Chris Hemmeter
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Thayer Ventures · Co-founder & Managing Partner at Thayer Investment Partners
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedThayer Investment Partners
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About
Chris Hemmeter is Managing Partner at Thayer Investment Partners and co-founder and Managing Director of Thayer Ventures, a venture capital platform investing in travel and mobility technology companies. Over a 35-year career centered on the travel, hospitality, and technology sectors, he founded seven companies, including iCare Marketing (acquired by Sysco Foodservice in 2012), Dynamic Payment Ventures (acquired by Elavon in 2007), CriticalArc Technologies, E&O Kitchen and Bar, The Hemmeter Collection, and Hemmeter Publishing. A 1986 graduate of Cornell University, he began his career at Hemmeter Investment Company, a resort real estate developer.
Co-founder & Managing Partner at Thayer Investment Partners
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Experience
- Thayer Investment Partners (TIP)Managing Partnercurrent2009 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- E&O Kitchen and BarFounder & Chairmancurrent1997 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- iCare Marketing, Inc.Founder & President2007 — 2012
- Dynamic Payment VenturesFounder & CEO2002 — 2007Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- CriticalArc TechnologiesFounder & CEO1999 — 2002San Francisco Bay Area
- Hemmeter Investment CompanySr. Vice President Development1986 — 1992Honolulu, Hawaii
- The Hemmeter CollectionFounder & CEO1988 — 1992Honolulu, Hawaii
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- Who is Chris Hemmeter?
- Chris Hemmeter is Managing Partner at Thayer Investment Partners and co-founder and Managing Director of Thayer Ventures, a venture capital platform investing in travel and mobility technology companies. Over a 35-year career centered on the travel, hospitality, and technology sectors, he founded seven companies, including iCare Marketing (acquired by Sysco Foodservice in 2012), Dynamic Payment Ventures (acquired by Elavon in 2007), CriticalArc Technologies, E&O Kitchen and Bar, The Hemmeter Collection, and Hemmeter Publishing. A 1986 graduate of Cornell University, he began his career at Hemmeter Investment Company, a resort real estate developer.
- Where does Chris Hemmeter work?
- Chris Hemmeter is Co-founder & Managing Partner of Thayer Investment Partners and General Partner at Thayer Ventures.
- What companies did Chris Hemmeter found?
- Chris Hemmeter founded Thayer Investment Partners.
- Where did Chris Hemmeter go to school?
- Chris Hemmeter studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management); Cornell University (Bachelor's Degree, Psychology); Punahou School (High School).
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