# Chris Messina, Angel Investor

Investor in Emeryville, California

## About Chris Messina, Angel Investor

Chris Messina is an angel investor with backing spread across social commerce, developer tools, media, and AI-driven products. His recent investments include Hypercubic, VMind AI, Racket, and Uptime.

His investments have concentrated in pre-seed and seed rounds, with those startups collectively raising anywhere from roughly $2 million to $5.3 million in total funding.

Chris currently serves as General Partner at Ride Home Fund. He has also spent more than a decade shaping social technologies and product experiences, perhaps best known for creating the hashtag.

## People

- **Chris Messina**, Angel Investor

## Key Facts

- **Location:** Emeryville, California
- **Investor Type:** Angel Investor

## Investment Industries

- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- E-Commerce
- Technology/Web/App

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