Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 4
CB Rank (Investor) 91,721
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner

Chris Cooper joined Pelion Venture Partners in 2007. Chris has over seventeen years of operational experience in the software industry and has held senior positions in sales management, field marketing, business development, and engineering.

Most recently, he was Director of Partner Engineering and Developer Services at Novell, Inc. where he

was responsible for the companies partner support and certification programs. Chris also served as General Manager of Novell's Strategic Alliances, in which role he was responsible for the company's relationships with global business partners, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, EMC, and Cisco Systems. Chris served as both a business and technical adviser for Novell Ventures and managed relationships between the fund's portfolio companies and industry leaders.

Prior to joining Novell, Chris served as East Coast Regional Sales Director for the WordPerfect Corporation. Chris serves on the board of directors of the Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association. He studied at the University of Utah and the University of Phoenix.

Number of Partner Investments 4
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Mar 23, 2023
Britive
Pelion Venture Partners
Yes
Series B - Britive
$20.5M
Jun 15, 2021
Macrometa
Pelion Venture Partners
Yes
Series A - Macrometa
$20M
Oct 2, 2018
Arcadia Data
Pelion Venture Partners
Yes
Series B - Arcadia Data
$15M
Aug 18, 2008
Replay Solutions
Pelion Venture Partners
Series B - Replay Solutions
$11M
Number of Current Jobs 3
Number of Past Jobs 1
Chris Cooper has 3 current jobs including Director at Macrometa, General Partner at Pelion Venture Partners, and Director, Developer Services & Global Partner Engineering at Novell. Additionally, Chris Cooper has had 1 past job as the General Manger, Strategic Alliances at Novell.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Novell
General Manger, Strategic Alliances19962002
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 4
Chris Cooper holds 4 board and advisor roles including Board Director at DNN Corp (DotNetNuke), Board Observer at Replay Solutions, and Board Member at ObservePoint.
Number of News Articles 29
FundDec 14, 2021
Alayzain Rizavi raised a new fund: Pelion Venture Partners VII ($368,000,000)
NewsJan 31, 2020
NewsJan 2, 2020
NewsOct 14, 2019