About
An investor with 13 years of experience partnering with founders across pre-seed through IPO stages. Previously a General Partner at ICONIQ Capital for six years, backing companies including Braze, Datadog, and Snowflake, and a Managing Director at Kindred Partners managing 250+ portfolio companies.
Experience
- Something newBuildingcurrent2025 — present
- Instalily AIBoard & Investorcurrent2024 — present
- Architect LabsInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- SidecarInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- WriterInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- PigmentInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- PineconeInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- FirestormInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- RoamInvestorcurrent2022 — presentUnited States
- DispatchBoard & Investorcurrent2022 — present
- VaayuSeed Investorcurrent2022 — present
- dbt LabsInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- DrataInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- NayyaInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- MiroInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- GitLabInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- SnowflakeInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- DialpadInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- LucidInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- ZoomInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- DatadogInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- Marqeta, IncInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- RobinhoodInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- VirtruInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- CollibraInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- BrazeInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- Procore TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- HouzzInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- ICONIQ CapitalGeneral Partner2018 — 2024
- Kindred PartnersManaging Director2012 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- CTPartnersDirector2009 — 2012Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Michael Page InternationalManaging Consultant2008 — 2009
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Skills & more
Executive SearchInterviewsConsultingStart-upsTalent AcquisitionStrategic PartnershipsOrganizational DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentVenture CapitalCareer Assessment
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Business AdvisoryInterviewingRecruitingExecutive ManagementManagementStrategyNegotiationLeadershipFrom Chris's professional profile.
Colleagues at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc
Brendan Dowdle
Part-time Partner at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc
Camilo
Investor at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc
Dr. Gary Bradski
Investor at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc
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Gary Bradski
Venture Partner at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc
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Nick Novarro
Investor at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc
Yair
Investor at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris?
- An investor with 13 years of experience partnering with founders across pre-seed through IPO stages. Previously a General Partner at ICONIQ Capital for six years, backing companies including Braze, Datadog, and Snowflake, and a Managing Director at Kindred Partners managing 250+ portfolio companies.
- Where does Chris work?
- Chris is at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc.
- Where did Chris go to school?
- Chris studied at Denison University (BA, History); Salisbury School.
Same school
Also attended Denison University24
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Shared employers
Also worked at dbt Labs9
Tristan HandyFounder, dbt Labs at Amplify PartnersBarr YaronPartner at Amplify PartnersLenny PrussGeneral Partner at Amplify PartnersAndrew PetersonFounder, Signal Sciences at Decibel PartnersAllison PickensSolo GP Investor at Allison Pickens VenturesAshley KramerRevenue Leader, OpenAI at Stage 2 Capital
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Also worked at Lucid12
Karan MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupKarl SunInvestor at EPIC VENTURESDr. Manu KumarChief Firestarter at K9 VenturesGavin ChristensenFounder & General Partner at Kickstart FundGeorge BischofPartner at Meritech Capital PartnersBen CapellManaging Director at Peterson Ventures
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Also worked at Datadog57
Olivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of DatadogAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogKira BusmanInvestor at Index VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesKonstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalDan FougereInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also worked at Marqeta, Inc12
Arnon DinurPartner at 83NorthJay ZhaoPartner at Leonis CapitalAmy ChangFounder, Accompany at Decibel PartnersDennis CongManaging Partner at CE Innovation CapitalDavid CahnGeneral Partner and COO of Venture at Sequoia CapitalJoseph PizzolatoPartner at FELIX CAPITAL
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