# Chris Adamo

> Chris Adamo is a seed investor at WhereBy.Us (Miami Beach) backing Software and Video. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [WhereBy.Us](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/whereby-us-the-new-tropic)
- Location: Miami Beach, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamochris/
- Website: https://linktr.ee/chrisadamo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christopheradamo

Chris Adamo is a seed investor at WhereBy.Us in Miami Beach focused on Software and Video. Chris Adamo is the Chief Business Officer of WhereBy.Us Chris has an MBA and BS from Binghamton University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$5.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 44% |
| Video | 2 | 22% |
| Media and Entertainment | 2 | 22% |
| Apps | 1 | 11% |
| Local | 1 | 11% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 56% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 22% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Capsule | Founded in 2021 by Champ Bennett and Joseph Jorgensen, Capsule is designed to help businesses meet the growing demand for video. Built with CapsuleScript, a first-of-its-kind markup language for video that automates video post-production and makes desktop-quality video possible from any device with a browser, Capsule makes it easy to crowdsource,edit and distribute video. Try it at Capsule.video.Capsule has raised funding from top investors in the AI and creative tools space, including Array Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Swift Ventures, Clark Valberg (Founder of InVision), Amjad Masad (CEO, Replit), Arash Ferdowsi (CTO, Dropbox), Kyle Parrish (Head of Sales, Figma), Mike Mignano (ex-Head of Audio & Video, Spotify), Roy Raanani (Co-Founder, Chorus.ai) and Sahil Lavingia (Founder, Gumroad). | $5.7M | Seed | Feb 14, 2023 |  |
| Friendly Apps | Friendly Apps is to create a suite of apps with a different set of values that are targeted toward helping people with both their physical and mental health in new ways. | $3M | Seed | May 26, 2022 |  |
| Acorns | Acorns is a finance company that allows individuals to round up purchases and automatically invest the change. It allows customers to automatically invest in a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some asset managers including Vanguard and BlackRock.Acorns was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Irvine,California. |  |  | Dec 01, 2019 |  |
| Acorns | Acorns is a finance company that allows individuals to round up purchases and automatically invest the change. It allows customers to automatically invest in a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some asset managers including Vanguard and BlackRock.Acorns was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Irvine,California. |  |  | Aug 19, 2019 |  |
| Epic Games | Epic Games is an American video game and software company that creates games and offers its game engine technology to other developers. It specializes in developing games and engine technology and operates a game store that empowers others to make quality games and 3D content, thereby providing game developers the ability to build high-fidelity,interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and virtual reality devices. | $1.3B |  | Oct 26, 2018 |  |
| Inside.com | Inside.com is the only source you'll need for daily roundups and analysis of the latest news and trends in the world of business, tech, and venture capital. Inside Network of Newsletters are designed for the up-and-coming entrepreneur and creator, as well as for the C-Suite executive looking to keep finger on the pulse of what's happeningin the industry. With curated news stories, topic deep dives, and founder interviews, you'll find that Inside is the one news source you'll need to stay in-touch, ahead of game, and inspired to be at least 1% better everyday. Subscribing to Inside is free, try it today at Inside.com |  | Seed | Aug 06, 2018 |  |
| Caribu | Caribu is a family video calling and reading platform that provides an engaging long-distance communication experience for kids. It integrates children’s picture books into a simple, child-friendly video calling app. It also brings together interactivity and education to create a communication tool for the modern family.Caribu was founded in 2016and is headquartered in Miami, Florida. |  | Seed | Sep 05, 2017 |  |
| WhereBy.Us | WhereBy.Us creates media and technology products that help people connect and engage in their cities. We're building a toolkit for local engagement that reimagines local media for a generation of globally minded, highly mobile curious locals.Today, we have brands running on our platform in five cities around the US: Miami(www.thenewtropic.com) Orlando (www.pulp.town) Pittsburgh (www.theincline.com) Portland (www.bridgeliner.com) Seattle (www.theevergrey.com) |  | Seed | Aug 01, 2016 |  |
| WhereBy.Us | WhereBy.Us creates media and technology products that help people connect and engage in their cities. We're building a toolkit for local engagement that reimagines local media for a generation of globally minded, highly mobile curious locals.Today, we have brands running on our platform in five cities around the US: Miami(www.thenewtropic.com) Orlando (www.pulp.town) Pittsburgh (www.theincline.com) Portland (www.bridgeliner.com) Seattle (www.theevergrey.com) | $2M | Seed | Jun 01, 2016 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [305 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/305-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Altimeter Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altimeter-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Array Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/array-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AXiomatic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axiomatic-gaming) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [1745 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertelsmann-digital-media-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Betaworks Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betaworks-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About WhereBy.Us

VC Fund · Miami, United States

WhereBy.Us creates media and technology products that help people connect and engage in their cities. We're building a toolkit for local engagement that reimagines local media for a generation of globally minded, highly mobile curious locals.Today, we have brands running on our platform in five cities around the US: Miami(www.thenewtropic.com) Orlando (www.pulp.town) Pittsburgh (www.theincline.com) Portland (www.bridgeliner.com) Seattle (www.theevergrey.com)

5 contacts available at WhereBy.Us.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Wingeier | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-wingeier |
| Ben DeJarnette | Local Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-dejarnette |
| Bruce Pinchbeck | Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruce-pinchbeck |
| Chris Adamo | Chief Business Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-adamo |
| Christopher Sopher | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-sopher-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Chris Adamo invest in?

Chris Adamo invests primarily in Software, Video and Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Chris Adamo's check size?

Chris Adamo typically joins rounds of $2M–$5.7M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Chris Adamo participates in.

### When did Chris Adamo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chris Adamo closed in Feb 2023. Shizune tracks 9 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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