Chris Gottschalk
InvestorGeneral Partner at Mouro Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $15M checks · typically $5M
FoundedTransparency Analytics
About
Chris Gottschalk is a San Francisco–based lead anchoring a Europe-rooted fintech VC’s U.S. presence, selected by Santander InnoVentures to lead U.S. strategy, with board roles at Upgrade, Blueprint, Trulioo.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintechInsurTechPropTech
Experience
- Mouro CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ForageBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MeanwhileBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Transparency AnalyticsBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
- nocnocBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentMontevideo, Uruguay
- NowportsBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentMonterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
- SkyflowBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- DriveWealthBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentNew York, United States
- Upgrade, Inc.Board Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TruliooBoard Observer2019 — 2021Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Santander InnoVenturesSenior Advisor2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Jassby, Inc.Board Member2017 — 2019Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- LendioBoard Member2015 — 2019Lehi, Utah, United States
- KatapultBoard Member2014 — 2019New York, United States
- Shift4 Europe (formerly Finaro)Board Observer2014 — 2019
- Blumberg CapitalPrincipal2012 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Menlo VenturesSummer Associate2011
- Gilt GroupeAdvisor2010 — 2011
- ngmoco:)Advisor2009 — 2010
- PlayPhoneDirector, Corporate Development & Analytics2007 — 2010
Education
- IESE Business SchoolMBA2010 — 2012
- University of California, DavisBA, Economics & Political Science2001 — 2004
- University of California, Berkeley2000 — 2001
Skills & more
Venture Capital61Entrepreneurship58Start-ups80Business Strategy30Corporate Finance15New Business Development10Corporate Development15Analytics9Business Analysis4Mergers & Acquisitions9Strategic Partnerships17Financial Modeling4
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Business DevelopmentE-commerceInvestmentsStrategic PlanningStrategyFrom Chris's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended IESE Business School160
Carlos ContiManaging Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalDan LupuInvestor at Earlybird Venture CapitalSamuel GilCEO & General Partner at JME VenturesLourdes Álvarez de ToledoPartner at JME VenturesRiley RodgersVenture Partner at Valia Ventures
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Also attended University of California, Davis132
Charles CallSLP & Venture Partner at Cottonwood Technology FundDavid PhuController at Felicis VenturesBryan EglanDirector of Business Development at Menlo VenturesScott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersMasoud AdinaHead of Compliance at GreycroftAva EitzenPortfolio Support at 8VC
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,010
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Upgrade, Inc.4
Also worked at Trulioo10
David BlumbergFounder and Managing Partner at Blumberg CapitalJared KatzenSenior Associate at Blumberg CapitalAmol HelekarGeneral Partner at TCVMatt CarbonaraInvestor at Mayfield FundVicky BindraCEO at Team8Dana Eli-LorchPartner at Vesey Ventures
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Also worked at Jassby, Inc.2
Colleagues at Mouro Capital
Alessandra Farnum
Partner at Mouro Capital
Álvaro Meliá Navarro
CFO at Mouro Capital
Bernardo Serôdio
Senior Associate at Mouro Capital
Catherine Passmore Jones
General Counsel at Mouro Capital
Cedric Van Duffel
Senior Associate at Mouro Capital
Chloe Chan
Head of Research & Insights at Mouro Capital
Daria Dmytrenko
Strategic Partnerships & Portfolio Development Manager at Mouro Capital
Diego Gálvez de Yturbe
Partner at Mouro Capital
Network11
Vinod KhoslaScout
Founder of Khosla Ventures
Anna PattersonScout
Founder and Managing Partner at Gradient Ventures
Charley MaScout
Founder at EXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITAL
Jeff WeinsteinScout
Partner at FJ Labs
Walter KortschakScout
Founder & Managing Partner at Kortschak Investments L.P.
Alessandra Farnum
Partner at Mouro Capital
Alyse Killeen
Founder & Managing Partner at STILLMARK
Dan Kimerling
Managing Partner at Deciens
Jillian Cohn
Partner at Mouro Capital
Matthew Ford
Partner at Mouro Capital
Rafael Correa
Partner at Mouro Capital
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