Chris Burniske is a co-founder and partner at Placeholder. He previously led the Next Generation Internet strategy at ARK Investment Management.
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Placeholder writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.
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- ARK Investment Management
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Who is Chris Burniske?
Chris Burniske is a co-founder and partner at Placeholder. He previously led the Next Generation Internet strategy at ARK Investment Management.
How much does Chris Burniske invest?
Chris Burniske invests through Placeholder, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at pre-seed, seed, series a.
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What did Chris Burniske do before Placeholder?
ARK Investment Management.
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