Chris Hollod

Chris Hollod is a prominent fund manager.[1] He works directly with Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary, and Ron Burkle to manage their venture capital fund, A-Grade Investments.[2]

In addition to being the Managing Partner at A-Grade, Chris works for The Yucaipa Companies and oversees billionaire investor Ron Burkle’s venture capital investments [3] and has been referred to in the press as "Ron Burkle's right-hand man." [4]

Chris is also a Founding Partner of Inevitable Ventures with D.A. Wallach. [5]

Chris has been involved in more than 100 venture capital deals (Uber, AirBnB, Spotify, and SoundCloud)[6] and was named one of the 32 most influential investors of 2013 (outside Silicon Valley).[7]

Fortune included Chris in its "Meet the Uber Rich" article as an early investor in Uber. [8]

Chris has been quoted in the Wall Street Journa[9]l and LA Times as a venture capital expert[10] and he has also judged several start-up competitions including Global Startup Battle and Start-Up Weekend Los Angeles.[11]

Chris sits on the board of directors of life/after/denim, a contemporary menswear and accessories brand backed by Ashton Kutcher, Ron Burkle, and Relativity Media. [12]

Prior to joining A-Grade Investments, Chris worked in Investment Banking and Private Equity. Chris graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Vanderbilt University with a degree in Economics.[13]

References

  1. Yeung, Ken (November 7, 2012). "Startup Weekend begins its 2012 Global Startup Battle, aims to build 1,200 companies in over 130 cities". The Next Web.
  2. "Chris Hollod". Crunchbase. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  3. "Global Startup Battle". Global StartUp Battle.
  4. "Ashton Kutcher And Guy Oseary Launch Sound Ventures, The Successor To A-Grade Investments". Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. "Inevitable Ventures". Crunchbase.
  6. "Inevitable Ventures". Crunchbase.
  7. Selby, Monica. "32 Most Influential Investors of 2013 (Outside Silicon Valley)".
  8. Griffith, Erin. "Meet the Uber Rich". fortune.com.
  9. Kahn, Howie (23 February 2016). "Investor D.A. Wallach Aims to Make an Impact".
  10. Dave, Paresh (1 February 2016). "Venture capitalists increase scrutiny on start-up deals amid stock market anxiety". Los Angeles Times.
  11. "Startup Weekend Los Angeles". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  12. Vicki M. Young. "M3 Invests in Life/after/denim". www.wwd.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  13. "Chris Hollod". Crunchbase. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

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