Type of investor | Early stage VC |
Typical investment size | $500k - $1M |
Typical investments in a year | 10 |
Locations of interest | |
Credentials | Accredited Investor |
Investments made | Bloglovin, Summly, Hole19, AdoreMe, Patterns, KeyMe, interact.io, Mitoo, Bluwan, Busbud |
Board seats | Bloglovin, KeyMe, Hole19, Bluwan |
Advisory positions | Appsmart, Vyclone, Summly |
Investor
Christian has over 16 years of operating experience in technology companies, developing and scaling products and businesses internationally. Prior to co-founding White Star Capital, Christian worked at Facebook and led the international expansion of the company’s Business Development, Platform and Gaming Partnerships groups. He previously held leadership roles in the U.S. and Europe at Google and Microsoft and started his career in technology at MicroStrategy, a startup he joined prior to its 1999 IPO. Christian has worked closely with entrepreneurs and leading VCs and has been an active angel investor and advisor. He serves on the Board of Advisors of Seedcamp and the Digital Task Force for the EVCA and is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.
Christian holds a degree in Economics from Duke University and an MBA from The Wharton School. Born in El Salvador and having grown up across Latin America, the U.S. and Europe, he now resides in London with his wife and three children.