Chris Morales
Partner at Point72 Ventures
Washington, District of Columbia
Overview
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.