Christie Pitts is a general partner at Backstage Capital, sourcing and investing in underrepresented founders. Since joining in 2017, she has expanded the portfolio to over 180 companies.

Christopher is a seasoned entrepreneur, having founded Daily Ride, a carpooling service for commuters, and Foundd, an app that helps users discover new movies with friends.

Chris is a general partner at Charge Ventures, owner of the Bella Mare Hotel in Greece, and an executive producer at RHA Entertainment.

Chris Sacca co-founded Lowercarbon Capital, with investments in tech startups like Twitter and Uber. Lowercase Capital, the firm he grew with his wife Crystal, is recognized as one of the most successful funds in history.

Christian thrives on working with people who see obstacles as opportunities for growth.

Christian believes strongly in fostering great teams and enforces the “No Asshole Rule” within his firm, ensuring a collaborative and positive working environment.

Christian Angermayer is the founder of Apeiron Investment Group and Presight Capital, investing in tech, life sciences, media, and real estate. He co-founded Ribopharma, which later became Alnylam, a major player in RNAi technology.

Chris is the founder of Blue Note Ventures and Firebrand, specializing in early-stage tech investments. Previously, he was a corporate lawyer at Hogan & Hartson.

Chris is the founder of Commonwealth Ventures and DataHero, having previously been the first employee at Aster Data. He also served as a venture partner at 500 Startups.

Chris is a former founder turned venture investor focusing on SaaS, web3, and fintech products. Before joining Wing, he was at Base10 Partners and Insight Partners, leading investments in fintech and blockchain.

Chris has 20 years of experience in institutional brokerage, building relationships in private markets and financial services.

Chris founded SignalFire after being a venture partner at General Catalyst, where he established the California office and led the seed program. He previously worked at Bessemer Venture Partners and Bain & Company.

Chris has been at Andreessen Horowitz since 2012, founding A16Z Crypto with more than $3 billion under management. Previously, he co-founded SiteAdvisor and Hunch, both of which were acquired by major companies. He holds degrees in philosophy and business.

Chris has invested in companies like Solana and Lightning Labs. He founded StartupDigest, an early tech newsletter, and led the community program at Greylock Partners. He also advises Stanford’s StartX and the Thiel Fellowship.

Chris has founded several companies, including The Field Company, Kitchensurfing, and Rucola Brooklyn.

Chris has a 25-year career in leadership roles across nonprofits and academia, focusing on the intersection of faith, race, and economics. As co-founder and managing partner at Brown Venture Group, he is committed to supporting BIPOC technology entrepreneurs.

Chris Erickson is passionate about building impactful products. He co-founded Apartment List and raised $110 million while leading engineering and growth. He holds an MBA from Stanford and a Computer Engineering degree from Northwestern.

Chief venture advisor at TitletownTech, bringing significant experience to help scale early-stage startups.

Choon Chong is the founder of Vertex Ventures China, leading investments in nearly 100 startups, including notable exits such as 91 Wireless and Mobike. He has extensive experience in the Chinese market and previously worked at Singapore Technologies Engineering.

Chief Strategy Officer at Republic, an investment platform. He attended Harvard Business School.

Chris founded Fuel after working at Ignition Partners, where he created their seed program. Earlier, he spent 10 years in advertising and marketing, launching brands like Aravon and Procare for New Balance.

Chris co-founded Red Swan in 2011, alongside colleagues from Bonobos, where he was CFO and General Counsel.

Chrissy has over a decade of experience in developing hardware products at Apple and Square. Before joining Root Ventures, she helped found Pearl Automation and spent significant time working directly with manufacturers in Asia.

Chris "Moody" joined Foundry in 2017 after 27 years of working in various leadership roles, including GM and VP at Twitter’s data and enterprise business. He was previously CEO of Gnip, which was acquired by Twitter.

Chelsea focuses on software investments and was named to Forbes' Midas Hot Prospects List. Before joining Battery Ventures, she worked at Key Principal Partners and was a manager at Accenture. She holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Chetan has been a general partner at Benchmark since 2018, following a seven-year tenure at NEA.

Chief Financial Officer of Marsh and Head of M&A. He is also an active board member and advisor in fintech and insurtech.

Chenli was instrumental in building Dropbox’s business operations team, focusing on product-led growth strategies. Now a general partner at Wndrco, he leads ventures and growth investments and has been involved in notable projects like Modern Treasury and Webflow.

Chip has been active in NYC tech since 1996, having been a founder, executive, or lead investor in several major companies. Prior to co-founding Tribeca Venture Partners, he worked as a venture capitalist at Kodiak Venture Partners and DFJ Gotham. He serves on several boards, including BetterCloud and Hive.

