Chris Hecht
InvestorVenture Partner at Silversmith Capital Partners
San Francisco, California, United States
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About
Chris Hecht is a Venture Partner at Silversmith Capital Partners. Previously, he held roles at Databricks, where he focused on inorganic growth through partnerships, investments, and M&A, as well as positions at Atlassian and Salesforce.
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Experience
- Silversmith Capital PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DatabricksSVP, Corp Dev and Product Partnerships2022 — 2024
- AtlassianHead of Corporate Development2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceSenior Vice President; Head of M&A2018San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceVice President Corporate Development2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceSenior Director Corporate Development2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Perella Weinberg Partners and Lehman BrothersManaging Director, Director and Associate2004 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- PCG Asset Management and Harlingwood Equity PartnersAssociate / Analyst1999 — 2002Greater San Diego Area
Skills & more
Corporate Development46Valuation29Mergers & Acquisitions38Investment Banking16Venture Capital17Financial Modeling11Strategy17Corporate Finance7M&A execution4Strategic Partnerships4
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Hecht?
- Chris Hecht is a Venture Partner at Silversmith Capital Partners. Previously, he held roles at Databricks, where he focused on inorganic growth through partnerships, investments, and M&A, as well as positions at Atlassian and Salesforce.
- Where does Chris Hecht work?
- Chris Hecht is Venture Partner at Silversmith Capital Partners.
- Where did Chris Hecht go to school?
- Chris Hecht studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA, Finance); Colorado College.
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Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management422
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Also attended Colorado College60
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Shared employers
Also worked at Databricks105
Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksSangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Arsalan TavakoliInvestor at Foundation CapitalAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalEryk DobrushkinInvestor at Index VenturesJules GsellInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Also worked at Atlassian106
Mike Cannon-BrookesCo-founder & CEO of AtlassianScott FarquharCo-founder of AtlassianAsanka JayasuriyaPortfolio Support at 8VCBala SathiamurthyInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tamar YehoshuaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Aileen AllenPartner at Mercury Fund
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Also worked at Salesforce446
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceParker HarrisCo-founder of SalesforceViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation Ventures
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Also worked at Perella Weinberg Partners and Lehman Brothers58
Julie MarechalExecutive Assistant at Hoxton VenturesCynthia LaiInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Micherice TaoInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Alex RainesSenior Associate at JMI EquityMarta Suarez EstebanezPartner at TCVCaroline PhippsSenior Associate at True Beauty Ventures
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