# Christopher Gottschalk

> Christopher Gottschalk is a General Partner at Mouro Capital, a $400M fintech-focused venture capital firm headquartered in London and spun out of Banco Santander. Based in San Francisco, he anchors the firm's U.S. and Silicon Valley presence, bringing over 16 years of experience spanning investment banking at Cowen and Company, operations at Intel, early-stage investing at Menlo Ventures, and nearly seven years as a Principal at Blumberg Capital. At Mouro, he takes board seats at flagship portfolio companies including Upgrade, Trulioo, and Blueprint, applying a long-duration, multi-stage partnership model to back category-defining fintechs from seed through Series B and beyond.

- **Role:** General Partner at Mouro Capital
- **Organizations:** Mouro Capital, Blumberg Capital, Menlo Ventures, Santander InnoVentures, Intel, Cowen and Company, PlayPhone, Gilt Groupe, ngmoco
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Economics and Political Science (double major), University of California, Davis, MBA, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona
- **Known for:** General Partner at Mouro Capital, a $400M+ fintech VC with over $1B in cumulative commitments, Named Kauffman Finalist (2012), Anchors Mouro Capital's entire U.S./Silicon Valley presence as sole SF-based GP

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Operations Financial Analyst, Intel (Flash Products Division)
- **early career** — Investment Banking Analyst, TMT group at Cowen and Company (M&A and equity in digital media & communications)
- **early career** — Consulting work with technology startups including Gilt Groupe and ngmoco
- **early career** — Investor at Menlo Ventures (mobile, internet, gaming, software, e-commerce)
- **pre-2012** — Director of Corporate Development & Analytics at PlayPhone
- **2012** — Named Kauffman Finalist
- **~2012-2019** — Principal at Blumberg Capital, San Francisco (~7 years)
- **2019** — Appointed Senior Adviser at Santander InnoVentures to lead U.S. investment strategy
- **2020** — Joined Mouro Capital as General Partner; firm spun out of Santander InnoVentures
- **2021** — Led Mouro's participation in Blueprint's $16M Series B round
- **2021** — Mouro led Vesttoo's $15M Series B round
- **ongoing** — Board or observer roles at Upgrade, Trulioo, Blueprint, Bento, Blender, Earnup, Easyknock, Fundguard, Jassby, Lendio, Parsely, Roam Analytics, Sharegain, Simply Credit, Yotpo, Katapult

## Achievements

- General Partner at Mouro Capital, a $400M+ fintech VC with over $1B in cumulative commitments
- Named Kauffman Finalist (2012)
- Anchors Mouro Capital's entire U.S./Silicon Valley presence as sole SF-based GP
- Board or observer roles at 16+ portfolio companies across multiple funds
- Worked alongside Manuel Silva Martinez to build Santander InnoVentures' transatlantic investment strategy
- Oversaw investments in marquee portfolio companies Upgrade, Trulioo, and Blueprint

## Latest updates

- **2021-11** — Mouro Capital led Vesttoo's $15M Series B round
- **2021-09** — Participated in Blueprint Title's $16M Series B round
- **2020-08** — Joined Mouro Capital as General Partner following spinout from Santander InnoVentures

## Links

- Website: https://mourocapital.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cmgottschalk
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cmgottschalk

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