Chris Ahn
Private Equity Investor at Index Venture Management (US), Inc.
Profile
Chris is a Partner at Haun Ventures.
Chris started his career at Morgan Stanley and later joined Hellman & Friedman, an investment firm with over $80 billion AUM.
It was there that he discovered open source, which led him to join GitHub in 2015.
At GitHub, Chris was involved in numerous initiatives, including helping to start and lead the Strategic Finance and Business Operations teams, creating the company’s first operating plan, helping to scale the sales team, launching the marketplace product, and leading the acquisition with Microsoft.
After the GitHub acquisition, Chris became a Partner at Index Ventures to invest in the next generation of community-led businesses.
He helped sponsor Index’s investments in Notion and Figma and later spearheaded their crypto efforts, including their investment in Fireblocks.
Chris is originally from Korea and has a B.S.
in Foreign Service for International Economics from Georgetown University.
Chris Ahn active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Index Venture Management (US), Inc.
Index Venture Management (US), Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2011, Index Venture Management (US), Inc. is a venture capital firm located in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Index Venture Management SA | Private Equity Investor | 2018-11-30 |
Haun Ventures Management LP
Haun Ventures Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Haun Ventures Management LP (Haun Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Kathryn Haun. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2021-12-31 |
Former positions of Chris Ahn
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GitHub, Inc.
GitHub, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services GitHub, Inc. is a software development company. The company was founded by Michael Hartl, P. J. Hyett, Tom Preston-Werner, Christopher Wanstrath, Scott Chacon and Long Nguyen in October 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2018-12-30 |
Hellman & Friedman LLC
Hellman & Friedman LLC Investment ManagersFinance Hellman & Friedman LLC (Hellman & Friedman) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Warren Hellman and Tully Friedman. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Analyst | - |
Training of Chris Ahn
Georgetown University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Hellman & Friedman LLC
Hellman & Friedman LLC Investment ManagersFinance Hellman & Friedman LLC (Hellman & Friedman) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Warren Hellman and Tully Friedman. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
GitHub, Inc.
GitHub, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services GitHub, Inc. is a software development company. The company was founded by Michael Hartl, P. J. Hyett, Tom Preston-Werner, Christopher Wanstrath, Scott Chacon and Long Nguyen in October 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Index Venture Management (US), Inc.
Index Venture Management (US), Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2011, Index Venture Management (US), Inc. is a venture capital firm located in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Index Venture Management SA | Finance |
Haun Ventures Management LP
Haun Ventures Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Haun Ventures Management LP (Haun Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Kathryn Haun. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
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