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Chris Gaertner

Investor

Principal at Telescope Partners · Vice President at OpenView Venture Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Chris Gaertner invests in B2B software and AI companies at the early growth stage for Telescope Partners. He previously worked at OpenView, where he helped lead AI investing, and earlier held roles at Omega Venture Partners and GI Partners. He holds a BA and an MBA from Stanford, where he played football as a defensive back.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

  1. Telescope PartnersPrincipalcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. OpenViewPartner2023 — 2024
  3. OpenViewVice President2021 — 2023
  4. Meritech CapitalMBA Intern2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Omega Venture PartnersInvestor2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  6. GI PartnersInvestment Associate2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Credit SuisseInvestment Banking Analyst2014 — 2016
  8. Stanford UniversityDivision I Athlete | Football2010 — 2014

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA
  2. Stanford UniversityBachelor's degree
  3. Sacred Heart Prep

Skills & more

PowerPoint6Microsoft Office6Microsoft Excel8Microsoft Word4Microsoft PowerPoint3Investment Banking27Acquisitions10Private Equity28Financial Modeling12Mergers & Acquisitions27Investments15Venture Capital9
+12 moreCorporate FinanceResearchLeadershipCapital MarketsEconomicsValuationStart-upsFinanceStrategic ConsultingFinancial AnalysisStartup DevelopmentProject Management

Languages Spanish

From Chris's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,144 more

Also attended Stanford University1,578

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,572 more

Shared employers

Also worked at OpenView47

Scott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersGeorge RobertsInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersJohn McCulloughInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDevon McDonaldInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersJessica DowdInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners

+ 41 more

Also worked at Meritech Capital13

John WaleckaCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesKonstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalPaul MaderaCo-Founder and Partner at Meritech Capital PartnersRob WardCo-Founder and Partner at Meritech Capital PartnersGeorge BischofPartner at Meritech Capital PartnersCraig ShermanPartner at Meritech Capital Partners

+ 7 more

Also worked at Omega Venture Partners4

Gaurav TewariInvestor at Omega Venture PartnersThomas MaloneInvestor at Omega Venture PartnersAlexander GounaresInvestor at Omega Venture PartnersColin VergilioInvestor at Omega Venture Partners

Also worked at GI Partners3

Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesCollett SimonianAssociate at Oak HC/FTAfsane JethaFounder, Managing Partner, CEO at Alta Semper Capital

Colleagues at Telescope Partners

Amit Parekh
Partner at Telescope Partners
Bhargav Mallidi
Associate at Telescope Partners
Calvin Koo
Associate at Telescope Partners
Claire Owens
Associate at Telescope Partners
Drew Suranjan
Associate at Telescope Partners
Emily Spradlin
Office Coordinator and Administrative Assistant at Telescope Partners
Erin Cruz
Chief Financial Officer/ Chief Compliance Officer at Telescope Partners
Harrison Doyle
Head of Operations at Telescope Partners

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Chris Jackson
Investor at OpenView Venture Partners
Devon McDonald
Investor at OpenView Venture Partners
Dor Fledel
Investor at OpenView Venture Partners
George Roberts
Investor at OpenView Venture Partners
Julia Brino
Associate at OpenView Venture Partners

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