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Chris Tsakalakis

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Venture Partner at Serac Ventures · Group Vice President and CEO, LillyDirect at Lilly Asia Ventures

San Francisco, California, United States

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About

Venture partner at Serac Ventures advising portfolio companies and helping with diligence and sourcing. A technology CEO and board member for 25+ years at Kiva, Vivino, and StubHub, and a former EIR at Benchmark Capital.

Experience

  1. Eli Lilly and CompanyGroup Vice President and CEO, LillyDirectcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Serac VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. TrefoManaging Partner2022 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  4. findhelpMember Board of Directors2021 — 2026Austin, Texas, United States
  5. KivaChief Executive Officer2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  6. VivinoChief Executive Officer2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Benchmark CapitalEntrepreneur in Residence2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  8. StubHubPresident2007 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  9. eBay, Inc.Vice President2006 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  10. eBay, Inc.Senior Director2003 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
  11. TrefoCEO, Founder1998 — 2003San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Vitessa CorporationDirector, Market Development1999 — 2000
  13. NetConexCEO, Co-Founder1996 — 1998San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Bain & Company, Inc.Associate Consultant / Consultant1989 — 1996

Skills & more

E-CommerceHealthcarePharmaceutical SalesOnline MarketplaceE-commerce99Board of Directors1Venture Capital1Start-ups99Financial AnalysisFinancial ServicesExecutive ManagementNew Business Development1
+12 moreLeadership DevelopmentProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsEntrepreneurshipNonprofit OrganizationsAccountingEntrepreneurship EducationStrategyLeadershipManagementStrategic Planning

Languages English · Greek

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Colleagues at Serac Ventures

Brandi Coates
Guild Member at Serac Ventures
Brittany Hoose
Vice President of Operations at Serac Ventures
Darrel Frater
Senior Associate at Serac Ventures
Devin Brown
Associate at Serac Ventures
Garland Moore
Guild Member at Serac Ventures
Jonah Zahnd
Guild Member at Serac Ventures
Kevin Moore
Founder and Managing Partner at Serac Ventures
Madeline Mitchell
Guild Member at Serac Ventures

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Who is Chris Tsakalakis?
Venture partner at Serac Ventures advising portfolio companies and helping with diligence and sourcing. A technology CEO and board member for 25+ years at Kiva, Vivino, and StubHub, and a former EIR at Benchmark Capital.
Where does Chris Tsakalakis work?
Chris Tsakalakis is Venture Partner at Serac Ventures.
Where did Chris Tsakalakis go to school?
Chris Tsakalakis studied at University of Pennsylvania (B.S. Economics, Business); St. Laurence High School; Koraes Elementary School.

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