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Christopher Haire
Founder of Off the Grid Ventures
San Carlos, California
Overview
Christopher Haire is a seasoned Product Lead at Gemini and Assistant Audio Understanding at Off the Grid Ventures, with a background in product management at Google and various leadership roles in startups. Notable highlights include co-founding Chart and serving as CEO, as well as holding senior positions at DeNA and Lionside in the gaming industry.
Work Experience
Product Management
2016 - Current
Product Lead for Assistant and Gemini Speech. Previously the product lead for YouTube Gaming, Google Autocomplete, Android Google Search App, and Search Ads UI.
Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.
Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.
Co-founder and Partner
2016
Co-founder of Off the Grid Ventures; a seed-stage investment firm in San Francisco and Singapore.
Off The Grid Ventures focuses on women and foreign/immigrant founders in B2B Tech and Fintech
CEO & Co-founder
2015 - 2016
Chart helped employees optimize their sponsored commuter benefits and make money on their way to work. Led Chart from incorporation through acquisition by:
CTO
2014 - 2015
Led all product and engineering functions at RidePal. Developed architectural and commercial strategies to bring RidePal's technology to enterprises, consumers, operators, and developers.
CEO & Founder
2013 - 2014
Kuvet enabled jewelry artisans and merchants to efficiently build and monetize a community of customers.
Sr. Director of Product and Engineering
2011 - 2013
Led the global team of engineers and product managers who grew DeNA West's platform business into a $XXXM/quarter product.
VP of Engineering
2010 - 2011
Hired and directed multiple engineering teams to create engaging gameplay and game platforms. Led the engineering team from Lionside's first playable prototypes through acquisition by ngmoco:).
Manager of Professional Services
2006 - 2010
Held product, engineering, and financial responsibility for the global Professional Services team. Negotiated, designed, and delivered custom security auditing solutions for Fortune 500 customers.
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