# Chris Kryder

> Chris Kryder is a startup investor at Flare Capital Partners (Jersey City). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Flare Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flare-capitalpartners)
- Location: Jersey City, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-kryder-046157b

Chris Kryder is a startup investor at Flare Capital Partners in Jersey City. Dr. Chris Kryder is a proven leader in today’s healthcare information technology arena. Chris served as chairman of Valence Health from 2012 until its acquisition by Evolent Health (NYSE:EVH) in 2016. Previously, he founded and grew D2Hawkeye, selling the company to ISO, which merged its health care Information technology assets to form VeriskHealth. He continued to lead the company after it went public as Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK). He also co-founded Generation Health, the first Genetic-testing Benefits Manager (GBM), which was later sold to CVS Caremark.Chris earned his B.A. from the University of Buffalo, his M.D. from Georgetown University, and his MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He completed his internal medicine (primary care) medical residency at Harvard, and maintained his primary care medical practice at MIT until the late 1990s. He has been active on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, Division of Health, Science, and Technology for more than 25 years.

## About Flare Capital Partners

VC Fund · Boston, United States

Flare Capital Partners provides capital for early-stage and emerging healthcare technology companies. The firm invests across the United States, recognizing that healthcare technology innovation is occurring in many cities around the country.

5 contacts available at Flare Capital Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Thomas Mac Mahon | Executive Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-mac-mahon |
| Adam Bruce | Chief Financial Officer and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-bruce-3 |
| Bill Geary | Executive Partner Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-geary |
| Carter Prince | Flare Scholar | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carter-prince |
| Chris Kryder | Executive Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-kryder |

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