Chris Hollod
Chris Hollod is a fund manager.[1] He works with Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary, and Ron Burkle to manage their venture capital fund, A-Grade Investments.[2]
Career
In addition to being the Managing Partner at A-Grade, Hollod works for The Yucaipa Companies and oversees Ron Burkle's venture capital investments[3] and has been referred to in the press as "Ron Burkle's right-hand man."[4]
Hollod is also a Founding Partner of Inevitable Ventures with D.A. Wallach.[5]
Hollod has been involved in more than 100 venture capital deals (Uber, AirBnB, Spotify, and SoundCloud)[6] and was named one of the 32 most influential investors of 2013 (outside Silicon Valley).[7] Fortune included Hollod in its "Meet the Uber Rich" article as an early investor in Uber.[8]
Hollod has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal[9] and LA Times as a venture capital expert[10] and he has also judged several start-up competitions including Global Startup Battle and Start-Up Weekend Los Angeles.[11]
Hollod sits on the board of directors of life/after/denim, a contemporary menswear and accessories brand backed by Ashton Kutcher, Ron Burkle, and Relativity Media. [12]
Prior to joining A-Grade Investments, Hollod worked in Investment Banking and Private Equity. Hollod graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Vanderbilt University with a degree in Economics.[13]
References
- ^ Yeung, Ken (November 7, 2012). "Startup Weekend begins its 2012 Global Startup Battle, aims to build 1,200 companies in over 130 cities". The Next Web.
- ^ "Chris Hollod". Crunchbase. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Global Startup Battle". Global StartUp Battle.
- ^ "Ashton Kutcher And Guy Oseary Launch Sound Ventures, The Successor To A-Grade Investments". Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Inevitable Ventures". Crunchbase.
- ^ "Inevitable Ventures". Crunchbase.
- ^ Selby, Monica. "32 Most Influential Investors of 2013 (Outside Silicon Valley)".
- ^ Griffith, Erin. "Meet the Uber Rich". fortune.com.
- ^ Kahn, Howie (23 February 2016). "Investor D.A. Wallach Aims to Make an Impact".
- ^ Dave, Paresh (1 February 2016). "Venture capitalists increase scrutiny on start-up deals amid stock market anxiety". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Startup Weekend Los Angeles". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ Vicki M. Young. "M3 Invests in Life/after/denim". www.wwd.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Chris Hollod". Crunchbase. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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