# Christopher Carey

> Christopher Carey is a Series A investor at Stripes (New York) backing Retail and Fashion. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Stripes](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stripesco)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 86%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-carey-08976019
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christophercarey86

Christopher Carey is a Series A investor at Stripes in New York focused on Retail and Fashion. Chris is focused on sourcing, executing, and supporting a number of Stripes Group’s consumer products and consumer internet investments. Chris works most closely with Stripes' partners Califia Farms, The Black Tux, Reformation, Levain Bakery, and Audio Network.Prior to joining Stripes, Chris founded an online mentor marketplace thatfacilitated industry-specific career advice and had a stint as an investment banker in New York.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 2 | 29% |
| Fashion | 2 | 29% |
| Fitness | 2 | 29% |
| Wellness | 2 | 29% |
| Health Care | 2 | 29% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Series B | 2 | 29% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |
| Secondary Market | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 71% |
| Canada | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vuori | Vuori offers a collection of apparel brand for men and women. It sells shorts, pants, tops, graphic T-shirts, gift cards, hats, and clothing for yoga instructors, surfers, cross-fit instructors, personal trainers, and individuals. Vuori offers its products through dealers in San Diego, Del Mar, and Solana Beach in California. Joseph Kudla foundedVuori on January 1, 2014, with its headquarters in Encinitas in California. | $825M | Secondary Market | Nov 08, 2024 |  |
| Katalyst | We remove the barriers to fitness to help everyone reach their full potential. | $26M | Series A | Oct 04, 2022 |  |
| BRUNT Workwear | BRUNT Workwear is a consumer brand that provides work boots and clothing. The company's product line includes abrasion-resistant boots, apparel, socks, insoles, hats, and gear made of moisture-wicking materials. | $20M | Series B | Feb 23, 2022 |  |
| Aviron Interactive | Aviron Interactive is a fitness company offering a rower with gamification features. It is a connected rowing machine designed with the user in mind. Short, high-intensity workouts save time, high resistance settings allow to include strength training along with cardio workout, and hundreds of content options to get motivated and keep engaged monthafter month. | $18.6M | Series A | Feb 23, 2022 |  |
| Harvest Hosts | Harvest Hosts provides membership network that invites self-contained RVers to stay overnight for free. | $37M |  | Mar 02, 2021 |  |
| The Black Tux | The Black Tux emerged from the founders' frustration with traditional tuxedo rental experiences, aiming to provide a modern, convenient alternative.The company's business model revolves around the e-commerce rental of high-quality formalwear. Customers can order suits and accessories online, which are delivered with free shipping bothways, arriving at least a week before the event. The Black Tux designs its line of tuxedos and suits, ensuring a better fit and style than conventional rental options. | $30M | Series C | Mar 09, 2018 |  |
| The Black Tux | The Black Tux emerged from the founders' frustration with traditional tuxedo rental experiences, aiming to provide a modern, convenient alternative.The company's business model revolves around the e-commerce rental of high-quality formalwear. Customers can order suits and accessories online, which are delivered with free shipping bothways, arriving at least a week before the event. The Black Tux designs its line of tuxedos and suits, ensuring a better fit and style than conventional rental options. | $25M | Series B | Sep 09, 2015 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Raine Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raine-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ABP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abp-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bolt](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bolt-io) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Califia Farms](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/califia-farms-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Erewhon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erewhon) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Esas Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/esas-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Stripes

VC Fund · New York, United States

Stripes is a growth equity firm that invests in enterprise and consumer businesses. Stripes’ software practice invests in leading horizontal and vertical software platforms servicing customers from SMB to Enterprise.

5 contacts available at Stripes.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bryan Gertzog | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bryan-gertzog |
| Christopher Carey | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-carey-2 |
| Gracie Zaro | Investor/Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gracie-zaro |
| Riadh Dridi | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riadh-dridi |
| Ron Doornink | Co-Investor & Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ron-doornink |

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## FAQ

### What does Christopher Carey invest in?

Christopher Carey invests primarily in Retail, Fashion and Fitness startups, most often at Series A and Series B 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 Christopher Carey last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Christopher Carey closed in Nov 2024. 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.

### 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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