Chris Sheehan

Bio

Chris is a managing director of CommonAngels, joining the group in 2005. Over the past 5 years, he has led CommonAngels investments in, and is either a board member or observer at: Carbonite, Powerhouse Dynamics, OwnerIQ, Xconomy, Insightix, Practically Green, and GateRocket. He is also responsible for leading CommonAngels investments in Blaze Software, Yieldbot and Offerpop. Previously, Chris founded Newburyport Partners, a consulting firm that works with investors and their portfolio companies. Chris also served as a venture partner at Industry Ventures where he was actively involved in the acquisition and management of secondary venture investment portfolios. Prior to starting Newburyport Partners, Chris was a Director of Corporate Development for BEA Systems, the fastest software company to ever reach $1 billion in revenue. Prior to BEA, Chris led the private equity practice for the startup research firm, Stax Inc. Chris also spent six years with the top ranked investment bank in Australia and co-founded an investment firm, Northstate Partners. He started his career as an equity analyst focusing on the oil and gas sector. Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Queensland, Australia.