Chad Packard is a Partner at Pelion Venture Partners. He focuses on seed stage investing and serves on several portfolio company boards.

What Chad can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Pelion Venture Partners writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Pelion Venture Partners.

Career

  1. Pelion Venture Partners · intern
    Now
  2. Pelion Venture Partners · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

NeighborRivet HealthSteady MDDivvyWeaveDataScience.com

Focus

Vertical SaaSAI/MLCybersecurity

Education

Brigham Young University, B.A. in EconomicsSanta Clara University, J.D.Brigham Young University, M.B.A.

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Questions

Who is Chad Packard?

Chad Packard is a Partner at Pelion Venture Partners. He focuses on seed stage investing and serves on several portfolio company boards.

How much does Chad Packard invest?

Chad Packard invests through Pelion Venture Partners, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Chad Packard?

A warm intro from a founder Pelion Venture Partners backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

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