Chris Gibson
InvestorUnicorn founderCo-founder, Chairman of the Board at Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX) · Portfolio Director, Private Equity at Bridges Fund Management Ltd. · Co-founder and CTO at Kaleidoscope Bio
Salt Lake City, Utah
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
About
Chris Gibson is a Portfolio Director in Bridges' Private Equity team, working with purpose-driven management teams to scale early-growth-stage businesses. Before Bridges he spent nine years as a Director at the Flowerdale Group overseeing its private equity portfolio in Hong Kong and London, and served as CFO of a US paper-crafting brand he helped relaunch, scale and exit. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in South Africa after studying Finance & Accounting at the University of Cape Town.
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- c•••@recursion.comreveal90% confident
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Invests in
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerE-commerceImpact & Social Good
Co-founder, Chairman of the Board at Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX)
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Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX)'s investors · 9
Air Street CapitalSt. Peter Port · $500K – $10M checksAmplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksLux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checksMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksNecessary VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $2M checksSoftBank Vision FundLondon
Co-founder and CTO at Kaleidoscope Bio
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Kaleidoscope Bio's investors · 6
Co-founders at Kaleidoscope Bio
ET
Ewan TaylorCSO and Co-founder
GP
Geraldine PaulusCo-founder, VP Operations
DY
David YenFounder
BK
Bogdan KnezevicFounder
Experience
- BOXBOXCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
- DIMENSIONOperating Partnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area and New York
- PacBioMember Board of Directorscurrent2026 — present
- Divergence LabsBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- CellinoBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- The Salt Lake TribuneBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Project GammaCo-Founder and Managing Directorcurrent2024 — present
- RecursionCo-Founder and Chairman2026
- RecursionCo-Founder and CEO2013 — 2026Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
- Cure HHTMember Board of Directors2016 — 2020
- University of UtahMD/PhD Student2009 — 2013
- UTHSCSAMD/PhD Student2005 — 2009
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship14Molecular Biology29Drug Discovery34Cell Culture19Microscopy13Confocal Microscopy11Bioinformatics11Tissue Culture8Medicine7Genetics7Cell Biology12Cell5
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Assay DevelopmentBiomedical EngineeringLife SciencesBiotechnologyTissue EngineeringBiomaterialsBioengineeringImmunofluorescenceBiomedical DevicesStem CellsCardiovascular BiologyHigh-Throughput ScreeningLanguages French
From Chris's professional profile.
Colleagues at Bridges Fund Management Ltd.
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Abigail Williams
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Adam Amijee
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Alex Pitt
Partner at MSM
Alex Wright
Partner, Property Funds at Bridges Fund Management Ltd.
Andreanne Segalla
Associate, Climate Transition Partners at Bridges Fund Management Ltd.
Andrew Levitt
Partner, Outcomes Funds at Bridges Fund Management Ltd.
Antony Ross
Senior Advisor at Bridges Fund Management Ltd.
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Adam GoulburnScout
Founder and Managing Partner at Dimension Capital
Andrew BeebeScout
Managing Director at Obvious Ventures
Ann DeWittScout
General Partner at The Engine Ventures
Dylan ReidScout
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Eli CasdinScout
Chief Investment Officer and Founder at Casdin Capital
Francois ColletScout
General Partner at Isai
Fred MollScout
Co-Founder and Partner at Sonder Capital
James HardimanScout
General Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)
Michael SidlerScout
Founding Partner at redalpine
Alex Morgan
Investor at Khosla Ventures
Celine Passedouet
Investment Director at Elaia
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Gibson?
- Chris Gibson is a Portfolio Director in Bridges' Private Equity team, working with purpose-driven management teams to scale early-growth-stage businesses. Before Bridges he spent nine years as a Director at the Flowerdale Group overseeing its private equity portfolio in Hong Kong and London, and served as CFO of a US paper-crafting brand he helped relaunch, scale and exit. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in South Africa after studying Finance & Accounting at the University of Cape Town.
- Where does Chris Gibson work?
- Chris Gibson is Co-founder, Chairman of the Board of Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX) and Portfolio Director, Private Equity at Bridges Fund Management Ltd. and Co-founder and CTO at Kaleidoscope Bio.
- What does Chris Gibson invest in?
- Chris Gibson invests in Advanced Manufacturing, Consumer, E-commerce, Impact & Social Good.
- What check size does Chris Gibson write?
- Chris Gibson typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What companies did Chris Gibson found?
- Chris Gibson founded Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX), Kaleidoscope Bio.
- Where did Chris Gibson go to school?
- Chris Gibson studied at University of Utah (Ph.D., Bioengineering); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (IGNITE Certificate, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Rice University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering).
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