Investing Profile

Chris Messina(598)

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GP of the Ride Home AI Fund
chrismessina.meOakland, California
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Chris Messina's investing connections

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47 Investors

Connected to Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Morgan Beller (NFX), and 44 other investors on Signal.

Networks Chris is a member of
Google Network
307 CONNECTIONS
Google Network
307 CONNECTIONS
Carnegie Mellon University Network
64 CONNECTIONS
Uber Network
50 CONNECTIONS
Republic Network
12 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Ride Home Fund General Partner
Investment Range
$100K - $5.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.5M
Investments On Record
4
Current Fund Size
$15M

Chris Messina is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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Chris Messina's Investments On Record (4)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
VMind AI
Pre SeedOct 2023$2M
$2M
Co-investors: Matt Ocko (DCVC (Data Collective)), Hari Raghavan (Autopilot Fund), Alejandro Galvez (99 Startups), Brian Requarth (Latitud), Daniel Salvucci (Draper Cygnus), Anna Raptis (500 Startups Latam), Carey Ransom (Operate), Julian Weisser (Kepler Operator’s Fund), zecca lehn, Duran Cesur
Racket
Pre SeedNov 2021$3M
$3M
Co-investors: Jackson Moses (Afore Capital), Jason Calacanis (LAUNCH), Alan Patricof (Primetime Partners), Christian Gammill (Industrious Ventures), Stu Smith (Coughdrop Capital), Alex MacCaw (Earl Grey Capital), Rob May, Immad Akhund, Narendra Rocherolle, Dharmesh Shah
Uptime | Knowledge Hacks
SeedMay 2021$3M
$19M
Co-investors: Terence Leahy, William Christopher Currie, Mark Gillespie
Babylist
SeedJun 2013$650K
$41M
Co-investors: Igor Ryabenkiy (Altair Capital Management), Sonya Brown (Norwest Venture Partners), Mike Greenfield

Chris Messina's Experience

GP Ride Home Fund2023 - Present
Product Lead Republic2022 - 2022
Head of West Coast Business Development Republic2021 - 2022
Developer Experience Lead Uber2016 - 2017
UX Designer Google2011 - 2013
Developer Advocate Google2010 - 2011

Chris Messina's Education

Carnegie Mellon University BFA Communication Design