Chris Howard
InvestorPartner at Fuel Venture Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K – $1M checks · typically $500K
About
Chris Howard built his founder network via a three‑year Seattle–SF commute—sleeping on a friend's couch—became a Midas Seed honoree for bets like Figma and Flexport, and co‑created ReFUEL wellness retreats.
Invests in
ConsumerDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Experience
- Ritual CapitalFounder and Managing Directorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Fuel CapitalFounder and Partnercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- IGNITION PARTNERSPrincipal2007 — 2013Greater Seattle Area
- Heckler AssociatesAccount Lead, New Balance2003 — 2005
- Pivot + LevyBusiness Development2001 — 2003
- Gear.comMarketing Manager1999 — 2000
- Team OneAccount Executive, Lexus1997 — 1999
Education
- University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of BusinessMBA2005 — 2007
- Occidental CollegeAB, Psychology1993 — 1997
- Charles Wright Academy
Skills & more
Start-ups99Product Marketing46Venture Capital64Brand Development30Portfolio Management9Product Management26Strategic Partnerships39Entrepreneurship46
From Chris's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Occidental College23
Loren AlhadeffVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupIshan PherwaniAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersStewart AlsopInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersJason PrestonInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersTyler MorganPrincipal at BFG PartnersALLEN PREGERPartner at Building Ventures
+ 17 more
Also attended Charles Wright Academy2
Shared employers
Also worked at IGNITION PARTNERS15
JackCFO at Renegade PartnersCameronGeneral Partner at FUSEKellanGeneral Partner at FUSEJohnOperating Partner at FUSESatbirOperating Partner at FUSERyanCFO at FUSE
+ 9 more
Also worked at Team One1
Colleagues at Fuel Venture Capital
Network10
Dalton CaldwellScout
Co-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator
Aashay SanghviScout
Partner at Haystack
Arteen ArabshahiScout
General Partner at Fika
Bala ChandrasekaranScout
Partner at Alt Capital
BorisScout
Founding Partner at Version One Ventures
Buddy ArnheimScout
Investment Partner at August Capital
Daniel KanScout
Angel
Kulveer TaggarScout
Investor at Angel investor
Michael Fertik
Managing Partner and Founder at Heroic Ventures
Taro Fukuyama
Investor at SmartHR, Inc.
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