Chris McCann
InvestorPartner at Race Capital
Palo Alto, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $5M
Find your path to Chris
923 people in our graph share verified history with Chris — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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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
- GroqInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PlayLead Seed Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Opaque SystemsLead Seed Investorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- OpenlayerLead Series A Investorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Vision LabsLead Seed Investorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Architect LabsSeed Investorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Shotwell.Seed Investorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- OpsinLead Pre-Seed & Seed Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AirMDR, Inc.Lead Seed Investorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GoodNotesLead Seed Investorcurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- VectaraLead Seed Investorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Clerk ChatLead Seed Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ShinamiLead Seed Investorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ScarfLead Seed Investorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Lightning LabsSeed Investorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NotifiLead Pre-Seed & Seed Investorcurrent2022 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
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Skills & more
Information Technology7Operational Execution5Market Research4Product Launch2Product Design2EntrepreneurshipNegotiation15MarketingDistribution Strategies8psycology4Philosophy10Group Dynamics8
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Speed ReadingEarly-stage StartupsVenture CapitalStart-ups#winningSalesProduct ManagementBusiness StrategyLanguages English · Spanish
From Chris's professional profile.
Colleagues at Race Capital
Network12
Dalton CaldwellScout
Co-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator
Alfred ChuangScout
General Partner at Race Capital
Allen TaylorMentor
Managing Partner, Endeavor Catalyst at Endeavor Catalyst
Amr AwadallahScout
Angel investor
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
Founder and Managing Partner at Wayfinder Ventures
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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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris McCann?
- 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.
- Where does Chris McCann work?
- Chris McCann is Partner at Race Capital.
- What does Chris McCann invest in?
- Chris McCann invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
- What check size does Chris McCann write?
- Chris McCann typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Chris McCann go to school?
- Chris McCann studied at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
Same school
Also attended California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo214
Brent FellowsVice President, Finance and Tax at Menlo VenturesTravis BryantSales Leadership at Redpoint VenturesMax DavisSenior Accountant at HeavybitRyan AzusFormer Chief Revenue Officer at Zoom Video Communications at Scale Venture PartnersBrad GritschFinance at Lux CapitalJules GsellInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows536
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesMichael LintsFounding Partner, MENA at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also worked at Groq45
Jonathan RossFounder of Groq; inventor of Google's TPU — now at NvidiaJeannette 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 Ventures
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