Investing Profile

Chris Abshire

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Partner at Toyota Ventures

toyota.venturesSan Francisco Bay Area

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Networks Chris is a member of

EVCA Network

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EVCA Network

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Emerging Venture Capitalists Association (EVCA) Network

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The University of Kansas Network

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Current Investing Position

Toyota Ventures Partner

Investment Range

$100K - $10.0M

Sweet Spot

$1M

Investments On Record

Chris Abshire is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

MarketingTech (Seed)MarketingTech (Series A)San Francisco Bay Area

Chris Abshire's Investments On Record (2)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
AheadComputing	SeedJan 2026$30M	$83M
Co-investors: Greg Reichow (Eclipse Ventures)
Orbital Industries	Series AFeb 2024$16M	$66M
Co-investors: David Sokolic (Toyota Ventures), Ian Hogarth

Chris Abshire's Media (1)

Rebranded Toyota Ventures invests $300 million in emerging tech and carbon neutrality – TechCrunch

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Chris Abshire's Experience

Partner Toyota VenturesPresent

Principal Toyota VenturesPresent

Deep Tech Vertical Co-Lead Emerging Venture Capitalists Association (EVCA)Present

Production Engineer Devon EnergyPresent

Executive Director Startup World CupPresent

Reservoir Engineer ConocoPhillipsPresent

Associate Fenox Venture CapitalPresent

Field Engineer Berexco LLCPresent

ACT & SAT Instructor Kaplan Test PrepPresent

Mobility Vertical Co-Lead EVCAPresent

Deep Tech Vertical Co-Lead EVCAPresent

Chris Abshire's Education

The University of Kansas Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Petroleum Engineering

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