Where does Chris Marks work?

Chris Marks is Managing Partner at Firebrand Ventures and Board director at Automox and Board director at Digabit and Board director at FullContact.

What check size does Chris Marks write?

Chris Marks typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.

Where did Chris Marks go to school?

Chris Marks studied at Colorado College; University of Colorado (JD).

Chris Marks

Investor

Managing Partner at Firebrand Ventures · Board director at Automox · Board director at Digabit · Board director at FullContact

Niwot, Colorado

Writes $500K – $1M checks

About

Chris Marks, a former corporate lawyer who built multiple Colorado VC platforms over 20 years, backs authentic, self-aware founders and recently merged his firms into a unified platform.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

c•••@firebrandvc.comreveal

Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSector Agnostic

Board director at Automox

Intro paths

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In turn, Chris can intro founders to Automox's investors below.

Automox's investors · 9

CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks Ergo CapitalIrvine Firebrand VenturesBoulder · $500K – $1M checks Gula Tech AdventuresFulton · $100K – $5M checks Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks Koch Disruptive TechnologiesSan Francisco Service Provider CapitalVail TechOperators Venture CapitalAtlanta · $1M checks V1 VCBoulder · $100K – $300K checks

Co-founders at Automox

John PrasslExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Digabit

Board director at FullContact

Intro paths

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In turn, Chris can intro founders to FullContact's investors below.

FullContact's investors · 3

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2011 Escalate Capital PartnersAustin Slow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checks

Co-founders at FullContact

Travis ToddExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Bart LorangExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

Thorne Family OfficeDirector of Family Officecurrent2024 — presentHenderson, NV
Firebrand VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2020 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
Blue Note VenturesFounder & Managing Directorcurrent2015 — presentBoulder, CO
Tango/High Country VenturePartner2000 — 2020
Hogan & HartsonPrivate Equity Practice Group1997 — 2000

Skills & more

Venture Capital29Start-ups35Entrepreneurship17Contract Negotiation2Business Strategy8Growth Capital4Private Equity9Due Diligence5Investment Banking1Executive Management8Mergers1Sales Management1

+12 more

Strategic PlanningMergers & AcquisitionsProduct ManagementSaaSBusiness DevelopmentCorporate DevelopmentAngel InvestingStrategyStrategic PartnershipsInvestmentsManagement ConsultingProduct Marketing

From Chris's professional profile.

Colleagues at Firebrand Ventures

Claire Hansen

Partner at Firebrand Ventures

John Fein

Managing Partner at Firebrand Ventures

Maranda Manning

Associate at Firebrand Ventures

Network7

Brad FeldScout

Co-founder of Foundry and Techstars

Alessio FanelliScout

Partner at Decibel Partners

Tom NoonanScout

General Partner at TechOperators Venture Capital

Adam Rothenberg

Partner at BoxGroup

Brian Neider

Managing Partner at Lead Edge Capital

David Cohen

Founder and CEO at Techstars

Reid Christian

General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Chris Marks?: Chris Marks, a former corporate lawyer who built multiple Colorado VC platforms over 20 years, backs authentic, self-aware founders and recently merged his firms into a unified platform.
Where does Chris Marks work?: Chris Marks is Managing Partner at Firebrand Ventures and Board director at Automox and Board director at Digabit and Board director at FullContact.
What does Chris Marks invest in?: Chris Marks invests in Enterprise Software, Fintech, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
What check size does Chris Marks write?: Chris Marks typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
Where did Chris Marks go to school?: Chris Marks studied at Colorado College; University of Colorado (JD).