Chris Howard

Chris Howard

Founder and Managing Director atRitual CapitalCalifornia

Chris Howard is a founding partner at Ritual Capital. Before that, he led funds at Fuel Capital, investing in companies like Figma, Lattice, Flexport, and Convoy, and has over 15 years of seed investing experience.

What Chris can write

Writes checks of$100K to $500K
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Ownership target< 5%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Ritual Capital writes $100K to $500K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Ritual Capital.

Career

  1. Fuel Capital · led three top-performing funds
  2. Ritual Capital · Founding Partner
    Now
  3. Fuel Capital
  4. Ritual Capital · Managing Partner & Founder
    Now

Companies founded

Ritual Capital

Investments named in public bios

FigmaLatticeFlexportConvoyPagerDutyKongKepler

Focus

seed investingventure capitalseed-stage venture

Partners like Chris

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

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One email when Chris's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

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Questions

Who is Chris Howard?

Chris Howard is a founding partner at Ritual Capital. Before that, he led funds at Fuel Capital, investing in companies like Figma, Lattice, Flexport, and Convoy, and has over 15 years of seed investing experience.

How much does Chris Howard invest?

Chris Howard invests through Ritual Capital, which writes checks of $100K to $500K at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Chris Howard?

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

What did Chris Howard do before Ritual Capital?

led three top-performing funds at Fuel Capital; Fuel Capital.

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