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Chris Neumann

General Partner at Panache Ventures

Vancouver, British Columbia

Overview 

Chris Neumann is a General Partner at Panache Ventures in Vancouver, British Columbia, with a background that includes roles at organizations like Creative Destruction Lab, 500 Startups, and DataHero. He holds an MS from Stanford University and a BS from Simon Fraser University, and his career highlights include founding Commonwealth Ventures and serving as CEO of DataHero. As a General Partner at Panache Ventures, Chris Neumann leverages his extensive experience in the startup ecosystem to support and invest in companies across various sectors, including cybersecurity, AI, and SaaS. His career has been marked by successful ventures such as founding Commonwealth Ventures and leading DataHero as CEO, showcasing his entrepreneurial spirit and leadership capabilities.

Work Experience 

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Panache Ventures

  • General Partner

    2021 - Current

BS

Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University

  • Visiting Lecturer

    2020

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Creative Destruction Lab

  • Associate

    2018

    Associate for CDL-Vancouver (Prime Stream), CDL-Montreal (Artificial Intelligence Stream) and CDL-Atlantic (Prime Stream)

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The Data Lab - Innovation Centre

  • Advisor

    2020

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Commonwealth Ventures

  • CEO and Founder

    2018 - 2021

    Created the first platform to help international startups more effectively raise Silicon Valley capital, resulting in over US $100M raised from US VCs by participating companies. Commonwealth Ventures was acquired by Panache Ventures in Sept. 2021.

Commonwealth Ventures provides global support to high-growth startups, scaleups, and corporations.

commonwealth.vc
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Simon Fraser University

  • Advisory Board Member

    2016 - 2020

    Member of the Advisory Board for Simon Fraser University's Master's in Big Data program

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500 Startups

  • EIR / Venture Partner

    2017 - 2018

    Developed and launched the 500 Startups Data Track, a specialized accelerator program focused on innovative big data, machine learning and AI companies. Led investments in data-related companies for the 500 Startups accelerator globally.

500 Global is a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building fast-growing technology companies.

Raised $2,271,999.00 from Abu Dhabi Financial Group.

500.co
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DataHero

  • Chief Product Officer and Founder

    2015 - 2015

    DataHero was acquired by Cloudability in December 2015.

  • CEO and Founder

    2011 - 2015

DataHero is a leading cloud business intelligence software platform that specializes in data visualization and data dashboards.

Raised $10,250,000.00 from Employee Stock Option Fund.

datahero.com
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Aster Data

  • Director of Business Development

    2010 - 2011

    Aster Data was acquired by Teradata in March 2011.

  • Director of Sales and Technology Operations

    2009 - 2011

  • Director of Professional Services

    2009 - 2009

  • Engineering Manager

    2008 - 2008

  • Member of Technical Staff

    2006 - 2008

Teradata is the connected multi-cloud data platform company. Our enterprise analytics solve business challenges from start to scale.

teradata.com
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Motorola

  • Senior Software Engineer

    2004 - 2006

Motorola exists to invent, build and deliver the best mobile devices on the planet, improving the lives of millions of people.

motorola.in

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