# Chipper Boulas

> Chipper Boulas is a angel investor at Firestartr (New York) backing Retail and E-Commerce. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Firestartr](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firestartr-co)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2011
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cboulas/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/chipper_b

Chipper Boulas is a angel investor at Firestartr in New York focused on Retail and E-Commerce. Chipper is an experienced Internet executive, investor and advisor. He led Corporate Strategy for eBay in Silicon Valley, developing their first mobile strategy and spearheading over $3 billion in strategic acquisitions, including Skype and Shopping.com. He co-founded and built McKinsey’s global Mobile Commerce Initiative to over $100m inrevenues, co-built Booz-Allen’s Jakarta office, and started his career as a telecoms engineer with Rockwell. Chipper brings expertise in innovative e-commerce/marketplaces and mobile/social consumer services, and he connects Firestartr globally to the US and Asia.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Subscription Service | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Manpacks | Manpacks.com is a web-based service for the delivery of men's essentials, including underwear, razors, condoms, grooming and other products from top-name brands such as Calvin Klein, Champion, Gillette, Saxx, Grooming Lounge, and PACT. Scheduled deliveries occur on 3-month intervals with customers managing their service via dashboardswhere they modify upcoming orders, delay shipments, or "ship now" to receive products right away. | $500K | Angel | Aug 01, 2011 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hinge Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hinge-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Firestartr

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Firestartr helps the most promising digital entrepreneurs take their companies from seed stage to Series A and beyond. Beyond providing capital, they draw on their entrepreneurial successes and senior operational experience with leading technology companies to support sustainable growth in their portfolio. Their deep domain expertise, combinedwith an unrivalled network of advisors, enable us to make meaningful connections at the right time and propel companies with hands-on support.

5 contacts available at Firestartr.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Axel Wehr | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axel-wehr |
| Chipper Boulas | Co-Founder, Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chipper-boulas |
| Mark Mitchell | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-mitchell-8 |
| Rachel Finegold | Investment Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rachel-finegold |
| Rachel Finegold | Investment Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rachel-finegold-d304 |

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## FAQ

### What does Chipper Boulas invest in?

Chipper Boulas invests primarily in Retail, E-Commerce and Subscription Service startups, most often at Angel stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Chipper Boulas last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chipper Boulas closed in Aug 2011. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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