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Christopher Male

Investor

Managing Partner at AIF

Florida

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Chris Male is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of AIF, where he leads operations and oversees investments, directing the firm's deal-sourcing efforts. He has more than a decade of experience in venture and middle-market equity financing across technology, healthcare, business services, and impact sectors. Previously he was Managing Director of RBG Capital, co-founded Anslinger Capital in 2014 (later merged with Hypur Ventures), and worked in Hyatt Hotels' Global Real Estate & Development Finance group. He holds an M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management and a B.A. in History and Economics from Denison University.

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Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechImpact & Social Good

Experience

  1. AIFCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2020 — presentOrlando, Florida, United States
  2. The Frist Center for Autism and Innovation | Vanderbilt UniversityAdvisory Board Membercurrent2024 — presentNashville, Tennessee, United States
  3. RBG Capital Advisors, LLCManaging Director2012 — 2020Winter Park, FL
  4. Hypur VenturesManaging Director2014 — 2019Winter Park, FL
  5. Hyatt Hotels CorporationGlobal Real Estate & Development Finance Group2010 — 2012Greater Chicago Area
  6. Starwood Vacation OwnershipManager2006 — 2008Maui, HI - Vail, CO
  7. CPIResearch Analyst2005New York City
  8. Citi GroupSummer Intern - Private Wealth Management2003New York City
  9. United States SenateSummer Intern2003Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Education

  1. Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve UniversityMBA, Finance and Strategy2008 — 2010
  2. Denison UniversityBA, History2000 — 2004
  3. Chagrin Falls High School1996 — 1999

Skills & more

Acquisitions43Valuation61Venture Capital36Business Strategy28Angel Investing7Real Estate59Private Equity10Financial Modeling26Real Estate Development30Sales39Real Estate Economics15Hotels12
+12 moreAsset ManagementDue DiligenceReal Estate Private EquityPrivate Equity FundingSales ManagementInvestment PropertiesReal Estate TransactionsHospitalityStrategic PlanningManagementMicrosoft ExcelLocation Intelligence

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Same school

Also attended Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University24

Chris HocevarExecutive Partner at Flare Capital PartnersMara BabinInvestor at Golden SeedsTejas ManiarInvestor at Mayfield FundKathy HeflinChief Financial Officer at JumpStart VenturesHeidi HolcombeChief of Staff at AIFLarry CookPartner, Chief Financial Officer at Flourish Ventures

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Also attended Denison University23

Liz WesthouseHead of Community & Partnerships, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAlex ConstantinopleChief Marketing Officer at GreycroftChrisInvestor at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcJoe MaxwellManaging Partner at FINTOP CapitalHeidi HolcombeChief of Staff at AIFMaddie CallanderPartner at Boost VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at The Frist Center for Autism and Innovation | Vanderbilt University2

Heidi HolcombeChief of Staff at AIFKeivan StassunDirector, Frist Center for Autism and Innovation at Vanderbilt University; National Medal of Science Laureate at AIF

Also worked at Hypur Ventures1

Heidi HolcombeChief of Staff at AIF

Also worked at Hyatt Hotels Corporation10

Tram DoanAssistant Controller at Red Cell IncubationMaria LoughlinFormer SVP of Engineering at Toast at Underscore VCHeidi HolcombeChief of Staff at AIFMegan SpamanAdministrative Assistant at Avalon BioVenturesMatt FouldsCo-Founder, COGO at CivVic LabsAlona CochranOffice Manager & Executive Assistant at Dolby Family Ventures

+ 4 more

Also worked at CPI2

Heidi HolcombeChief of Staff at AIFBrian O’CallaghanCo-Founder at AIF

Investments

Board seats

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Colleagues at AIF

Alison Singer
Co-Founder & President, Autism Science Foundation at AIF
Amanda Lukof
Special Needs Advocate at AIF
Arun Gupta
Founder & CEO, Quartet, Accretive, The World Bank, McKinsey at AIF
Ashok Srinivasan
Chief Science Advisor at AIF
Bob Nelsen
Co-Founder & Managing Director, ARCH Venture Partners at AIF
Brian Jacobs
Venture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIF
Brian O'Callaghan
Co-Founder at AIF
Brian O’Callaghan
Co-Founder at AIF

Network4

Katie Mangialardi
Advisor at AIF
Monique Woodard
Founder and Managing Director at Cake Ventures
Robert Sarrazin
Chief Investment Officer & Managing Partner at AIF
Vijay Patel
Managing Partner at CVS Health Ventures

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