# Chris Spanos

> Chris Spanos is a Washington, DC-based entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of Urgently, and co-founder and CEO of Pane Technologies. His career spans local services at AOL, film production, roadside assistance and property technology. He received EY’s 2019 Mid-Atlantic Technology category Entrepreneur Of The Year award. His latest public biography identifies him as an advising CxO at Riparian Holdings.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Pane Technologies
- **Organizations:** Pane Technologies, Urgently, Riparian Holdings, Riparian Technologies, AOL, Repair.com, SeniorChecked, Animators at Law, MCI, Resultid.ai
- **Education:** University of Mary Washington
- **Known for:** Co-founded Urgently in 2013 and served as CEO until August 2022., Received EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 in the Mid-Atlantic region, Technology category., Led Urgently during its No. 12 ranking on the 2019 Inc. 5000 and No. 6 ranking on Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500.

## Career timeline

- **1995** — Co-founded Animators at Law, using digital animation for jury trials.
- **2007-2009** — Led AOL Local as general manager; his public biography credits him with turning around the division.
- **2008** — Producer credit on Daniel Ragussis’s short film Haber.
- **2010-2011** — Founded and led SeniorChecked; the business was acquired by N.E.W. in 2011.
- **2013** — Co-founded Urgently and became CEO.
- **2019** — Urgently announced a $21 million investment round including BMW i Ventures, Porsche Ventures and InMotion Ventures; Spanos won EY’s Mid-Atlantic Technology category entrepreneurship award.
- **2022-08-12** — Employment with Urgently ended; an advisory consulting agreement took effect.
- **2025-06** — Listed as CEO of Riparian Technologies and co-COO of Riparian Holdings for an AI in Real Estate event.
- **2026-08** — Listed as CEO and co-founder of Pane Technologies and advising CxO at Riparian Holdings in a property management conference biography.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Urgently in 2013 and served as CEO until August 2022.
- Received EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 in the Mid-Atlantic region, Technology category.
- Led Urgently during its No. 12 ranking on the 2019 Inc. 5000 and No. 6 ranking on Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500.
- Co-founded Pane Technologies, a municipal property compliance platform.
- Produced films featured at Sundance and SXSW.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — The SFR/BTR Property Management & Operations conference listed Spanos as Pane Technologies CEO, with an August 24 session titled Asset management: Know your numbers.
- **2025-06** — The AI in Real Estate conference listed Spanos as Riparian Technologies CEO and Riparian Holdings co-COO, on the AI in the HOT SEAT session agenda.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisspanos/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/chrisspanos

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Last updated: 2026-10-20