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 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- BluePearl Pet HospiceDirector Of Operations2020 β 2022
- BluePearl Pet HospiceChief Operating Officer2020SF Bay Area
- Neurotechnology Innovations TranslatorCFO2014 β 2019Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area
- Marin County Bicycle CoalitionBoard Member2011 β 2018Fairfax, ca
- Tapit PartnersPartner2008 β 2014
- NetBooksCOO2006 β 2008
- TeleTech HoldingsVP Corporate Development2004 β 2006
- Millennium HansonAdvisor1999 β 2006
- nCircle Network SecurityVP Corporate Development2001 β 2003
- XUMACFO1999 β 2001
- Imperial BankFirst Vice President1995 β 1999
Education
- SaΓ―d Business School, University of OxfordMBA, Marketing1990 β 1993
- University of California, BerkeleyBA, Economics1987 β 1990
- Singularity UniversityExponential Technologies2010
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 Β· Spanish
From Chris's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended SaΓ―d Business School, University of Oxford231
Manuk HergnyanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Granatus VenturesMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesConnor WhitingFinance Associate at Giant Ventures Global LlpBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpMelissaInvestor at Dig Ventures Management LimitedThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, Llc
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley863
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 TeleTech Holdings5
Also worked at XUMA1
Also worked at Imperial Bank1
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