Chris Young
General Partner at Revel Partners
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner
2011 - Current
Revel Partners is an early-expansion stage venture fund focused on backing extraordinary entrepreneurs & management teams in the areas of digital media & internet technology.
Revel Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on B2B SaaS and marketplaces.
Board Chair
2015
StartOut is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to creating great business leaders by fostering LGBT entrepreneurs. Since its founding in 2009, StartOut has produced over 200 events with more than 15,000 participants nationwide to inspire, educate and support LGBT entrepreneurs. StartOut has chapters in Austin, Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with Seattle and Denver in development .
Board Member
2015
Zype provides the infrastructure for digital video with a cloud-based platform to manage and distribute enterprise-grade video.
Raised $17,250,000.00 from Espresso Capital, Novel Capital and Novel Capital.
Board Observer
2019
Board Observer
2019
Omnichain specializes in providing supply chain management, blockchain technology, and retail supply chain.
Raised $3,000,000.00 from Global Brain Corporation.
Board Observer
2018
MarketMuse accelerates content research and builds AI-driven content strategies.
Raised $9,238,000.00 from LunaCap Ventures.
Board Observer
2018
Extend your team with flexible, venture-quality scouting resources.
Raised $4,745,000.00 from Fresco Capital and Revel Partners.
Chief Marketing Officer
2013 - 2013
As CMO for Alloy Digital, Chris Young leads brand marketing and communications strategy, as well as oversees client development initiatives. His expertise and experience as a digital advertising pioneer, specifically in the field of digital entertainment, spans over two decades and includes collaborations with some of the largest digital and broadcast media properties and a wide range of high profile brands. Chris was the Chairman & CEO of Digital Broadcasting Group (DBG) prior to its acquisition by Alloy Digital in April, 2013. There he oversaw one of the top online video distribution networks that also specialize in the production and distribution of original branded video content across the web and other emerging platforms. Prior to starting DBG, Chris co-founded the online video advertising and management solutions company Klipmart, and grew it into the nation’s largest video rich media vendor taking advertiser’s TV commercials and putting them online. In 2006, under Chris’ leadership, Klipmart was subsequently sold to now Google-owned DoubleClick. Chris assumed the role of Executive Vice President of Rich Media at DoubleClick, where he worked to accelerate innovation in digital video and emerging advertising formats. Mr. Young received his BS from Skidmore College in 1996 and his MBA from RPI in 1997 cum laude.
CEO
2008 - 2013
EVP, Rich Media and Emerging
2006 - 2008