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Chris McLeod

Chris McLeod

Managing Partner atElm Street VenturesConnecticut
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Chris McLeod is a Managing Partner at Elm Street Ventures. He previously held executive roles at AxioMx, 454 Life Sciences, CuraGen, and Havas Interactive.

What Chris can write

Writes checks of$500K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
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Elm Street Ventures writes $500K to $1M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Havas Interactive · Chief Executive Officer
  2. CuraGen · Executive Vice President
    1999-
  3. 454 Life Sciences · President and Chief Executive Officer
    2005-2011
  4. AxioMx · CEO
  5. Elm Street Ventures · Managing Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

SaphluxEnrich BiosystemsCellFE

Focus

strategic collaborationsinnovative marketingnew product developmentsoftwarelife sciences

Education

Yale University, B.S. Magna Cum Laude with a dual major in economics and engineering and applied scienceMassachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S. in management from the Sloan School of ManagementSloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S. in management

Also at Elm Street Ventures

Rob Bettigole
Rob BettigoleManaging Partner
Jonas Clark
Jonas ClarkPartner

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Ann DeWitt
Ann DeWittGeneral Partner, The Engine
Jamie RutledgeGeneral Partner, Bluelake
Zal Bilimoria
Zal BilimoriaFounding Partner (solo GP), Refactor Capital

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Questions

Who is Chris McLeod?

Chris McLeod is a Managing Partner at Elm Street Ventures. He previously held executive roles at AxioMx, 454 Life Sciences, CuraGen, and Havas Interactive.

How much does Chris McLeod invest?

Chris McLeod invests through Elm Street Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $1M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Chris McLeod?

A warm intro from a founder Elm Street Ventures backed works best.

What did Chris McLeod do before Elm Street Ventures?

Chief Executive Officer at Havas Interactive; Executive Vice President at CuraGen; President and Chief Executive Officer at 454 Life Sciences; CEO at AxioMx.

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