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Christopher Calicott
Managing Director at Trammell Venture Partners
Austin, Texas
Overview
Christopher Calicott is the Managing Director at Trammell Venture Partners in Austin, Texas, overseeing investments in sectors like cybersecurity and AI. He has served as a Board Observer for companies like Kraken Digital Asset Exchange and Unchained Capital, and actively mentors at Techstars and Capital Factory.
Calicott's career highlights include leading investments in companies like Unchained (Series B) and serving on the board of StyleSage, while also holding key roles within the Texas Blockchain Council and the Texas Work Group on Blockchain Matters.
Work Experience
Managing Director
2016 - Current
Trammell Venture Partners is a venture capital firm investing in seed- and early-stage Bitcoin protocol stack and applied AI startup companies which we support with deep technical expertise and an innovative investment approach. We are based in Central Texas, but we look for high-potential investment opportunities globally.
Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) is an Austin-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage Bitcoin and Lightning Network startups.
Portfolio Manager, Alternative Investments
2018
Board Observer
2016
Board Observer
2019
Board Member
2022
Mentor
2017
Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.
Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.
Mentor
2017
Capital Factory is a venture capital firm and an accelerator that seeks to invest in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage companies.
Financial Services Committee Chair
2020 - 2023
The Texas Blockchain Council is a trade association whose mandate is to make Texas the best place to found or to build a Bitcoin or blockchain company.
Texas Blockchain Council focuses to educate members of government about the benefits of blockchain technology.
Financial Services Subgroup Co-Chair
2021 - 2022
Appointment by Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Member Board Of Directors
2016 - 2022
Acquired by publicly traded firm Dassault Systèmes subsidiary Centric Software.
Board Observer
2016 - 2016
StyleSage is a strategic analytics SaaS platform that helps fashion retailers and brands with critical in-and-next season decisions.
Raised $4,249,624.00 from Trammell Ventures, David Segura, Gagnon Securities, Bright Pixel (formerly Sonae IM), TVP, Christopher Calicott, Techstars, Partnership Fund for New York City and Gagnon Securities.
Education
International MBA Graduate, Class of 2014
2013 - 2014
French Language
2009 - 2012
Level I-II
2011
Investments
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