Chris Cooper is a partner at Pelion Venture Partners. He previously held operational and corporate venture roles at Novell, Inc.

What Chris 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. Novell, Inc.
  2. Pelion Venture Partners · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Redhat

Focus

CybersecurityAIBig Data Analytics/BISaaS

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Questions

Who is Chris Cooper?

Chris Cooper is a partner at Pelion Venture Partners. He previously held operational and corporate venture roles at Novell, Inc.

How much does Chris Cooper invest?

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

How do I pitch Chris Cooper?

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.

What did Chris Cooper do before Pelion Venture Partners?

Novell, Inc..

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