Chris Cheever
Chris Cheever is Founder and Managing Partner at Fontinalis, focusing on frontier tech and ambitious startups. He has led investments in companies like Lyft and Turo, and previously worked at LaunchCapital, HPS, UBS, and Alger.
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Fontinalis Partners writes $250K to $30M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.
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- UBS
- LaunchCapital
- HPS
- Alger
- UBS
- HPS
- LaunchCapital
- Fontinalis Partners · Founder & Managing PartnerNow
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Who is Chris Cheever?
Chris Cheever is Founder and Managing Partner at Fontinalis, focusing on frontier tech and ambitious startups. He has led investments in companies like Lyft and Turo, and previously worked at LaunchCapital, HPS, UBS, and Alger.
How much does Chris Cheever invest?
Chris Cheever invests through Fontinalis Partners, which writes checks of $250K to $30M at seed, series a, series b.
How do I pitch Chris Cheever?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Chris in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Fontinalis Partners backed works better.
What did Chris Cheever do before Fontinalis Partners?
UBS; LaunchCapital; HPS; Alger; UBS; HPS; LaunchCapital.
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