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Investor profile

Chris Onan

Co-Founding General Partner, Upslope Ventures

About

Chris Onan co-founded and operated Galvanize, a large education platform business that reached ~$50M revenue before exit, while simultaneously running an in-house seed fund that invested in 50+ companies including Self Financial, JumpCloud, and Rachio. He brings strategy consulting experience from L.E.K. and serves on the investment committee of A-Street, a fund focused on K-12 and education solutions, creating a distinctive background combining hands-on operating experience with education-focused investing. Chris Onan co-founded and operated Galvanize, a large education platform business that reached ~$50M revenue before exit, while simultaneously running an in-house seed fund that invested in 50+ companies including Self Financial, JumpCloud, and Rachio. He brings strategy consulting experience from L.E.K. and serves on the investment committee of A-Street, a fund focused on K-12 and education solutions, creating a distinctive background combining hands-on operating experience with education-focused investing.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Sectors
SaaS
Enterprise
Consumer
Ecommerce
Deeptech
Hardware

Investment details

Avg check size$100K - $250K
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
USA