Chris Riccomini, Angel Investor

Chris Riccomini is General Partner at Materialized View Capital, investing in early‑stage infrastructure startups. He has also been an active seed investor since 2015, backing companies such as Confluent, Prefect, Meroxa, and Anomalo, with a portfolio spanning data infrastructure, developer tools, and enterprise software. Previously, Chris was a Distinguished Software Engineer at WePay, where he led data engineering and architecture, and earlier a Staff Software Engineer at LinkedIn. He also co‑authored The Missing README (No Starch Press), a guide to essential skills for software engineers. His career reflects a consistent focus on building and scaling data systems while supporting founders through both technical and investment expertise. As an angel investor, his portfolio includes Cimba.ai, TigerBeetle, Dgraph Labs, Anomalo, Tabular, Stemma, Meroxa, and StarTree, highlighting his interest in startups innovating in data infrastructure and applied AI.