Investing Profile

Chris Farmer(736)

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Founder and CEO at SignalFire

signalfire.com/profiles/chris...San Francisco, California

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Chris Farmer's investing connections

97 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Gigi Levy-Weiss (NFX), Pete Flint (NFX), and 94 other investors on Signal.

Networks Chris is a member of

Bessemer Venture Partners Network

34 CONNECTIONS

Tufts University Network

16 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

SignalFire Partner

Investment Range

$500K - $15.0M

Sweet Spot

$1.5M

Investments On Record

Chris Farmer is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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Chris Farmer's Investments On Record (34)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
MainStreet	Series AMar 2021$60M	$69.3M
Co-investors: Topher Conway (SV Angel), Niv Dror (Shrug Capital), Darian Shirazi (Gradient Ventures), Ryan Hoover (Weekend Fund), Lucy Guo (Backend Capital), Elizabeth Weil (Scribble Ventures), Ashley Flucas, Tyler Willis, Moshe Lifschitz, Yagiz Sozmen
Tradeswell	Series AJan 2021$15.5M Seed RoundJun 2020$3.3M	$18.8M
GreenPark Sports	Series ADec 2020$14M Seed RoundOct 2019$8.5M	$22.5M
Co-investors: Topher Conway (SV Angel), Michael Spirito (Sapphire Ventures), Cyan Banister (Long Journey Ventures), Aneel Ranadive (Soma Capital)
Flock Freight	Series CDec 2020$113.5M Series BFeb 2020$50M Series AOct 2017$18M Seed RoundJun 2016$2.5M Seed RoundDec 2015	$184M
Co-investors: Joe Kraus (GV)
Candidate Labs	Seed RoundJun 2020$5M	$10M
Co-investors: Wayne Hu (SignalFire), Eric Wu
Tapcart	Series AMay 2020$10M	$11.135M
Co-investors: Deborah Benton, J.J. List
Frame.io	Series CNov 2019$50M Series BOct 2017$20M Series ASep 2016$10M	$82.2M
Co-investors: Amish Jani (FirstMark Capital), Josef Feldman (Tectonic Capital), Walter Kortschak (Summit Partners), Nikhil Basu Trivedi (Footwork)
Zendrive	Series BAug 2019$37M	$52M
Co-investors: Scott Stanford (Sherpa Ventures), Itamar Novick (Recursive Ventures), Max Levchin (Scifi Vc), Lee Linden (Quiet Capital), Tim Ferriss

Chris Farmer's Media (1)

Announcing SignalFire

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most interested in

Co's that apply tech/data/AI to cut material costs out of large, non-traditional tech industries either via "full-stack" offerings or marketplaces. Robotics. Smart SaaS. Consumer applications (viral or transactional).

not interested in

Trad. software w/ limited data/network effects or long sales cycles to classic IT buyers. Hardware w/o recurring revenue. Incremental improvements.

Chris Farmer's Experience

Vice President, Product Management & Business Development SkyBitzPresent

Founder & CEO SignalFire2013 - Present

Venture Partner General Catalyst Partners2010 - 2013

Vice President Bessemer Venture Partners2005 - 2009

Consultant - Private Equity Bain & Co.2004 - 2005

Chris Farmer's Education

Miramonte Diploma

Tufts University - The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy International Political Economy Technology Policy

Tufts University BA International Business