Christopher Nelson
InvestorAssociate at Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate
Belvedere
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Christopher Nelson serves as Chief Financial Officer of Fifth Era Acquisition Corp I (NASDAQ: FERA), a special purpose acquisition company that completed its initial public offering in March 2025 and raised approximately $230 million. FERA is pursuing a business combination with Miotal, a strategic metals platform focused on high-purity rare earths and critical materials, which is expected to create a publicly traded rare earths and critical minerals company upon closing.
Experience
- Fifth Era Acquisition Corp IChief Financial Officercurrent2026 — present
- The Center for World Philosophy and ReligionBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- Fifth Era & Blockchain CoinvestorsDirector of Finance2025 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Fifth Era & Blockchain CoinvestorsHead of Research2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Fifth Era & Blockchain CoinvestorsInvestment Associate2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- CryptoOracle CollectiveMember2022 — 2026
- MetaCollectiveAdvisor2022
- MercerSenior Career Rewards Analyst2019 — 2021Greater Chicago Area
- MercerCareer Rewards Analyst2019Greater Chicago Area
- Golden Gate Sotheby's International RealtyDigital Marketing Associate2018San Francisco Bay Area
- CEL Practicum Small Business InitiativeConsultant, Treasurer2017Greater St. Louis Area
- Smule, Inc.User Acquisition Marketing Associate2017San Francisco Bay Area
- ACLUChapter Board Member, Youth Advisor2012 — 2015San Rafael, CA
Education
- Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business SchoolBachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing2015 — 2019
- The Branson School2011 — 2015
Skills & more
Accounting1Leadership14Public Speaking9Teamwork10Social Media6Early-stage Investments3Blockchain Analysis3Digital Marketing4
- Certified Personal Trainer (ACSM-CPT) — American College of Sports Medicine
From Christopher's professional profile.
Colleagues at Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate
Alex Brown
Associate at Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate
Alison Davis
Managing Partner at Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate
Ariel Barack
Partner at Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate
Gokul Kalakkattil Puthanveedu
Associate at Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate
Hugh Burton
Associate at Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate
Klark Xia
General Partner at Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate
Matthew Le Merle
Managing Partner & CEO at Blockchain Coinvestors
Pierre-Edouard Wahl
Partner at Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate
Network5
Alex Brown
Associate at Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate
Alison Davis
Managing Partner at Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate
Ariel Barack
Partner at Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate
Gokul Kalakkattil Puthanveedu
Associate at Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate
Hugh Burton
Associate at Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate
Investors connected to Christopher in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Christopher Nelson work?
- Christopher Nelson is Associate at Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate.
- What check size does Christopher Nelson write?
- Christopher Nelson typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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Also attended Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School52
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Also attended The Branson School18
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Shared employers
Also worked at Fifth Era & Blockchain Coinvestors3
Also worked at Mercer35
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