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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