Investing Profile

Chris Farmer(919)

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Founder & CEO at SignalFire

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

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Chris Farmer's investing connections

128 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Satya Patel (Homebrew), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), and 125 other investors on Signal.

Networks Chris is a member of

Bain & Company Network

157 CONNECTIONS

Bain & Company Network

157 CONNECTIONS

Bessemer Venture Partners Network

77 CONNECTIONS

General Catalyst Network

55 CONNECTIONS

Tufts University Network

49 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

SignalFire

Investment Range

$5.0M - $20.0M

Sweet Spot

$12.5M

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$500M

Chris Farmer is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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Chris Farmer's Investments On Record (20)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Flock Freight	Series EMay 2025$60M Series DOct 2021$220M Series CDec 2020$110M Series BFeb 2020$50M Series AOct 2017$18M SeedJun 2016$3M	$460M
Co-investors: Joe Kraus (GV (Google Ventures)), Julian Counihan (Schematic Ventures)
Formant	Series AOct 2023$21M Series AJan 2022$18M SeedDec 2018$6M	$45M
Co-investors: Robin Godenrath (Picus Capital), Kasper Sage (BMW i Ventures)
Stampli	Series DOct 2023$61M Series CMay 2021$50M Series BOct 2019$25M Series AAug 2018$7M	$150M
Co-investors: Praveen Akkiraju (Insight Partners), Bobby Lent (Hillsven), James Cham (Bloomberg BETA)
newtrul	SeedOct 2022$5M	$7M
Co-investors: Daniel Hoffer (Autotech Ventures), Burak Cendek (Autotech Ventures)
EarnUp	Series CMar 2022$31M Series BFeb 2021$25M Series ADec 2017	$59M
Co-investors: Ilya Kirnos (SignalFire), Mitchell Kapor (Kapor Capital), Benjamin Jealous (Kapor Capital), Matthew Harris (Bain Capital Ventures), Tom Brown (Nyca Partners), David Blumberg (137 Ventures), Ryan Falvey (Restive Ventures), Kirby Harris (Base Ventures), Trevor Kienzle (Correlation Ventures), Sujay Jaswa (WndrCo LLC), Dan Kimerling (Deciens Capital), Clint Korver (Ulu Ventures), Miriam Rivera (Ulu Ventures), Erik Moore
GreenPark Sports	Series BOct 2021$31M Series ADec 2020$14M SeedOct 2019$9M	$54M
Co-investors: Michael Spirito (Sapphire Ventures), Topher Conway (SV Angel), Sam Englebardt (Galaxy Digital), Aneel Ranadive (Soma Capital), Cyan Banister (Long Journey Ventures), Aaron Wolko (Sweater Ventures), Kevin Colas (Bay Bridge Ventures), Steve Chen
Tapcart	Series BJun 2021$65M Series AMay 2020$10M	$80M
Co-investors: Alex Guerrero (Act One Ventures), Deborah Benton (Willow Growth Partners LP), Michael Silton (Act One Ventures), Dana Settle (Greycroft Partners), Vinny Pujji (Left Lane Capital)
MainStreet	Series AMar 2021$60M	$72M
Co-investors: Anna Patterson (Gradient Ventures), Topher Conway (SV Angel), Darian Shirazi (Gradient Ventures), Anton Simunovic (Alumni Ventures ), Jackson Moses (Afore Capital), Matt Scott (Alumni Ventures ), Kevin Weil (OpenAI), Alex Roetter (Moxxie Ventures), Elizabeth Weil (Scribble Ventures), Andreas Klinger (Prototype Capital), Niv Dror (Shrug Capital), Ryan Hoover (Weekend Fund), Chris Moreno (Xeal), Jordan Nof (Tusk Venture Partners), Adam Bain (01 Advisors), Andrea Funsten (Basecamp Fund), Lucy Guo (Backend Capital), Ashley Flucas (Flucas Ventures), Yagiz Sozmen (Core Finance), Moshe Lifschitz (Basement Fund), Katie Stanton (Moxxie Ventures), Bradley Tusk (Tusk Venture Partners), Ashton Kutcher (Sound Ventures), Peter Hunn, Tyler Willis, Howard Charney, Alper Kiresepi, Rudra Peram, Zach Segal

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

Founder & CEO SignalFire2013 - Present

Consultant - Private Equity Bain & CompanyPresent

Venture Partner General CatalystPresent

Consultant Bain & CompanyPresent

Venture Partner General Catalyst Partners2010 - 2013

Vice President Bessemer Venture Partners2005 - 2009

Consultant Bain & Co.2004 - 2005

Vice President, Product Management & Business Development SkyBitz2000 - 2004

Chris Farmer's Education