# Chris Rowen

> Chris Rowen is a seed investor backing Automotive and Autonomous Vehicles. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-rowen-4310a61/
- Website: http://www.cogniteventures.com

Chris Rowen is a Co-Founder and the Chief Executive Officer at BabbleLabs.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $825k–$3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Automotive | 2 | 100% |
| Autonomous Vehicles | 2 | 100% |
| Robotics | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Computer Vision | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Algolux | Algolux is an award-winning AI software company delivering the industry’s most robust and scalable perception for all conditions, addressing both existing cameras and new designs through cloud-based tools and embedded software. The company was founded on groundbreaking research at the intersection of deep learning, computer vision, andcomputational imaging. Our computer vision and image optimization solutions address the mission-critical issue of safety for automotive ADAS, autonomous vehicles, fleets, autonomous mobile robots, and video security. | $825K | Seed | Sep 25, 2017 | https://algolux.com/ |
| DeepScale | DeepScale is a technology company that develops perceptual systems for semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles. It help automakers use industry-standard low-wattage processors to power more accurate perception. Alongside sensors, mapping, planning and control systems, perception, (sometimes referenced as “computer vision”) enables vehicles to makesense of what’s going on around them in real time. | $3M | Seed | Mar 21, 2017 | http://deepscale.ai |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Playground Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/playground-global) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Autotech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/autotech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Generation Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/generation-ventures-9dfb) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The House Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-house-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Chris Rowen invest in?

Chris Rowen invests primarily in Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles and Robotics startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Chris Rowen's check size?

Chris Rowen typically joins rounds of $825k–$3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Chris Rowen participates in.

### How do I contact Chris Rowen?

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### When did Chris Rowen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chris Rowen closed in Sep 2017. 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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