProduct DevelopmentAngel InvestingCloud ComputingSoftware as a Service (SaaS)StrategyLeadershipStrategic Consulting

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