Chas Pulido is a third-generation healthcare CEO and venture capitalist. He founded Alix Ventures to support early-stage life science startups focused on engineering biology. He is particularly interested in TechBio platforms that drive advances in human health.

Chi-Hua co-founded Goodwater after serving as a general partner at Kleiner Perkins. He invested in Chegg, Spotify, and Twitter and was also an associate at Accel, where he worked on their Facebook investment. He serves on the board of Charity: Water, providing clean water to developing nations.

Chang is a former principal at Upfront Ventures, specializing in AI and future of work investments. She was a founder and operator, serving as the first product manager at Minerva Project and co-founding Onion Math, an ed-tech startup in China. She holds an MBA from Harvard.

Charles D. King is the founder and CEO of Macro, a media venture creating content for African-American, Latino, and multicultural audiences. Launched in 2015, Macro is focused on film, television, and digital media.

Charles co-founded Rally Ventures in 2012 and has spent his career focusing on early-stage business technology companies. His notable investments include Coupa Software, Compellent Technologies, and Twistlock. Previously, he worked at Piper Jaffray and Mayo Clinic.

Champion for Colorado startups since 2013, Jamie has invested in over 40 companies and launched Startup Colorado's rural initiative. Founding partner of Kokopelli Capital, focusing on pre-seed venture funding. Grew up in Durango and works to bring startup culture to rural communities.

Charles Birnbaum is a partner in Bessemer’s New York office, focusing on early-stage fintech infrastructure and consumer-facing products. He was an early member of Foursquare, where he led the company’s first merchant tools initiatives.

Chandresh specializes in operations and technology services in the investment industry. He was previously CEO of BNY Mellon’s alternative investments business and led several product lines at Citi in custody and fund services.

Charles primarily focuses on trends in technology that will change the landscape of financial services, with particular interest in fintech, insurtech, and proptech. His public portfolio includes investments that led to IPOs like Doma, Rover, and LendingClub. Charles has been listed among the top venture capitalists by CB Insights and Forbes.

CFO of Western Governors University, Nadeem oversees the financial operations of the largest competency-based university in the US. Previously spent 11 years at AT&T.

CFO and COO at Artsy, as well as Managing Partner at Red Swan.

CEO and Managing Partner at Olive Tree Holdings, previously a principal at One Wall Partners. Co-founder and board member of Pay Away the Layaway, a non-profit dedicated to serving low-income families across the United States.

CFA and experienced investor, managed a TMT and consumer-focused hedge fund for 18 years. Expert in IPOs, M&A, capital markets, and syndicates.

Cat manages operations at the firm, covering investor relations, due diligence, and all financial aspects.

CEO of Africa Health Holdings Ltd with extensive experience in healthcare investments.

CEO and co-founder of Littlelane, with previous leadership experience at health tech startups. Held consumer marketing roles for major biotech products at Genentech. MBA from Stanford and engineering degree from Dartmouth.

Chairman of Petri, a program founded by Pillar VC, focused on supporting pre-seed companies tackling global challenges at the intersection of computation, biology, and engineering. Previously an investing partner at North Bridge Venture Partners for 18 years.

Casey joined Accel in 2022, previously working at Costanoa Ventures leading investments in developer tools, data infrastructure, and security. She joined Pinterest via the acquisition of URX, where she was a software engineer.

Cassie invests in software companies, helping them scale sales, marketing, and customer operations.

Casper, with over 30 years in the medical device and life sciences sectors, focuses on mid-to-late-stage investments at Norwest Venture Partners. He has a deep understanding of commercialization in digital health and specialty pharmaceuticals.

Caro, originally from Argentina, has held various roles including at LATAM Airlines and Techo, now leading operations at Animo. She excels in process management and helping global teams align towards common goals.

Cat focuses on early-stage investments in data infrastructure, AI, and developer tools. Previously, she worked on Dagster Cloud at Elementl and contributed to growth at Scale, Yelp, and YouTube. She graduated from Princeton with a BSE in Computer Science.

Carter co-founded M13 with his brother, sold Veev Spirits, and co-authored “Shortcut Your Startup.” A former Goldman Sachs banker, he is also a board member at LACMA.

Caspar focuses on transformative technologies that address environmental challenges. He brings experience from early-stage ventures in SaaS, media, and consumer tech, as well as his time at Bain & Company, advising on growth and M&A.

Carlo is an investment professional at Versant Ventures, previously leading global product teams at Novartis Pharmaceuticals and advising clients at McKinsey & Company. He was also involved in founding Engeneos, a Boston-based biotech startup.

