Chris McCann

Chris McCann is the co-founder of Race Capital, a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital fund focusing on pre-seed and seed stage technology startups in the enterprise/B2B space.

With a first check size ranging from $1M to $3M, Race Capital invests in infrastructure layers of the technology stack such as APIs, developer tools, transaction systems, and embedded systems.

Chris values the seed stage for its potential impact, prioritizing a founder-centric approach and actively assisting with strategy, distribution, go-to-market, customer relationships, hiring, marketing, and media engagements.

He holds a background in lead seed and pre-seed investments in various notable startups like Vectara, Sematic, Martian, Umami, Ottr Finance Inc., Bundlr Network, Notifi, Hedge Labs, Kado, Scarf, and more.

Chris McCann's educational background includes studies at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, and he has been involved in organizations such as StartupDigest, Greylock Partners, and The Thiel Foundation.

Connect with Chris McCann on Linkedin or via email at chris@race.capital for discussions related to early-stage companies in the technology sector.