# Christopher Coleman

> Christopher Coleman is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Clutch (withclutch.com), a San Francisco-based fintech company transforming how credit unions compete in the digital age. A MIT mechanical engineering graduate and Stanford MBA, Coleman co-founded Carlypso (a Y Combinator-backed used-car marketplace sold to Carvana in 2017) before joining Carvana as Senior Product Director and then launching Clutch in 2020 with co-founder Nicholas Hinrichsen. Clutch has raised $106 million in total funding, including a $65M Series B in January 2025 led by Alkeon Capital with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, and now serves 150+ credit unions - including 6 of the top 10 largest in the country - having facilitated over $10 billion in consumer loans and deposits.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CPO at Clutch
- **Organizations:** Clutch (WithClutch), Carlypso, Carvana, McKinsey & Company, CODA Automotive, McLaren Group, Catterton Partners
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MBA, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-Founded Carlypso, a Y Combinator-backed used car marketplace that raised $10M and was acquired by Carvana in 2017, Carlypso became a Harvard/Stanford Graduate School of Business case study in 2016, Co-Founded Clutch (2020), which has raised $106M in total funding including $65M Series B

## Career timeline

- **2003-2007** — MIT - BS in Mechanical Engineering
- **2007-2010** — McKinsey & Company - Business Analyst
- **2010-2011** — CODA Automotive - Manager of Strategic Programs
- **2011-2013** — Stanford Graduate School of Business - MBA
- **2012** — McLaren Group (UK) - Summer Intern, customer analysis and segmentation
- **2012** — Catterton Partners - Summer MBA Associate
- **2013-2017** — Co-Founded Carlypso - Y Combinator-backed peer-to-peer used car marketplace, raised $10M
- **2016** — Carlypso became a Stanford GSB case study
- **2017** — Carlypso sold to Carvana
- **2017-2020** — Carvana - Director then Senior Product Director, front-end consumer experience
- **2020** — Co-Founded Clutch (WithClutch) with Nicholas Hinrichsen
- **2022** — Clutch raised $41M Series A within 2 years of founding
- **2025-01** — Clutch raised $65M Series B led by Alkeon Capital, with Andreessen Horowitz and TruStage Ventures

## Achievements

- Co-Founded Carlypso, a Y Combinator-backed used car marketplace that raised $10M and was acquired by Carvana in 2017
- Carlypso became a Harvard/Stanford Graduate School of Business case study in 2016
- Co-Founded Clutch (2020), which has raised $106M in total funding including $65M Series B
- Clutch serves 150+ credit unions, including 6 of the top 10 largest in the U.S.
- Clutch has facilitated over $10 billion in consumer loans and deposits
- Clutch named Best Loan Origination Platform in 2025 FinTech Breakthrough Awards
- Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Alkeon Capital, and TruStage Ventures
- Partnerships with 31 out of 33 credit union leagues nationwide

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Clutch secured $65M Series B funding led by Alkeon Capital Management, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz and TruStage Ventures, bringing total funding to $106M
- **2025-01** — Clutch named Best Loan Origination Platform in 2025 FinTech Breakthrough Awards
- **2026-01** — Clutch committed $1,000,000 toward credit union mission initiatives for 2026

## Links

- Website: https://withclutch.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-coleman-a316696
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/withclutch

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Last updated: 2026-05-27