Chris Sondej
InvestorPrincipal at Norwest Venture Partners
San Francisco, California
Writes $1M – $30M checks · typically $12.5M
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About
Chris Sondej invests in buyout and growth equity opportunities at Norwest, targeting software, information services, and tech-enabled business services. He previously worked as a Private Equity Associate at Fisher Lynch Capital in San Mateo and as an investment banking analyst focused on M&A at Moelis & Company. He earned a B.S. in business administration with a finance concentration and a B.A. in economics from Boston University.
Invests in
SaaS
Experience
- NorwestPrincipalcurrent2018 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- PSD CitywideBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Datacor, Inc.Investorcurrent2024 — present
- World 50 GroupInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Banyan SoftwareInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- SpryPointBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- supplier.ioBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- CorityInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- Fisher Lynch CapitalPrivate Equity Associate2016 — 2018San Mateo, California, United States
- Moelis & CompanyInvestment Banking Analyst2014 — 2016
Skills & more
Analysis25Microsoft Excel23Investments23Financial Analysis19Investment Banking18Financial Modeling17Accounting15Private Equity10Management10Public Speaking10Business Strategy8Teamwork8
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Mergers & Acquisitions- Series 79 — FINRA
From Chris's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
PSD CitywideSpryPointSupplier.io
Investor
GalvanizeJunk King
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Norwest Venture Partners
Brian Matesic
Principal at Norwest Venture Partners
Casper de Clercq
General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Christopher Scullin
Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Connor Pike
Vice President at Norwest Venture Partners
David Zilberman
General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Dror Nahumi
Managing Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Edward Yip
Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Jared Hyatt
Investor at Norwest Venture Partners
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Scott BeechukScout
Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Sergio J. MonsalveScout
Founding Partner at Roble Ventures
Brian Matesic
Principal at Norwest Venture Partners
Casper de Clercq
General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Christopher Scullin
Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Connor Pike
Vice President at Norwest Venture Partners
David Zilberman
General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Dror Nahumi
Managing Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Edward Yip
Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Zack Scott
General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Investors connected to Chris in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Sondej?
- Chris Sondej invests in buyout and growth equity opportunities at Norwest, targeting software, information services, and tech-enabled business services. He previously worked as a Private Equity Associate at Fisher Lynch Capital in San Mateo and as an investment banking analyst focused on M&A at Moelis & Company. He earned a B.S. in business administration with a finance concentration and a B.A. in economics from Boston University.
- Where does Chris Sondej work?
- Chris Sondej is Principal at Norwest Venture Partners.
- What does Chris Sondej invest in?
- Chris Sondej invests in SaaS.
- What check size does Chris Sondej write?
- Chris Sondej typically writes checks of $1M – $30M.
- What boards does Chris Sondej sit on?
- Chris Sondej holds tracked board seats at PSD Citywide, SpryPoint, Supplier.io.
- What companies has Chris Sondej invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Galvanize, Junk King.
- Where did Chris Sondej go to school?
- Chris Sondej studied at Boston University (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics, magna cum laude); Questrom School of Business, Boston University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration; Finance, summa cum laude); Guilford High School.
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