Where does Christopher Ruiz Chiu work?

Christopher Ruiz Chiu is Partner and Head of India at Spiral Ventures.

Where did Christopher Ruiz Chiu go to school?

Christopher Ruiz Chiu studied at UC Santa Barbara (B.A. Sociology, Economics); General Assembly (Data Science); UC Santa Barbara (Research Seminar and International Business).

Christopher Ruiz Chiu

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Partner and Head of India at Spiral Ventures · Head of Product at NFX

San Francisco, California, United States

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About

Christopher Ruiz Chiu is Head of Product & Data at NFX, a seed-stage venture capital firm, where he works on AI infrastructure. He previously spent over 14 years in consumer marketplace and fintech product roles, including leading product at Cash App, Varo, and Rakuten. He writes about agent systems, build-versus-buy decisions in enterprise AI, and software development by small teams.

Experience

NFXHead of Product & Datacurrent2025 — present
Self-employedAdvisor & Investorcurrent2023 — present
Cash AppProduct Lead2022
Varo BankProduct Lead2021
Rakuten RewardsDirector of Product Management2018 — 2021
Rakuten RewardsSenior Product Manager2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
Wanderful MediaLead Product Manager2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
Y Media LabsProduct Manager2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
GoogleProject Manager, Google+2012 — 2013Mountain View
SolutionSetSenior Product Consultant2011 — 2012Palo Alto, CA
LogitechInternal Auditor2010 — 2011

Skills & more

Google Adwords2SQL1PythonMicrosoft Office1Microsoft Excel3User BehaviorProduct DesignSoftware Product ManagementProduct RequirementsConsumer ProductsUX Research1Product Development1

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FundraisingProduct StrategyUser AcquisitionGrowth HackingRetention improvementA/B TestingMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Strategic PartnershipsGo-to-Market StrategyMobile PaymentsRevenue & Profit GrowthCustomer Engagement

Languages English · German · Spanish

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) — Scrum Alliance

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Colleagues at Spiral Ventures

Anissa Dyah Setyowati

Principal (Southeast Asia) at Spiral Ventures

Chiharu Goto

Director/CFO at Spiral Ventures

Chiharu Gotoh

Chief Compliance Officer at Spiral Ventures

Irawan Ganda

Partner and Head of Southeast Asia at Spiral Ventures

Sujit Kunte

Partner and Head of India at Spiral Ventures

Sujit Kunte, CFA

Investor at Spiral Ventures

Takeo Takahashi

Representative in Japan at Spiral Ventures

Yuji Horiguchi

CEO at Spiral Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Christopher Ruiz Chiu?: Christopher Ruiz Chiu is Head of Product & Data at NFX, a seed-stage venture capital firm, where he works on AI infrastructure. He previously spent over 14 years in consumer marketplace and fintech product roles, including leading product at Cash App, Varo, and Rakuten. He writes about agent systems, build-versus-buy decisions in enterprise AI, and software development by small teams.
Where does Christopher Ruiz Chiu work?: Christopher Ruiz Chiu is Partner and Head of India at Spiral Ventures.
Where did Christopher Ruiz Chiu go to school?: Christopher Ruiz Chiu studied at UC Santa Barbara (B.A. Sociology, Economics); General Assembly (Data Science); UC Santa Barbara (Research Seminar and International Business).

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Also attended General Assembly151

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Shared employers

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