# Chris Anderson

> Chris Anderson is a Series D investor at Stripe (San Mateo) backing EdTech and Payments. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Stripe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stripe)
- Location: San Mateo, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dchrisanderson/

Chris Anderson is a Series D investor at Stripe in San Mateo focused on EdTech and Payments. Chris Anderson is the former VP of Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Franklin Templeton. Currently, he works at Stripe in Finance and Strategy. Mr. Anderson attended Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 14% |
| Payments | 1 | 14% |
| Software | 1 | 14% |
| Education | 1 | 14% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 14% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series D | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |
| Series E | 1 | 14% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SpotOn | SpotOn’s mission is to give small and midsize businesses a fighting chance, providing innovative software and payment solutions, supported by local and personal service, and delivered at a fair price. A leader in fully integrated restaurant management systems and small business technology, SpotOn offers end-to-end solutions which include marketing,website development, reservations, online ordering, appointments, eCommerce, digital loyalty, review management, as well as retail and restaurant point-of-sale (POS) solutions.Doron Friedman, Matt Hyman, and Zach Hyman co-founded SpotOn in 2017 and its headquarters is located in San Francisco, California. | $300M | Series F | May 18, 2022 |  |
| SpotOn | SpotOn’s mission is to give small and midsize businesses a fighting chance, providing innovative software and payment solutions, supported by local and personal service, and delivered at a fair price. A leader in fully integrated restaurant management systems and small business technology, SpotOn offers end-to-end solutions which include marketing,website development, reservations, online ordering, appointments, eCommerce, digital loyalty, review management, as well as retail and restaurant point-of-sale (POS) solutions.Doron Friedman, Matt Hyman, and Zach Hyman co-founded SpotOn in 2017 and its headquarters is located in San Francisco, California. | $300M | Series E | Sep 13, 2021 |  |
| SpotOn | SpotOn’s mission is to give small and midsize businesses a fighting chance, providing innovative software and payment solutions, supported by local and personal service, and delivered at a fair price. A leader in fully integrated restaurant management systems and small business technology, SpotOn offers end-to-end solutions which include marketing,website development, reservations, online ordering, appointments, eCommerce, digital loyalty, review management, as well as retail and restaurant point-of-sale (POS) solutions.Doron Friedman, Matt Hyman, and Zach Hyman co-founded SpotOn in 2017 and its headquarters is located in San Francisco, California. | $125M | Series D | May 25, 2021 |  |
| Newsela | Newsela is an Edtech startup that takes real and new content from trusted providers and turns it into learning materials. | $100M | Series D | Feb 25, 2021 |  |
| SpotOn | SpotOn’s mission is to give small and midsize businesses a fighting chance, providing innovative software and payment solutions, supported by local and personal service, and delivered at a fair price. A leader in fully integrated restaurant management systems and small business technology, SpotOn offers end-to-end solutions which include marketing,website development, reservations, online ordering, appointments, eCommerce, digital loyalty, review management, as well as retail and restaurant point-of-sale (POS) solutions.Doron Friedman, Matt Hyman, and Zach Hyman co-founded SpotOn in 2017 and its headquarters is located in San Francisco, California. | $60M | Series C | Sep 23, 2020 |  |
| SpotOn | SpotOn’s mission is to give small and midsize businesses a fighting chance, providing innovative software and payment solutions, supported by local and personal service, and delivered at a fair price. A leader in fully integrated restaurant management systems and small business technology, SpotOn offers end-to-end solutions which include marketing,website development, reservations, online ordering, appointments, eCommerce, digital loyalty, review management, as well as retail and restaurant point-of-sale (POS) solutions.Doron Friedman, Matt Hyman, and Zach Hyman co-founded SpotOn in 2017 and its headquarters is located in San Francisco, California. | $50M | Series B | Mar 11, 2020 |  |
| SpotOn | SpotOn’s mission is to give small and midsize businesses a fighting chance, providing innovative software and payment solutions, supported by local and personal service, and delivered at a fair price. A leader in fully integrated restaurant management systems and small business technology, SpotOn offers end-to-end solutions which include marketing,website development, reservations, online ordering, appointments, eCommerce, digital loyalty, review management, as well as retail and restaurant point-of-sale (POS) solutions.Doron Friedman, Matt Hyman, and Zach Hyman co-founded SpotOn in 2017 and its headquarters is located in San Francisco, California. | $40M | Series A | Jun 11, 2019 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dragoneer Investment Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dragoneer-investment-group) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [DST Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-sky-technologies-fo) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [01 Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/01-advisors-01) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Mubadala](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mubadala-investment-company-e9c0) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Chan Zuckerberg Initiative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chan-zuckerberg-initiative) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Stripe

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the Internet. Stripe is a platform for commercial finance infrastructure. Stripe is used by millions of businesses, ranging from the biggest corporations in the world to the most ambitious startups, to take payments, increase revenue, and open up new business prospects.

5 contacts available at Stripe.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angelia Muller | Partnerships | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelia-muller |
| Ben Eidelson | Project manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-eidelson |
| Chris Anderson | Finance & Strategy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-anderson-f6a7 |
| Katie Dill | Head of Design | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katie-dill |
| Maia Josebachvili | M&A and Investing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maia-josebachvili |

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## FAQ

### What does Chris Anderson invest in?

Chris Anderson invests primarily in EdTech, Payments and Software startups, most often at Series D and Series A stage. Most of the 7 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 Chris Anderson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chris Anderson closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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