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Chris Girgenti

Investor

Managing Partner at Pritzker Group Venture Capital · Venture Advisor at Alpha Partners · Board director at Plus One Robotics

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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John KimunlockedChris: together at Brown University (1984–1985)
Chris: together at Lessen
Chris: together at Ocient
Chris: together at Plus One Robotics

About

Chris Girgenti joined Pritzker Group Venture Capital in 1996 and has served as a Managing Partner since 1998. He has led the organization and capital formation for nearly a dozen technology venture funds and has led or overseen investments in more than 200 companies. As an investor and board member, he assists management teams with strategy, execution, general management, finance, operations, and liquidity events.

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Board director at Plus One Robotics

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Plus One Robotics's investors · 15

Alpha PartnersNew York · $3M – $10M checks · since 2021BMW i VenturesMountain View · $10M checksDynamo VenturesChattanooga · $500K – $2.5M checksFf Venture CapitalNew York · $300K – $700K checksFirst Star VenturesCambridge · $100K – $1M checksIndustrious VenturesDenverKensington Capital Partners LimitedTorontoKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksLeonis CapitalSan FranciscoMcRock CapitalToronto · $365K – $3.6M checks · since 2021Perot JainDallas · $500K checksScale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M checksSchematic VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $2M checks · since 2018TransLink CapitalSilicon Valley · $1M – $5M checksTyche PartnersLos Altos · $1M – $10M checks

Co-founders at Plus One Robotics

ENErik Nieves
Erik NievesCEO & Co-founder
SEShaun Edwards
Shaun EdwardsCTO & Co-founder
PHPaul Hvass
Paul HvassExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Pritzker GroupManaging Partnercurrent1996 — presentChicago, Illinois
  2. Machinery PartnerBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  3. Fuel MeBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  4. LessenBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentScottsdale, Arizona, United States
  5. SpecrightBoard Observer/Membercurrent2020 — presentOrange County, California, United States
  6. Plus One RoboticsBoard Observer/Membercurrent2018 — presentSan Antonio, Texas Area
  7. Apprentice.ioBoard Observer/Membercurrent2018 — presentJersey City, NJ
  8. OcientBoard Observercurrent2018 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  9. FreightWavesBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentChattanooga, Tennessee, United States
  10. AugmentirBoard Observercurrent2020 — present
  11. UpserveFormer Board Member2014 — 2020Providence, Rhode Island Area
  12. BASELAYERFormer Board Member2015 — 2019Phoenix, Arizona Area
  13. Advantage OpticsFormer Board Member2008 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
  14. IO Data CentersFormer Board Member2012 — 2018Phoenix, Arizona Area
  15. Cloud Technology PartnersFormer Board Observer2014 — 2017Greater Boston Area
  16. SportvisionFormer Board Member1999 — 2016
  17. HyperQuestFormer Board Member2007 — 2013
  18. FleetMaticsFormer Board Observer2010 — 2012
  19. Chegg Inc.Former Board Member2009 — 2011
  20. The Active NetworkFormer Board Observer1999 — 2011
  21. LeftHand NetworksFormer Board Observer2001 — 2008
  22. TicketsNow.comFormer Board Member2006 — 2008
  23. eCollegeFormer Board Member1997 — 2007
  24. The Chicago Corporation/ABN AmroVice President1994 — 1996
  25. Kemper SecuritiesAssociate1991 — 1994
  26. KPMGAnalyst1989 — 1991

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship70Venture Capital61Start-ups44Mergers & Acquisitions45Cloud Computing26Strategy46SaaS18
  • Chartered Financial Analyst — CFA Institute

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Deals · 1

Plus One RoboticsBoard seat

via Alpha Partners · filed Apr 2021 · $34.5M raise

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Chris Girgenti?
Chris Girgenti joined Pritzker Group Venture Capital in 1996 and has served as a Managing Partner since 1998. He has led the organization and capital formation for nearly a dozen technology venture funds and has led or overseen investments in more than 200 companies. As an investor and board member, he assists management teams with strategy, execution, general management, finance, operations, and liquidity events.
Where does Chris Girgenti work?
Chris Girgenti is Managing Partner at Pritzker Group Venture Capital and Board director at Plus One Robotics.
What boards does Chris Girgenti sit on?
Chris Girgenti holds tracked board seats at Plus One Robotics.
Where did Chris Girgenti go to school?
Chris Girgenti studied at Brown University (ScB, Applied Mathematics-Economics); Columbia Business School (MBA, Finance and Accounting).

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