Chris Varelas
InvestorCo-founding Partner at Riverwood Capital · Board director at Blue Planet Training · Board director at MotionPoint
Menlo Park, California, United States
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About
Chris Varelas is a Founding Partner at Riverwood Capital and serves as a Strategic Advisor at AUI (Augmented Intelligence). His work focuses on the financial and technology sectors.
Board director at Blue Planet Training
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William Joseph Hoogterp JrPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Board director at MotionPoint
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Enrique TraviesoExecutive Officer
Experience
- AUI™ (Augmented Intelligence)Strategic Advisorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Riverwood CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2007 — present70 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
- The Aspen InstituteBoard Member / Founder of Finance Leaders Fellowship / Seminar Moderatorcurrent2008 — presentAspen, Colorado, United States
- NextdoorLead Director of Board of Directorscurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Elemental CognitionAdvisory Board Membercurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Citation CapitalSenior Advisorcurrent2022 — present
- Insider.Board Observercurrent2020 — present
- Expansion CapitalAdvisory Board Member / Personal Investorcurrent2013 — present
- Streamlined VenturesAdvisory Board Member / Personal Investorcurrent2015 — present
- Global VenturesAdvisory Board Member / Personal Investorcurrent2018 — present
- Salomon Brothers/CitigroupGlobal Head of TMT Investment Banking / Head of National Investment Bank / Head of Regional Offices1989 — 2008NYC and Palo Alto, CA
- Bank of America BusinessCorporate Banking Vice President1985 — 1988International Jewelry Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Disney Parks & ResortsHost1981 — 1985Anaheim, CA
- Placentia-Linda HospitalJanitor / Food Services1981 — 1983Yorba Linda, California, United States
Skills & more
Corporate Finance9Due Diligence6Emerging Markets4Financial Modeling7Growth Capital14Growth Strategies1Investment Banking15Investments6LLP1Mergers2MergersPatent Portfolio Analysis1
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Deals · 1
Blue Planet TrainingBoard seat
via Riverwood Capital · filed Aug 2025 · $6.5M raise
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Colleagues at Riverwood Capital
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Anant Goel
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Brian Rudick
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Caitlin Mitchell
Investor at Riverwood Capital
Emily Rohrbach
Investor at Riverwood Capital
Eric Ma
Investor at Riverwood Capital
Eric Sutton
Investor at Riverwood Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Varelas?
- Chris Varelas is a Founding Partner at Riverwood Capital and serves as a Strategic Advisor at AUI (Augmented Intelligence). His work focuses on the financial and technology sectors.
- Where does Chris Varelas work?
- Chris Varelas is Co-founding Partner at Riverwood Capital and Board director at Blue Planet Training and Board director at MotionPoint.
- What boards does Chris Varelas sit on?
- Chris Varelas holds tracked board seats at Blue Planet Training.
- Where did Chris Varelas go to school?
- Chris Varelas studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Accounting and Finance); Occidental College (Bachelor’s Degree, Economics and Philosophy).
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Shared employers
Also worked at AUI™ (Augmented Intelligence)2
Also worked at The Aspen Institute165
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