Chris Harper is a partner at Torch Capital, previously an early-stage investor at Red Sea Ventures. He has experience in edtech investing and worked at Goldman Sachs.
What Chris can write
Torch Capital writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- General Catalyst · fellow
- Red Sea Ventures · early-stage investor
- Goldman Sachs
- Luminary Labs
- Rough Draft Ventures
- General Catalyst
- Red Sea Ventures
- Torch Capital · PartnerNow
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Education
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Who is Chris Harper?
Chris Harper is a partner at Torch Capital, previously an early-stage investor at Red Sea Ventures. He has experience in edtech investing and worked at Goldman Sachs.
How much does Chris Harper invest?
Chris Harper invests through Torch Capital, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.
How do I pitch Chris Harper?
A warm intro from a founder Torch Capital backed works best.
What did Chris Harper do before Torch Capital?
fellow at General Catalyst; early-stage investor at Red Sea Ventures; Goldman Sachs; Luminary Labs; Rough Draft Ventures; General Catalyst; Red Sea Ventures.
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