Chris Girgenti
InvestorVenture Advisor at Alpha Partners
Chicago, Illinois, United States
FoundedPlus One Robotics
About
Chris Girgenti joined Pritzker Group Venture Capital in 1996 and served as Managing Partner from 1998, leading capital formation for nine technology venture funds and overseeing investments in over 200 companies. He has more than 25 years of experience helping management teams with strategy, execution, and liquidity events, holding degrees from Brown University and Columbia Business School.
Experience
- Pritzker GroupManaging Partnercurrent1996 β presentChicago, Illinois
- Machinery PartnerBoard Observercurrent2024 β presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Fuel MeBoard Observercurrent2024 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- LessenBoard Observercurrent2023 β presentScottsdale, Arizona, United States
- SpecrightBoard Observer/Membercurrent2020 β presentOrange County, California, United States
- Plus One RoboticsBoard Observer/Membercurrent2018 β presentSan Antonio, Texas Area
- Apprentice.ioBoard Observer/Membercurrent2018 β presentJersey City, NJ
- OcientBoard Observercurrent2018 β presentGreater Chicago Area
- FreightWavesBoard Observercurrent2020 β presentChattanooga, Tennessee, United States
- AugmentirBoard Observercurrent2020 β present
- UpserveFormer Board Member2014 β 2020Providence, Rhode Island Area
- BASELAYERFormer Board Member2015 β 2019Phoenix, Arizona Area
- Advantage OpticsFormer Board Member2008 β 2018Greater Chicago Area
- IO Data CentersFormer Board Member2012 β 2018Phoenix, Arizona Area
- Cloud Technology PartnersFormer Board Observer2014 β 2017Greater Boston Area
- SportvisionFormer Board Member1999 β 2016
- HyperQuestFormer Board Member2007 β 2013
- FleetMaticsFormer Board Observer2010 β 2012
- Chegg Inc.Former Board Member2009 β 2011
- The Active NetworkFormer Board Observer1999 β 2011
Education
- Brown UniversityScB, Applied Mathematics-Economics1981 β 1985
- Columbia Business SchoolMBA, Finance and Accounting1987 β 1989
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship70Venture Capital61Start-ups44Mergers & Acquisitions45Cloud Computing26Strategy46SaaS18
- Chartered Financial Analyst β CFA Institute
From Chris's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Brown University327
Theresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalAlexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
+ 321 more
Also attended Columbia Business School577
Aryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone
+ 571 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Specright6
Also worked at Ocient4
Also worked at FreightWaves5
Also worked at Upserve6
Lee HowerCo-founder and Partner at NextView VenturesAdoniram SidesSVP Product @ Lightspeed Commerce at Boreal VenturesAman DevganAdvisory Board at Armory Square VenturesAngus DavisGeneral Partner at Foundation CapitalAmanda WayPrincipal at JAZZ Venture PartnersJoseph PignatoInvestor at Shield Capital
Deals Β· 1
Plus One RoboticsBoard seat
via Alpha Partners Β· filed Apr 2021 Β· $34.5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Alpha Partners
Abubakr βMaliβ Malida
Director of Strategic Relationships at Alpha Partners
Ben Freeberg
Associate at Alpha Venture Partners
Brian Smiga
Venture Partner, Co-Founder at Alpha Partners
Charlie Federman
Venture Advisor at Alpha Partners
Dan Malven
Venture Partner at Alpha Partners
Dan Stolar
Venture Advisor at Alpha Partners
Danny Edman
Investor at Alpha Partners
Erik Jansen
Venture Advisor at Alpha Partners


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