Carmen Yuen joined Vertex Ventures in 2014, focusing on Singapore and Southeast Asia. She has years of experience in Singapore’s government-backed venture capital initiatives and currently serves on the board of TheAsianParent.com.

Carole has over 20 years of experience in natural foods, starting as an analyst in the early days of Whole Foods. She has worked in corporate finance for Gaiam, Inc., and in business development for Boulder Brands, where she drove major acquisitions. She was Managing Director of Boulder Brands Investment Group from 2013-2015.

Carmichael draws on his experience as an entrepreneur-investor in materials science, specializing in licensing university technology and partnering with Fortune 500 firms. He co-founded and chairs Diagnostics for All, developing paper-based diagnostics for rural areas.

Carmen scaled operations at Dimensional Fund Advisors, expanding into new regions like Latin America and Europe while growing the firm's assets under management from $75 billion to $300 billion.

Career spans finance and industrial tech, including investment banking, growth equity, and private market management. Focused on investments in VC and PE funds while at Adams Street.

Career entrepreneur and founder of Roamware and Better, successfully exiting one and bootstrapping the other.

Career entrepreneur focused on marketplace creation and supply chain disruption. Co-founder of Seamless and active in the NYC tech ecosystem.

Career as an entrepreneur and early-stage investor, co-founder of PayPal and LinkedIn. Served as head of corporate development during LinkedIn's early years.

Built the $1B investment fund Goodwater Capital before the age of 40. Early investor in Twitter, Facebook, and Spotify. Former McKinsey consultant, adept in strategic decision-making.

Cack started their career as a competitive runner for Nike before transitioning into supporting founders. They focus on underlying infrastructures for autonomous systems and business applications.

Byron joined Insight after working at Bain & Company, where he advised companies on strategy, supply chain, and due diligence. He also worked at the Gates Foundation and Procter & Gamble.

Buy-side leisure portfolio manager with expertise in the video game and online travel ecosystems.

Career started in education policy, working for U.S. Senator Paul Simon. Transitioned into startup roles in impact-focused SaaS companies, managing functions like sales and marketing.

Built his first company, Firefly Network, in 1995 to commercialize collaborative filtering. Also co-founded PeoplePC, an ISP that eventually merged with EarthLink. Later founded Spot Runner, an online platform to streamline production and distribution of targeted cable TV ads.

Building Balance Homes; previously worked as a product leader at Zillow, SoFi, and Clara Lending (acquired by SoFi). Interested in remote work, enjoys films, BBQ pit mastery, and occasional writing.

Byron has invested in 19 unicorns, including ten IPOs. As founder of Trigo Technologies, Byron built one of the first global SaaS companies, later selling to IBM. He returned to Bessemer to lead their global cloud practice and graduated from UC Berkeley with honors.

Built a career in building travel, consumer commerce, and fintech businesses. Later, co-founded General Catalyst and worked closely on Kayak to bring transparency to the travel services industry. Currently works with a range of companies, including Airbnb, Lemonade, and Warby Parker.

Built OpenSea, a decentralized NFT marketplace. Former CTO of Hostess.fm, acquired by Beatport, and worked at Palantir developing cybersecurity products.

Built electronic trading businesses and exchanges, also an investor in fintech throughout his career. Skilled operator and trader.

Business executive-turned-investor specializing in operations, business development, and go-to-market strategies.

Built Backstage Capital from scratch, a VC fund aimed at reducing funding disparities by investing in underrepresented founders. Backstage has raised $15 million and invested in over 170 startups since its inception in 2015.

Buck joined Wavemaker Labs in 2018, focusing on scaling operations. He founded Canyon Creek Capital, an LA-based early-stage fund, and served in the California Army National Guard as a captain and pilot, holding command positions with responsibility for hundreds of personnel and millions in assets. Buck serves on the board of Westside Children's Center.

Bryan is the founder and CEO of Kernel, as well as the founder of OS Fund. Formerly, he founded and built Braintree Venmo, which he sold in 2013. He is committed to understanding and exploring the human brain and mind.

Bucky is a partner at Kleiner Perkins, focusing on software and infrastructure investments. He has invested early in companies like Netlify and Materialize. Previously, he worked with Cisco’s corporate development team executing M&A and partnerships. He holds a degree in Business Administration from USC.

Bryan is a partner at Craft Ventures, focusing on the East Coast. Before Craft, Bryan led Reddit's New York office, driving revenue partnerships with major brands like Google and Coca-Cola.

