Christopher Tsai
Founder of Resolve
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder & CEO
2018 - Current
With Resolve, B2B suppliers can finally offer hassle-free payment terms to their customers without "being the bank". Resolve spun out of Affirm and is backed by top investors. To find out more, reach out or visit us at www.resolvepay.com
Resolve is a B2B payments platform that offers buy now, pay later billing for business purchases.
Raised $85,000,000.00 from Insight Partners, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Toy Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Initialized Capital, Haystack, KSD Capital, SV Angel and Eudemian Ventures.
Entrepreneur In Residence
2017 - 2018
HVF is Max Levchin’s startup studio that launched Yelp, Glow, and Affirm. HARD. Harness an exceptional technology. VALUABLE. Solve significant problems. FUN. Operate with passion to help build the world we want to live in. http://hvflabs.com/
HVF Labs is a company creation lab, founded by Max Levchin. We build companies with the teams that will operate them.
Advisor
2017 - 2017
Affirm is a financial technology services company that offers installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.
Raised $2,020,000,000.00 from PGIM Fixed Income.
Co-Founder & CEO
2012 - 2017
Accept pre-orders with Celery (www.trycelery.com). Celery customers include Proctor & Gamble, Taser, Disney, Timex and thousands of businesses that use Celery's pre-order e-commerce & payment tools to bring their products to life. Get in touch at help@trycelery.com. Celery is venture-backed by Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Elementum Ventures, Max Levchin, SV Angel and other top investors.
Host a crowdfunding or pre-order campaign on your website with two lines of code.
Vice President Business Development / Product (Groupon China)
2011 - 2011
Led business development, sales operations, and product initiatives for Groupon’s market entry into China. Headed commerce platform strategy, including product workflows for mobile, CRM and payment processing.
Groupon is a deal-of-the-day website that offers discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies.
Raised $1,387,000,000.00 from MIG Capital, RTP Global and Atairos.
Investment Officer
2009 - 2011
Operationalized Obama Administration clean technology investment fund and implemented policies for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Structured utility-scale project finance investments in partnership with the White House and Dept. of Treasury.
Private Equity
2008 - 2009
Structured and evaluated leveraged buyout and growth capital investments for $5 billion technology private equity firm. Led business and market diligence streams by managing teams of consultants, lawyers, accountants, and bankers.
Francisco Partners is a global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology and technology-enabled businesses.
Raised $80,581,180.00 from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Blackstone Group.
Investment Banking
2006 - 2008
Advised clients on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs and financings focused on the financial technology space.
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth companies in the technology and healthcare industries.