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Chris McCann

Investor

Partner 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

  1. Race CapitalPartnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellows - Class 30current2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. DatabricksInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. SolanaSeed Investorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. VectaraLead Seed Investorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. GroqInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. PlayLead Seed Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. Clerk ChatLead Seed Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. AirMDR, Inc.Lead Seed Investorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. OpsinLead Pre-Seed & Seed Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  11. GoodNotesLead Seed Investorcurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  12. OpenlayerLead Series A Investorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  13. ShinamiLead Seed Investorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  14. ScarfLead Seed Investorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  15. Opaque SystemsLead Seed Investorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  16. Lightning LabsSeed Investorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  17. NotifiLead Pre-Seed & Seed Investorcurrent2022 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  18. Bundlr NetworkSeed Investorcurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  19. StartupDigestCo-Foundercurrent2009 — present
  20. HyperDXLead Seed Investor2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo2005 — 2009

Skills & more

Negotiation15Strategy99Management41Public Speaking13Mentoring6Strategic Thinking7Leadership8Information Technology6Operational Execution5Market Research3Product Launch2Product Design2
+12 moreEntrepreneurshipMarketingDistribution StrategiesPhilosophyGroup DynamicsSpeed ReadingEarly-stage StartupsVenture CapitalStart-upsSalesProduct ManagementBusiness Strategy

Languages English · Spanish

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