Chris McCann
InvestorPartner at Race Capital
Palo Alto, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $5M
About
Chris McCann, an early Solana angel and National Geographic Photographer of the Year who built a Solana NFT project, co‑founded Startup Digest, which grew to over one million subscribers.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Experience
- Race CapitalPartnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellows - Class 30current2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DatabricksInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SolanaSeed Investorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- VectaraLead Seed Investorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GroqInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PlayLead Seed Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Clerk ChatLead Seed Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AirMDR, Inc.Lead Seed Investorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- OpsinLead Pre-Seed & Seed Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GoodNotesLead Seed Investorcurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- OpenlayerLead Series A Investorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ShinamiLead Seed Investorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ScarfLead Seed Investorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Opaque SystemsLead Seed Investorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Lightning LabsSeed Investorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NotifiLead Pre-Seed & Seed Investorcurrent2022 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Bundlr NetworkSeed Investorcurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- StartupDigestCo-Foundercurrent2009 — present
- HyperDXLead Seed Investor2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo2005 — 2009
Skills & more
Negotiation15Strategy99Management41Public Speaking13Mentoring6Strategic Thinking7Leadership8Information Technology6Operational Execution5Market Research3Product Launch2Product Design2
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EntrepreneurshipMarketingDistribution StrategiesPhilosophyGroup DynamicsSpeed ReadingEarly-stage StartupsVenture CapitalStart-upsSalesProduct ManagementBusiness StrategyLanguages English · Spanish
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Same school
Also attended California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo65
Brent FellowsVice President, Finance and Tax at Menlo VenturesMax DavisSenior Accountant at HeavybitElizabeth PattersonOperating Partner at Sapphire VenturesRyan AzusFormer Chief Revenue Officer at Zoom Video Communications at Scale Venture PartnersJules GsellInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)David GorceyVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows365
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also worked at Groq26
Jeannette zu FürstenbergPresident & Managing Director at General CatalystAbdo John HajjFounder of AJH Investments, a private investment office built for long-duration ownership.Tripp JonesInvestor at Uncork CapitalSunny DhillonFounder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight CapitalJean WeillAssociate at C4 VenturesVictor Bunoust-RoquerePrincipal at Manhattan Venture Partners
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Also worked at Play5
Colleagues at Race Capital
Network10
Dalton CaldwellScout
Co-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator
Alfred ChuangScout
General Partner at Race Capital
Ana LevineScout
General Partner at E1 Ventures
Baek KimScout
Partner at Hashed
George GodulaScout
Investor at Life Biosciences
Steve JangScout
Managing Partner at Kindred Ventures
Yuri SagalovScout
Angel at 10100
Rick Yang
Partner, Head of Technology at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Sid Trivedi
Partner at Foundation Capital
Taro Fukuyama
Investor at SmartHR, Inc.
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