Bryan Wu is a partner based in China, dividing his time between Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai. Before joining Bessemer, he was a Managing Director at CPE, an alternative asset manager, investing in companies like Didi, ByteDance, and Tencent Music. Bryan began his career at Startec Global Communications.

Bryan Hale is an investor and operator with extensive experience in working with startups throughout his career.

Builder and investor in consumer brands, early backer of notable companies like Peloton, Harry's, Casper, Warby Parker, Sunday Lawn, Function of Beauty, Hu Chocolate, Bubble, Nomnom, and others.

Bruno co-founded Magna, a platform that simplifies vesting token distribution for crypto firms. Before Magna, he led the largest product team at Palantir (Gaia) and co-founded Synapse, acquired by Palantir. He also held roles as an early SWE and PM at Kensho, which was acquired by S&P.

Brown co-founded AOL Ventures and served as a general partner before joining Bowery Capital. He began his career as an equity research analyst at Morgan Stanley and also worked with Virgin Group’s investment arm.

Bruce Leak is a founding partner of Playground Global, applying his lifelong passion for emerging technologies to venture capital. After significant roles at Apple, Microsoft, and various startups, Bruce co-founded Playground Global to support groundbreaking technological advancements.

Bryan Cressey is a pioneering private equity investor and co-founder of three of the largest US private equity firms, with a focus on healthcare. He has managed billions in private capital and is a Senior Advisor to FCV. He founded Above and Beyond, an addiction treatment center in Chicago providing free care for the homeless and poor.

Bryan Baum co-founded K5 Global. He attended the University of Oxford.

Bruce Dunlevie is the General Partner at Benchmark and has held roles including Systems Designer and Programmer at Accenture. He served on the boards of Rambus Inc. and Palm, Inc. Bruce holds a BA in History and English from Rice University and an MBA from Stanford.

Brooks is a partner at SciFi VC. Previously, he led Affirm Ventures.

Brittany Laughlin is a partner at Lattice Ventures, providing capital and strategic connections to entrepreneurs in industries lacking innovation. Previously, she was General Manager at Union Square Ventures, with a portfolio including Etsy, Twitter, and Kickstarter. Brittany founded VetsinTech NYC, supporting veterans transitioning to tech careers, and co-founded GTrot, a travel recommendation engine acquired by Groupon. She holds a BA in Marketing and International Business from NYU Stern. She writes about startups, venture capital, and technology.

Brittany brings expertise in sourcing early-stage venture opportunities, conducting due diligence, and managing an investment pipeline.

Brinkley is a co-founder of Toba Capital and has held key executive roles at Quest Software and BMC Software. He currently serves on the board of portfolio companies Tebra and WSO2.

Brook joined Plymouth Growth as a partner in 2017, contributing to all investing activities of the firm. Before that, he spent more than a decade at BAML Capital Access Funds, a private equity manager specializing in the lower middle market, and also worked as an analyst with JPMorgan Chase. He has been involved in setting up a seed-stage venture fund and served as an analyst for a Homeland Security startup.

Brooks co-founded and manages FinTech Collective. Prior to his venture career, Brooks was a successful entrepreneur in capital markets, payments, and enterprise tech. He played a key role at Multex, which IPO’d and was later acquired by Reuters, as well as Serverside, and FAST, which Microsoft acquired for over $1 billion. He started his career as an enterprise software developer.

Brian Wallace is a managing director at Access Venture Partners. His focus lies on leading fundraising, LP relations, and new media opportunities. With a background spanning over three decades, Brian has been engaged with early-stage technology ventures and venture capital finance as an attorney, investor, and venture capitalist. He joined Access Venture Partners in 2005, having previously worked with the law firm Fairfield and Woods where he led the corporate department, specializing in early-stage corporate and securities law. Earlier in his career, Brian worked in corporate finance and accounting at Electronic Data Systems and briefly served on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Subcommittee.

Brian manages Craft’s investment team, overseeing its growth and the firm's portfolio. Prior to Craft, he held leadership roles at startups like Yammer and Zenefits.

Brian was an early member of the investment team at Andreessen Horowitz, working closely under Chris Dixon and sourcing deals like Oculus. He later became an executive at Riot Games, building the corporate and business development departments. Forbes named him as one of the top emerging investors in their "30 Under 30" lists for both 2013 and 2014.

Brian Sugar holds the position of President at Group Nine Media and is the founder of Popsugar.

Brian joined Ribbit Capital after serving as Managing Director at Jefferies, focusing on fintech. He also worked at RBS Greenwich Capital and Bear Sterns.

Brett manages Initialized’s dev tools and crypto investments. He co-founded Posthaven and Posterous, worked for Y Combinator, and authored software for YC's systems.