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Chris Pizzo

General Partner at Druid Ventures

Tampa, Florida

Overview 

Chris Pizzo is the Founding Partner at Druid Ventures in Tampa, Florida, with a focus on venture capital, early-stage startups, entrepreneurship, and fundraising. With a background in business administration and entrepreneurship, Chris has successfully led investments in sectors like cybersecurity and web3/crypto, and has held key roles at SCP & CO, Embarc Collective, and VitalStream Networks. Chris Pizzo's career highlights include founding Druid Ventures as a Co-Founder & General Partner, where he has demonstrated expertise in leadership, strategy, and business development, and his role as Vice President at SCP & CO, showcasing his skills in corporate finance and investment management.

Work Experience 

  • ARK Digital Asset Innovation Fund

    2025 - Current

    Member of the IC and GP. Overseeing fundraising initiatives, cultivating and maintaining investor relationships, and managing the end-to-end investment lifecycle, including deal sourcing, selection, and providing strategic post-funding support to portfolio companies.

ARK Invest holds a precision lens on thematic investing.

  • Co-Founder & General Partner

    2022

Druid Ventures is an Early-Stage Web3 Venture Fund.

  • Principal

    2020 - 2024

SCP & CO is a private investment firm that offers private equity, mergers, acquisitions, and corporate finance.

  • Corporate Secretary

    2021 - 2023

  • Business Development and Coaching Manager

    2019 - 2020

Embarc Collective helps startup talent build bold, scalable, thriving companies.

  • Associate

    2015 - 2019

Murray-Bertron offers investing in private equity, venture capital and real estate.

  • Co-Founder

    2014 - 2015

    VitalStreams provides the tools to motivate patients to monitor their conditions at home, therefore improving clinical outcomes and reducing acute care hospitalizations. VitalStreams does this by aggregating and deploying the latest in health technologies, from devices to mobile apps, to patients in their home. By providing better chronic care management, we reduce healthcare costs for insurers, providers and patients alike.

  • Consultant

    2014 - 2015

  • Consultant

    2013 - 2015

  • Intern

    2013 - 2013

TechWomen Rising Accelerator is a program exclusively for women-led startups.

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