Investing Profile

Chris Farmer(346)

VC

http://www.signalfire.comSan Francisco, California

Chris Farmer's investing connections

10 Investors

Connected to Nikhil Basu Trivedi (Footwork), Phin Barnes, Zach Coelius (Coelius Capital), and 7 other investors on Signal.

Networks Chris is a member of

Bessemer Venture Partners Network

22 CONNECTIONS

Tufts University Network

15 CONNECTIONS

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Investing Profile

Chris Farmer(346)

VC

http://www.signalfire.comSan Francisco, California

Current Investing Position

SignalFire Partner

Investment Range

$500K - $15.0M

Sweet Spot

$1.5M

Investments On Record

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Chris Farmer's Investments On Record (32)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
GreenPark Sports	Seed RoundOct 2019$8.5M	$8.5M
Co-investors: Topher Conway (SV Angel), Cyan Banister (Long Journey Ventures), Aneel Ranadive
Zendrive	Series BAug 2019$37M	$52M
Co-investors: Scott Stanford (Sherpa Ventures), Itamar Novick (Recursive Ventures), Lee Linden (Quiet Capital), Max Levchin, Tim Ferriss
ClassDojo	Series CFeb 2019$35M Seed RoundJan 2012$1.6M	$66.1M
Co-investors: Stephanie Palmeri (Uncork Capital), Hemant Taneja (General Catalyst), Tod Francis (Shasta Ventures), Ron Conway (SV Angel), Deborah Quazzo (GSV Acceleration), Wayee Chu (Reach Capital), Matt Ocko (Data Collective), Renata Quintini (Renegade Partners), Lee Linden (Quiet Capital), Roger Dickey, Joe Greenstein, Valentin Gui, Ashley Flucas, Lenny Rachitsky
Formant	Seed RoundDec 2018$6M	$6M
PropelPLM	Series BNov 2018$18M Series AMar 2016$4.2M	$28.2M
Co-investors: Matt Holleran (Cloud Apps Capital Partners), TK Kuegler (Wasabi Ventures), Sean Jacobsohn (Norwest Venture Partners)
Stampli	Series AAug 2018$6.7M	$9.7M
Co-investors: James Cham (Bloomberg BETA), Bobby Lent (Hillsven)
Jyve	Series AJun 2018$15M	$15M
EarnUp	Series ADec 2017 Series ADec 2017
Co-investors: Benjamin Jealous (Kapor Capital), David Blumberg (Blumberg Capital), Mitch Kapor (Kapor Capital), Trevor Kienzle (Correlation Ventures), Kirby Harris (Base Ventures), Daniel Kimerling (deciens capital), Miriam Rivera (Ulu Ventures), mitch kapor, Robert Claassen, Erik Moore
LimeBike	Series BOct 2017$50M	$50M
Co-investors: Kyle Lui (DCM), Sajid Rahman (MYASIAVC PTE LTD)
Frame.io	Series BOct 2017$20M	$30M
Co-investors: Amish Jani (FirstMark Capital), Nikhil Basu Trivedi (Footwork), Josef Feldman (Tectonic Capital)

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

Venture Partner General Catalyst Partners2010 - 2013

Vice President Bessemer Venture Partners2005 - 2009

Consultant - Private Equity Bain & Co.2004 - 2005

Vice President, Product Management & Business Development SkyBitz2000 - 2004

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