Where did Kurt Chessman go to school?

Kurt Chessman studied at Indiana University - Kelley School of Business (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance); Colorado College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics).

Kurt Chessman

Investor

VP, Strategic Finance & Corporate Development at Primary Venture Partners

New York, New York, United States

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Kerry WongunlockedKurt: together at Barclays (2015–2017)

Kurt: together at Navan

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About

Kurt Chessman is VP of Strategic Finance and Corporate Development at Primary Venture Partners. He leads finance and corporate development advisory for the firm's portfolio companies, with a focus on fundraise readiness, capital markets, and M&A.

Experience

Primary Venture PartnersVP, Strategic Finance & Corporate Developmentcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
NavanDirector, Strategic Finance2024 — 2025San Francisco, CA
NavanDirector, GTM Strategy & Operations2022 — 2024New York, New York
Stova, formerly AventriVP, Corporate Development & Strategic Planning2020 — 2022New York, New York
WeWorkAssociate Director - Finance and Strategy, Enterprise2019 — 2020New York, New York
WeWorkSenior Associate - Finance and Strategy, Enterprise2018 — 2019New York, New York
Barclays Investment BankAssociate2018New York, New York
Barclays Investment BankAnalyst2015 — 2018New York, New York

Skills & more

Strategic Planning4StrategyLeadershipManagementRevenue OperationsStrategic PartnershipsFundraisingCorporate StrategyData AnalysisMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Corporate Development2Business Development7

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Financial PlanningMicrosoft ExcelFinanceMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPointProject ManagementFinancial ModelingValuationInvestmentsInvestment BankingFinancial AnalysisVenture Capital

Languages Spanish

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Colleagues at Primary Venture Partners

Adam Piasecki

Senior Associate, Vertical AI at Primary Venture Partners

Alex Giles

Market Development Associate at Primary Venture Partners

Alex Horne

Associate, People & Networks at Primary Venture Partners

Alexandra Lappas

Office Manager at Primary Venture Partners

Amber Braman

Executive Assistant at Primary Venture Partners

Anna Floyd

Assistant Controller at Primary Venture Partners

Annabelle Kim

Analyst, People and Networks at Primary Venture Partners

Antonio Lepore

Investor at Canaan Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kurt Chessman?: Kurt Chessman is VP of Strategic Finance and Corporate Development at Primary Venture Partners. He leads finance and corporate development advisory for the firm's portfolio companies, with a focus on fundraise readiness, capital markets, and M&A.
Where does Kurt Chessman work?: Kurt Chessman is VP, Strategic Finance & Corporate Development at Primary Venture Partners.
Where did Kurt Chessman go to school?: Kurt Chessman studied at Indiana University - Kelley School of Business (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance); Colorado College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics).

Same school

Also attended Indiana University - Kelley School of Business198

Scott D. DorseyInvestor at High Alpha Joe HaraVice President at Marlin Equity Partners Jack AleksanyanDirector at Marlin Equity Partners Doug SillsPartner at Anthem Venture Management, Llc Danisha PasayaAnalyst, M&A Advisory at eGateway Capital Aaron DonenbergPortfolio Finance Associate at Energize Ventures

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Also attended Colorado College51

Peter AdamsFounder and Managing Partner at Rockies Venture Adviser, Llc Jamie DaudonPrincipal at The Westly Group Vaughn BlakePartner at Blue Bear Capital Partners Pete HudsonManaging Director at Alta Partners Chris HechtInvestor at Silversmith Capital Partners Bryna CoyleInvestor at Sandbox Industries

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Shared employers

Also worked at Navan10

Jackson O'DonnellBusiness Development Network at Redpoint Ventures Lucas VilanovaPartner at Base Partners Yatong LiManaging Director at Teachers' Venture Growth Sandesh PatnamInvestor at Premji Invest Deepak RavichandranPartner at Alkeon Capital ZiZi ZhangInvestor at Bow Capital

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Also worked at Stova, formerly Aventri1

Peter LongoSenior Managing Director, Investments at Connecticut Innovations

Also worked at WeWork108

Ron GuraCo-founder & CEO of Empathy Yonatan BergmanCo-founder & CTO of Empathy Isaiah Baril-DoreInvestor at Index Ventures Amy KalokerinosInvestor at Khosla Ventures Roxie RumInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Mike SteadmanFounder, Coach, USNA '10 — writing, coaching, and designing categories for underdog military veteran founders and CEOs

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Also worked at Barclays Investment Bank450

David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America Fund Thomas RubensInvestor at DN Capital Kerry WongHead of Investor Relations at Pantera Capital John McCulloughInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners Vinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners David ParraData Quality & Project Engineering Manager at Inveready Technology Investment Group

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