Chris Thomas

Co-Founder and Partner @ Assembly Ventures | Move to Win | Move the World

Chris Thomas, Co-Founder and Partner at Assembly Ventures

Chris Thomas is a co-founder and partner at Assembly Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in and supports entrepreneurs and mobility companies. He is also a pledge investor at Tuebor, an organization that promotes investments in Michigan-based businesses.1 2 3

Key Facts about Chris Thomas

Co-founder and partner at Assembly Ventures since March 2020, based in Detroit, Michigan1
Pledge investor at Tuebor since January 2023, committing to invest in at least one Michigan-based business per year1 2 3
Board observer at Our Next Energy (ONE), a company innovating energy storage technologies for electric vehicles1
Board member at Metropolis Technologies, a company building mobility commerce infrastructure1
Previously co-founder and partner at Fontinalis Partners, a venture capital firm that invested in next-generation mobility1
Served as a communications officer in the United States Army from 2003 to 20071
Holds an MBA from Yale School of Management1

Thomas has been involved in several successful investments and exits, including nuTonomy (acquired by Aptiv/Delphi), Life360 (IPO), Ouster (SPAC), and Lyft (IPO).1 He is committed to supporting Michigan-based businesses through his pledge to Tuebor.2 3 4