Chris Risley is an angel investor and operator angel based in Santa Cruz, California, United States with 8 known investments: Betterment, Twilio, MINDBODY, Criteo, Knewton, PredPol, Tripwire and Night Owl.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Seed
Contacts
Chris Risley portfolio companies (8)
- Betterment
- Twilio
- MINDBODY
- Criteo
- Knewton
- PredPol
- Tripwire
- Night Owl
Investor Profile
Founders in the listed sectors AI, Commerce, Consumer and SaaS, and focus areas Computer Vision, Cybersecurity, Internet Infrastructure and Machine Learning will recognize the pattern in this portfolio.
Chris Risley appears in Seed rounds across the known deals.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Chris Risley?
Chris Risley is an angel investor and operator angel based in Santa Cruz, California, United States with 8 known investments on file, among them Betterment, Twilio and MINDBODY. The sections above list the sectors and stages attached to that record.
What does Chris Risley invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Commerce, Consumer and SaaS; listed focus areas include Computer Vision, Cybersecurity, Internet Infrastructure and Machine Learning. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Chris Risley invest at?
The known deals of Chris Risley include Seed rounds. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
How do I contact Chris Risley?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Chris Risley. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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