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Chris Morales

Partner at Point72 Ventures

Washington, District of Columbia

Overview 

Chris Morales is a Partner at Point72 Ventures in Washington, D.C., with a background in military aviation and leadership. He has held key roles at prestigious organizations like Point72 Ventures and Goldman Sachs, showcasing expertise in operational planning and strategic leadership. Morales' career highlights include serving as a Partner at Point72 Ventures and holding roles at notable companies like Goldman Sachs, demonstrating a strong background in finance and investment.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2024 - Current

    Defense Tech

  • Principal

    2023 - 2024

  • Vice President

    2020 - 2023

    Early-Stage investor in Defense Tech and Cybersecurity. Investments include Shield AI, Vannevar Labs, Stoke Space, Saronic, Cape, Regent, Overland AI, Apex Space, Starfish Space, Rune Technologies and others in stealth.

Point72 Ventures is an every-stage global VC fund that focuses on fintech, deep tech, and enterprise investments.

  • Board Member

    2025

    Series C Lead

  • Investor

    2024

    Series B

Apex manufactures smallsat buses for commercial and government customers.

Raised $122,000,000.00 from Toyota Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, Upfront Ventures, Ravelin Capital, XYZ Venture Capital, Avalon Capital Group, CRV, Point72 Ventures and Outsiders Fund.

  • Board Member

    2023

    Seed Lead

Overland AI is a manufacturer and developer of autonomous navigation for off-road autonomous vehicles.

Raised $10,000,000.00 from Shasta Ventures, Cubit Capital, Point72 Ventures, Voyager Capital, Pioneer Square Labs and Ascend.

  • Board Observer

    2025

  • Investor

    2021

    Series A

  • Board Observer

    2020

    Series C Lead

Shield AI is an artificial intelligence company that aims to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems.

Raised $1,073,144,999.00 from Cacti.

  • Investor

    2023

    Series A

Regent develops and manufactures all-electric seagliders for high-speed regional coastal transportation.

Raised $87,000,000.00 from MOL Switch.

  • Investor

    2022

    Seed

Saronic designs and manufactures unmanned surface vehicles for maritime security and domain awareness.

Raised $245,000,000.00 from 8VC, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Silent Ventures, Elad Gil, Caffeinated Capital and NightDragon.

  • Investor

    2021

    Series A Co-Lead

Vannevar Labs is a technology startup providing defense and national security technologies for critical national security problems.

Raised $87,000,000.00 from Felicis, General Catalyst, DFJ Growth, Point72 Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, Shield Capital and Aloft VC.

  • Term Member

    2022

Council on Foreign Relations operates as a non-partisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher.

Raised $2,312,565.00 from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

  • Board Observer

    2020 - 2025

    Acquired by Watchtower

ActZero.ai is a managed detection and response platform that specializes in cybersecurity services.

Raised $40,000,000.00 from Arceau.

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