
Chris DN
San Francisco
Community. VC/Startup Partnerships. Events.
I've spent 15 years putting the right people in the same room.
I started at Sequoia, where I spent 4 years as the link between 400+ portfolio companies and the investment team. I learned what makes startups work. Spoiler: it's rarely the product.
Partner, Republic Ventures: Built 700+ relationships across founders and investors. 4 years.
Founding CBO, AI Startup: Fundraising, partnerships, GTM, co-led product. Raised $6M+.
Founding COO, Relatus: Raised $4M+. $750K revenue
Head of Community, GoingVC: Led 750+ member VC community. Alumni now at First Round, Coinbase Ventures, Redpoint, and 40+ top firms.
Outside of work, I lead Big Arts Organization (aka Titanic's End), Justin Kan's nonprofit creating large scale art experiences with artists like Diplo, John Summit, Dom Dolla, and Fisher. You'll often find me hosting investor and founder events across SF. 15 years of event production. 250K+ guests. 37K+ network.
Happy to support if you want to chat about building community.
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