Chris Moody
InvestorGeneral Partner at Foundry Group · Partner at Foundry
Boulder, Colorado
Writes $5M – $15M checks
About
Chris Moody is a partner at the venture capital firm Foundry Group, where he invests in technology companies and works with entrepreneurs scaling their businesses globally. He spent more than 25 years as a C-level executive at public and private companies before moving into venture, including serving as CEO of Gnip, a large provider of social data acquired by Twitter in 2014, and then as GM & VP of Twitter's Data & Enterprise Solutions business. Earlier in his career he held executive roles at Aquent, including Chief Operating Officer overseeing operations across 17 countries, and began as a management and technology consultant at EDS, Oracle, and IBM. He is known for his work on data and platform strategy, has spoken on data's role in health and safety at the White House and United Nations, and is based in Boulder, Colorado.
Invests in
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsHardwareMarketplaces
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Founded and formerly chaired the largest non-profit organization focused on the impact of social platforms and data.
- Education
- Studied electrical engineering at Auburn University.
- Boards
- Serves on Auburn's Engineering Alumni Council.
- Communities
- Delivered Auburn's Spring Commencement Address in 2016.
- Awards
- Named Auburn's Electrical Engineering Alumni of the Year in 2015. Designated an Auburn University Distinguished Engineer in 2016.
- Hobbies
- Enjoys riding his bike in the foothills around Boulder and snowboarding in the Rocky Mountains. Is a huge fan of the Auburn Tigers.
- Family
- Loves spending time with his family.
- More
- Goes by the nickname 'Moody', which he picked up on a team that already had three people named Chris.
From Chris's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Experience
- Foundry GroupPartnercurrent2017 — presentBoulder Colorado
- TwitterVP/GM, Data & Enterprise Solutions2014 — 2017
- GnipCEO2011 — 2014
- AquentPresident, Aquent On Demand2004 — 2011
- AquentCOO2001 — 2004
- AquentCIO1999 — 2001
- IBMManager1997 — 1999
- OracleManaging Consultant1995 — 1997
- EDSConsultant1990 — 1995
Education
- Auburn UniversityBS, Electrical Engineering
Skills & more
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AnalyticsStrategic PartnershipsProduct MarketingDigital MarketingMarketingProject ManagementSaaSEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentEnterprise SoftwareFrom Chris's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Auburn University19
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Shared employers
Also worked at Twitter102
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Also worked at Aquent2
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Chris MoodyAuburn's Spring Commencement Address (2016)
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Colleagues at Foundry Group
Network8
Investors connected to Chris in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.