Fundraising Fox

Chris Howard

Investor

Partner 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

  1. Ritual CapitalFounder and Managing Directorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Fuel CapitalFounder and Partnercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. IGNITION PARTNERSPrincipal2007 — 2013Greater Seattle Area
  4. Heckler AssociatesAccount Lead, New Balance2003 — 2005
  5. Pivot + LevyBusiness Development2001 — 2003
  6. Gear.comMarketing Manager1999 — 2000
  7. Team OneAccount Executive, Lexus1997 — 1999

Education

  1. University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of BusinessMBA2005 — 2007
  2. Occidental CollegeAB, Psychology1993 — 1997
  3. Charles Wright Academy

Skills & more

Start-ups99Product Marketing46Venture Capital64Brand Development30Portfolio Management9Product Management26Strategic Partnerships39Entrepreneurship46

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Same school

Shared employers

Colleagues at Fuel Venture Capital

Network10

Investors connected to Chris in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.