Chris BrownNew York, New York, United States, United States
Bio
Chris is a Principal at Inspired Capital. He is responsible for leading new investments and supporting Inspired’s existing community of entrepreneurs. Chris invests across all sectors and verticals but is particularly interested in businesses building software products that solve pain points within old-line industries.
Prior to Inspired, Chris spent four years as an investor at First Round, a seed stage venture fund based in New York and San Francisco, where he sourced new investments and helped found Angel Track, a platform and community for emerging angel investors across the country. Before becoming a venture investor, Chris started his career at The Blackstone Group and was an active angel investor in New York.
Chris graduated from Middlebury College with a B.A. in Political Science and Economics. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and English bulldog and still attempts to lace up the hockey skates whenever possible.
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Experience
Principal
Inspired Capital
2020 - Current
Founding team of Inspired Capital, a $500m early stage venture capital firm based in NYC. We've been fortunate enough to partner with businesses like Finix, Chief, Paytient, Orum, Habi, Rho Banking, Geneva, Almanac, Kindur, FleetOps, Teamshares, Umbrella, Propel, Snackpass, and others.
Board Observer
Scythe Robotics
2020 - Current
Personal Investments
Angel Investor
2013 - Current
From time to time I angel invest, typically with a focus on consumer healthcare/health & wellness companies such as Calibrate.
Investment Team
First Round Capital
2016 - 2020
Analyst
Blackstone
2013 - 2016
Education
Middlebury College
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science & EconomicsInfoThis public profile is provided courtesy of Clay. All information found here is in the public domain.