Where does Christopher Sheehan work?

Christopher Sheehan is Founder of WorldCover.

What companies did Christopher Sheehan found?

Christopher Sheehan founded WorldCover.

Where did Christopher Sheehan go to school?

Christopher Sheehan studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science, Management (Finance)); Y Combinator (Investee); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).

Christopher Sheehan

Founder

Founder at WorldCover

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

FoundedWorldCover · YC

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Christopher Sheehan is the founder and CEO of Spritz Finance, which provides fintech infrastructure for crypto payments, and is also building Schoolwise (AI for school communications) and Go Somm (AI wine selection for restaurants). He previously founded WorldCover, a parametric crop insurance company backed by Y Combinator, Index, Greylock, and Venrock that reached over a million farmers in Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria. A graduate of MIT in computer science and finance, he has around twenty years of experience in software development and also works in AI implementation consulting and founder advising.

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500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K checks ACE & CompanyGeneva Agrolimen Ventures Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks EchoVC PartnersLagos · $100K – $5M checks · since 2019 FinTech CollectiveNew York City · $100K – $10M checks Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2019 HaystackSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checks I2BF Global VenturesNew York · $500K – $10M checks Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2019 Kensington Capital Partners LimitedToronto MS&AD VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $3M checks · since 2019 Musha VenturesSeattle · $25K – $500K checks Next Legacy PartnersPortola Valley Plug and Play VenturesSilicon Valley · $50K – $400K checks Savannah Fund Strawberry Creek VenturesManchester VenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks · since 2019 Western Technology InvestmentPortola Valley Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Experience

Spritz FinanceFounder, CEOcurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
WorldCoverCo-founder / CEO2015 — 2021Greater New York City Area
System Two Advisors, LPPartner, Senior Portfolio Manager2012 — 2014Greater New York City Area
Roc Capital ManagementDirector, Quantitative Strategies2009 — 2012Greater New York City Area
Deutsche Bank: Equity Proprietary TradingQuantitative Analyst2005 — 2009
PressAudioFounder2004 — 2005Boston, MA
MIT Lincoln Laboratory: Information Systems GroupRobust Chat Developer2004Lexington, MA
MIT Media Lab: Speech Interface GroupInstant Messenger Developer2003 — 2004

Skills & more

Hedge Funds9Equities14Portfolio Management11Asset Managment1Trading1Risk Management5Entrepreneurship8Quantitative Finance1Quantitative Analytics1Portfolio Optimization1Economics2Asset Management1

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Proprietary TradingFinancial ModelingInvestmentsCapital MarketsData AnalysisFinanceFinancial RiskInternational DevelopmentPythonJavaAmazon Web Services (AWS)Linux

Languages English · Mandarin

Risk and Opportunity: Managing Risk for Development — Coursera
Passed Level II of the CFA Program — CFA Institute

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Christopher Sheehan?: Christopher Sheehan is the founder and CEO of Spritz Finance, which provides fintech infrastructure for crypto payments, and is also building Schoolwise (AI for school communications) and Go Somm (AI wine selection for restaurants). He previously founded WorldCover, a parametric crop insurance company backed by Y Combinator, Index, Greylock, and Venrock that reached over a million farmers in Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria. A graduate of MIT in computer science and finance, he has around twenty years of experience in software development and also works in AI implementation consulting and founder advising.
Where does Christopher Sheehan work?: Christopher Sheehan is Founder of WorldCover.
What companies did Christopher Sheehan found?: Christopher Sheehan founded WorldCover.
Where did Christopher Sheehan go to school?: Christopher Sheehan studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science, Management (Finance)); Y Combinator (Investee); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).