About
Chris Hobbs is a finance leader with over 30 years of experience across startups and large enterprises, including CFO or COO roles at five early-stage companies and M&A leadership at a $1B+ organization. He has raised more than $100 million in early-stage equity and built finance functions from inception through acquisition, with additional experience as a venture capital investor and angel investor. Hobbs currently advises seed and Series A startups on fundraising, M&A, and finance operations on a fractional basis.
Experience
- Self-employedAdvisorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- BluePearl Pet HospiceDirector Of Operations2020 — 2022
- BluePearl Pet HospiceChief Operating Officer2020SF Bay Area
- Neurotechnology Innovations TranslatorCFO2014 — 2019Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area
- Marin County Bicycle CoalitionBoard Member2011 — 2018Fairfax, ca
- Tapit PartnersPartner2008 — 2014
- NetBooksCOO2006 — 2008
- TeleTech HoldingsVP Corporate Development2004 — 2006
- Millennium HansonAdvisor1999 — 2006
- nCircle Network SecurityVP Corporate Development2001 — 2003
- XUMACFO1999 — 2001
- Imperial BankFirst Vice President1995 — 1999
Skills & more
Board of Directors ReportingPlanning Budgeting & ForecastingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Startup DevelopmentStart-ups ManagementExecutive TeamCross-functional Team LeadershipGo-to-Market StrategyFinancial MetricsReporting & AnalysisBusiness AnalysisPresentation Skills
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Customer ServiceExecutive ManagementStrategic Planning for GrowthContract NegotiationData AnalysisBusiness PlanningKey MetricsAnnual PlanningMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelSaaSLanguages French · Spanish
From Chris's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sand Hill Angels
Abha Singhvi
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Adam Au
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Adam Wu
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Akash Pai
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Alan Fisher
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Alan Ren
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Alexandr Ikriannikov
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Amanda Huang
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Hobbs?
- Chris Hobbs is a finance leader with over 30 years of experience across startups and large enterprises, including CFO or COO roles at five early-stage companies and M&A leadership at a $1B+ organization. He has raised more than $100 million in early-stage equity and built finance functions from inception through acquisition, with additional experience as a venture capital investor and angel investor. Hobbs currently advises seed and Series A startups on fundraising, M&A, and finance operations on a fractional basis.
- Where does Chris Hobbs work?
- Chris Hobbs is at Sand Hill Angels.
- Where did Chris Hobbs go to school?
- Chris Hobbs studied at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (MBA, Marketing); University of California, Berkeley (BA, Economics); Singularity University (Exponential Technologies).
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Also attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford345
Manuk HergnyanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Granatus VenturesMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesDaniel van der MerweSenior Director at JMI EquityMisty BurgnerDirector of Operations & Administration, Operations at Echo Health VenturesConnor WhitingFinance Associate at Giant Ventures Global LlpBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,612
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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