Investing Profile

Chris Howard(226)

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Founding Partner at Fuel Capital
fuelcapital.com/teamSan Francisco Bay Area
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21 Investors

Connected to Garry Tan (Y Combinator), Niko Bonatsos (General Catalyst), Arjun Arora (Expa), and 18 other investors on Signal.

Networks Chris is a member of
Occidental College Network
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University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business Network
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Current Investing Position
Fuel Capital Partner
Investment Range
$500K - $1M
Sweet Spot
$500K
Investments On Record
33
Current Fund Size
$75M

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Chris Howard's Investments On Record (25)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Sim
Series ANov 2025$7M
$7.5M
Co-investors: Dalton Caldwell (Y Combinator), Ali Rowghani (Y Combinator), Paul Buchheit (Y Combinator), Paul Graham, Kulveer Taggar
Nozomio
SeedOct 2025$6M
$8M
Co-investors: Jack Brody (Mana Ventures), Michael Fertik (Heroic Ventures), Emma Phillips (LocalGlobe), Paul Graham, Kulveer Taggar, Joshua Schachter
Oway
SeedAug 2025$4M
$4.5M
Co-investors: Jared Friedman (Y Combinator), Kevin Alvarez-Fung (Predictive VC), Yuri Sagalov (10100), Aneel Ranadive (Soma Capital), Taro Fukuyama (Pioneer Fund), Kulveer Taggar
Cartage
SeedOct 2024$2M
$2M
Co-investors: Ian Logan (Maple VC), Paul Graham, Kulveer Taggar, Tom Blomfield
Synch
SeedMar 2024$3M
$3.5M
Co-investors: Diana Hu (Y Combinator), Jack Altman (Alt Capital), Semil Shah (Haystack), Aashay Sanghvi (Haystack), Bala Chandrasekaran (Alt Capital)
Outset
SeedOct 2023$4M
$51M
Co-investors: Jack Moshkovich (8VC), Liz Wessel (First Round Capital), Garry Tan (Y Combinator), Jessica Verrilli (Adverb Ventures), Jake Jolis (Matrix), April Underwood (Adverb Ventures), Ben Taft (Ben Taft's Genius Ventures), Ryan Hoover (Weekend Fund), J Zac Stein (Craft Ventures), Lachy Groom (LGF), James Wu (M12), Harj Taggar (Y Combinator), Jack Altman (Alt Capital), Guillaume Luccisano, Daniel Kan, Nate Matherson
Checkmate
Series AMay 2023$15M
SeedSep 2022$5M
$23M
Co-investors: Scott Shleifer (Tiger Global Management), Frederique Dame (GV (Google Ventures)), Carter Reum (M13), Jeff Bonforte (Catapult Capital), John Smothers (Scribble Ventures), Saurabh Gupta (DST Global), Trevor Neff (Sound Ventures), Shane Mac (Logos Labs), Ron Pragides, Tim Kendall, Deborah Liu, Chris Herd
Firstparty
SeedApr 2022$6M
$6M
Co-investors: Boris Wertz (Version One Ventures), Tyler Willis

most interested in

API, Automation, Hard Sciences, Developer Tools, E-Commerce, Enterprise, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Future of Work, Gaming, Government Technology, Hardware, Health and Wellness, Healthcare/Medtech, Industrial, Internet and Mobile, IoT, Marketplace, Productivity, Proptech/Real Estate, Robotics, SaaS, Social, Supply Chain/Logistics, Transportation, Travel/Hospitality

Chris Howard's Experience

Account Executive, Lexus Team OnePresent
Marketing Manager Gear.comPresent
Account Lead, New Balance Heckler AssociatesPresent
Business Development Pivot + LevyPresent
Founder and Partner Fuel Capital2013 - Present
Principal IGNITION PARTNERS2007 - 2013

Chris Howard's Education

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University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business MBA
Occidental College AB