Chris Farmer

Founder & CEO
2013
SignalFire started more than a decade ago as a bootstrapped startup with one goal: to disrupt venture capital. We believed that applying novel data and machine learning techniques to sourcing, diligence, and value creation for early-stage startups would drive outsized returns for our portfolio. Today, we manage ~$3bn in assets under management and invest in technology companies from pre-seed through Series C.

2010 - 2013

Venture Partner
2010 - 2013
Led General Catalyst's seed program (GC Seed), which made investments in: - Alation - Benchling - ClassDojo - Coinbase - Discord - FiveTran - Game Closure/PlayCo - Getaround - Stripe - Venmo - Zapier - Zenefits

2005 - 2009

Vice President
2005 - 2009
Focused on digital media and consumer mobile. Investor, board member, or board observer: - Millennial Media (IPO; acq by VZ/AOL) - Access Sports Media - Goal.com (acq by Perform Group) - Enforta Wireless (acq by ER Telecom) Personal angel investments alongside Bessemer funds: - LinkedIn (IPO) - Broadsoft (IPO) - Endeca (acq by Oracle) - Cornerstone OnDemand (IPO) - Lifelock (IPO) - Diapers.com (acq by Amazon) - OLX (acq by Naspers) - Postini (acq by Google) - Vertica (acq by HP) - Gracenote (acq by Sony) - Hunch (acq by eBay) - PA Semi (Acq by Apple)

2004 - 2005

2000 - 2004

Vice President, Product Management & Business Development
2000 - 2004
SkyBitz was a wireless-enabled SaaS business serving several enterprise markets. Responsible for product management, fundraising, partnerships, recruiting and business functions. Managed product definition, launch and rapid growth of the full suite of core products and services. Led the business from $0-$35M in revenue and $0-$5M in EBITDA before its acquisition by Telular.