Christopher Saum

Investment Partner

2023

Active Capital is a venture firm focused on pre-seed investing in the future of enterprise software & cloud infrastructure. We back ambitious, technical founders–often in underdog cities across America–who are building software & AI products to solve real business problems. We invest $500k to $1M in small pre-seed rounds led by founders who are financially disciplined and customer obsessed.

Partner & Head of Business Development

2018 - 2023

Chief of Staff

2023 - 2024

Head of Ecosystem

2022 - 2023

Partner

2017 - 2018

RealCo is a long-term accelerator that invests in, incubates, and accelerates B2B tech startups. We provide tailored programming, $100k of capital, tons of services, and access to an amazing community of mentors, investors, and advisors. Long-term typically means 5-15 months – long enough for us to help RealCo companies learn, grow, and scale their way to a great Series A. Investments include Dauber, FunnelAI, MR Presta, Filethis, dearduck, Neuscience, CloudAdmin, and Tali. To learn more visit www.realco.com or follow on twitter @RealRealCo

Co-Founder

2014 - 2016

(Exited 2016) An Oil and Gas startup specializing in producing high resolution geochemical data sets, helping clients reduce risk and increase efficiency of exploration efforts.

Mudlogging Geologist

2012 - 2014

Schlumberger is the world's leading provider of technology for reservoir characterization, drilling, production, and processing to the oil and gas industry.