# Chris Mitchell

> Chris Mitchell is a private equity investor at Spectrum Equity (Boston) backing Software and Sales. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Spectrum Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spectrum-equity-investors)
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-mitchell-39598589
- Website: https://www.spectrumequity.com/team/chris-mitchell

Chris Mitchell is a private equity investor at Spectrum Equity in Boston focused on Software and Sales. MANAGING DIRECTOR at Spectrum Equity, Chris joined the firm in 2001 and is a Managing Director. His investment focus includes Internet-enabled information services, software, and financial technology. Before joining Spectrum, Chris worked at TA Associates and Monitor Clipper Partners. He serves as a Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of EasternMassachusetts and is a Charter Trustee of The Roxbury Latin School. Chris received an AB in Classics, cum laude, from Princeton University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| Sales | 1 | 33% |
| Sports | 1 | 33% |
| Analytics | 1 | 33% |
| Logistics | 1 | 33% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 3 | 100% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 100% |
| Canada | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SponsorUnited | Launched in 2018, SponsorUnited is a global sports and entertainment intelligence platform. SponsorUnited enables brands, agencies, and properties to partner intelligently by connecting the entire partnership ecosystem through the most comprehensive data available anywhere.SponsorUnited has over 10M images, 10M assets, 700K deals, 200K brands,22K properties—across sports, media, music and events in its SaaS database.Through detailed analysis and machine learning, SponsorUnited is able to efficiently identify partnership opportunities based on historical performance trends and broad curation and standardization of ideas and strategies, all within the format of a marketplace.The company has diversified solutions to suit all levels and complexities of sponsorship that make entering or scaling in sponsorship much easier. | $35M | Series A | Nov 20, 2022 |  |
| Rapid Ratings International | RapidRatings® is transforming the way the world’s leading companies manage enterprise and financial risk. RapidRatings provides the most sophisticated analysis of the financial health of public and private companies in the world. The company’s analytics system provides predictive insights into third-party partners, suppliers, vendors, customersand securities issuers. Business relationships informed by the RapidRatings Financial Health System™ are more productive, transparent and rewarding. | $200M | Private Equity | Feb 14, 2022 |  |
| Tenstreet | Tenstreet provides web-based tools to nearly 1,000 motor carriers and private fleets to help recruit, hire and manage drivers. Over the last decade, the platform has been used by 3 million drivers and offers drivers the easiest way to find their next job. |  | Private Equity |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [22C Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/22c-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Milwaukee Bucks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/milwaukee-bucks-inc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Spectrum Equity

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Spectrum Equity is a private equity firm, provides capital and strategic support to internet, software, and information services companies. The firm seeks to invest in companies with defensible and sustainable business models.

5 contacts available at Spectrum Equity.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bruno Werneck de Almeida | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruno-werneck |
| Chris Mitchell | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-mitchell-2aa1 |
| Michael Radonich | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-radonich |
| Ronan Cunningham | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ronan-cunningham |
| Sanjay Tiwary | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sanjay-tiwary |

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## FAQ

### What does Chris Mitchell invest in?

Chris Mitchell invests primarily in Software, Sales and Sports startups, most often at Private Equity and Series A stage. Most of the 3 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 Mitchell last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chris Mitchell closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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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