Chris Fralic

Chris Fralic

Board Partner atFirst Round CapitalFirm active Oct 7California

Chris Fralic joined First Round as a Partner in 2006, investing in various sectors, and became a Board Partner in 2019. He has over 35 years of technology industry experience, including roles at del.icio.us and Half.com.

What Chris can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeedCan lead the round
Ownership target10-12%, > 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

First Round Capital writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Half.com · VP of Business Development
    1999
  2. eBay · business development, media, and entertainment roles
  3. del.icio.us · VP of Business Development
  4. First Round · Partner
    Now
  5. First Round · Board Partner
    Now
  6. eBay

Investments named in public bios

RobloxWarby ParkerDouble VerifyRingHotel TonightFlurryInvite MediaDemdexAdaptlyYaptaCoTweetTroopsClipboardArbor.ioCirculate

Focus

social and mobileecommerce and traveladvertisingmarketing technologysocialmobile

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Questions

Who is Chris Fralic?

Chris Fralic joined First Round as a Partner in 2006, investing in various sectors, and became a Board Partner in 2019. He has over 35 years of technology industry experience, including roles at del.icio.us and Half.com.

How much does Chris Fralic invest?

Chris Fralic invests through First Round Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed.

How do I pitch Chris Fralic?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Chris in the subject. A warm intro from a founder First Round Capital backed works better.

What did Chris Fralic do before First Round Capital?

VP of Business Development at Half.com; business development, media, and entertainment roles at eBay; VP of Business Development at del.icio.us; eBay.

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