# Chris Combs

> Chris Combs is a Boston-based entrepreneur who co-founded LinkSquares with Vishal Sunak in 2015 after their experience at Backupify exposed the difficulty of understanding signed customer contracts. His work has included customer discovery, sales, strategic partnerships and business development. Previously a co-founder and COO of Ucloser, he became LinkSquares interim CEO in February 2025; the company appointed Bill Hewitt interim CEO in March 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder of LinkSquares; former interim CEO
- **Organizations:** LinkSquares, Backupify, Ucloser
- **Education:** Centre College, University of London
- **Known for:** Co-founded Ucloser and subsequently LinkSquares., Helped establish LinkSquares’s early customer discovery and sales work., Held senior business development and chief business officer roles at LinkSquares.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Co-founded Ucloser, a real estate transaction management software company; served as COO.
- **2012** — Ucloser closed a seed round with 20 investors, mostly angels, as described in his January 2013 essay.
- **2014** — Worked at Backupify when Datto acquired the company in late 2014; the acquisition exposed the contract analysis problem that inspired LinkSquares.
- **2015** — Co-founded LinkSquares in Boston with Vishal Sunak; concentrated on discovery and sales.
- **2016** — Appeared on SalesQualia as LinkSquares co-founder and COO, discussing customer development, fundraising and legal debt.
- **2019** — LinkSquares announced a $4.8 million seed extension.
- **2020** — LinkSquares raised a $14.5 million Series A and extended into pre-signature contracting with Finalize.
- **2021** — LinkSquares raised a $40 million Series B; Combs discussed its founding with Jeremy Small in The Legal Technologist.
- **2022** — LinkSquares announced a $100 million Series C led by G Squared.
- **2024** — Spoke at LegalTechTalk about customer problems, team building and employee ownership.
- **2025-02** — Appointed interim CEO on February 24, succeeding Vishal Sunak in daily leadership; previously chief business officer.
- **2025-06** — Appeared with Zach Posner on Legal(tech) Briefs to discuss LinkSquares and legal AI.
- **2026-03** — LinkSquares appointed Bill Hewitt interim CEO on March 10.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Ucloser and subsequently LinkSquares.
- Helped establish LinkSquares’s early customer discovery and sales work.
- Held senior business development and chief business officer roles at LinkSquares.
- Served as LinkSquares interim CEO beginning February 2025.
- Co-founded the company that announced a $100 million Series C in April 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — LinkSquares appointed Bill Hewitt interim CEO on March 10; Combs is described here as former interim CEO.
- **2025-12** — LinkSquares’s year-end review included a CEO statement from Combs and reported more than 1,300 teams and 13 million contracts on the platform.
- **2025-06** — The LegalTech Fund published a Legal(tech) Briefs interview with Combs and Zach Posner on June 10.
- **2025-05** — Ansarada published a customer story featuring Combs discussing LinkSquares fundraising and secure document sharing on May 19.
- **2025-02** — LinkSquares announced Combs’s appointment as interim CEO on February 24.

## Links

- Website: https://www.christopherwcombs.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophercombs
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/chriscombs
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/combs/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christopherwcombs

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Last updated: 2026-10-21