# Chris O'Connor

> Chris O'Connor is a debt financing investor at Second Avenue Partners backing Retail and Fashion. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Second Avenue Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/second-avenue-partners)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-o-connor-0332129/

Chris O'Connor is a debt financing investor at Second Avenue Partners focused on Retail and Fashion. Chris O'Connor is the President at Second Avenue Capital Partners. Chris O'Connor attended Stonehill College.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 2 | 100% |
| Fashion | 2 | 100% |
| Consumer Goods | 2 | 100% |
| Marketing | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marquee Brands | Marquee Brands is a brand acquisition, licensing and development company. Operating in conjunction with Neuberger Berman Private Equity, Marquee Brands targets high quality brands with strong consumer awareness and long term growth potential. Marquee Brands seeks to identify brands in various consumer product segments with the goal of expandingtheir reach across retail channel, geography and product category while preserving the brand heritage and enhancing the ultimate consumer experience. Through its global team of professionals and partners, Marquee Brands monitors trends and markets in order to grow brands in partnership with retailers, licensees and manufacturers through engaging, impactful marketing and strategic planning. | $10M | Debt Financing | Jun 29, 2021 |  |
| R.P. Home & Harvest | Stock+Field is a retail company offering general merchandise and DIY products. | $60M | Debt Financing | Jun 10, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CIT Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cit-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Second Avenue Partners

VC Fund · Seattle, United States

Second Avenue Partners provide management, strategy and capital for early stage companies. The following companies are in their portfolio... -Rubicon Interactive -Sports Technologies Inc. -Ice Energy -Newsvine -Azaleos -You Software -Revenue Science -Insitu Group -Bocada -HouseValues.com -WaveMarket -Terabeam -Essention

5 contacts available at Second Avenue Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chris O'Connor | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-o-connor-f1a2 |
| Keith Grinstein | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keith-grinstein |
| Mike Slade | Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-slade |
| Nick Hanauer | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-hanauer |
| Pete Higgins | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pete-higgins |

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## FAQ

### What does Chris O'Connor invest in?

Chris O'Connor invests primarily in Retail, Fashion and Consumer Goods startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 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 O'Connor last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chris O'Connor closed in Jun 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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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