# Chris Young

> Chris Young is a seed investor at Revel Partners (New York) backing SaaS and Content. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Revel Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/revel-partners)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-young-ab702515/

Chris Young is a Co-Founder and Partner at Revel Partners and was a CEO at Digital Broadcasting Group. He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Skidmore College.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$3.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Content | 1 | 20% |
| Analytics | 1 | 20% |
| Advertising | 1 | 20% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 20% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Germany | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HIVEGEIST | HIVEGIEST is a flexible housing provider for digital nomads, remote workers, and explorers. They provide luxurious homes designed for people that are looking to escape the ordinary and step into a happier, brighter, and freer lifestyle. Living with them gives you access to a curated international community and a wide array of events, experiences,and unique benefits. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 15, 2021 |  |
| MarketMuse | MarketMuse is a market-leading demand generation platform focused on AI-driven content. Our SaaS platform analyzes massive amounts of Web data to build articles that drive search traffic and engagement. Over 230 companies in enterprise software, financial services, life sciences and publishing use MarketMuse to realize 2-3X gains in productivityand 2X-8X improvements in search traffic within the first 6 months. A pioneer in the industry, MarketMuse was named the "undisputed champion of the content optimization space" by industry analysts in 2019. | $1M | Seed | Oct 15, 2018 |  |
| MarketMuse | MarketMuse is a market-leading demand generation platform focused on AI-driven content. Our SaaS platform analyzes massive amounts of Web data to build articles that drive search traffic and engagement. Over 230 companies in enterprise software, financial services, life sciences and publishing use MarketMuse to realize 2-3X gains in productivityand 2X-8X improvements in search traffic within the first 6 months. A pioneer in the industry, MarketMuse was named the "undisputed champion of the content optimization space" by industry analysts in 2019. | $3.7M | Seed | Jan 12, 2018 |  |
| STAQ | Staq is a reporting and integrations system for ad technology. The company unifies the ad tech stack through connections, for both end customers that are using a best of breed approach as well as the ad tech providers themselves.Through these connections, it helps ad platforms build more into their valuable products so their clients can use themmore effectively.Staq is founded by industry veterans from Advertising.com, The Rubicon Project, Lotame, and Collective. | $5M |  | May 04, 2016 |  |
| STAQ | Staq is a reporting and integrations system for ad technology. The company unifies the ad tech stack through connections, for both end customers that are using a best of breed approach as well as the ad tech providers themselves.Through these connections, it helps ad platforms build more into their valuable products so their clients can use themmore effectively.Staq is founded by industry veterans from Advertising.com, The Rubicon Project, Lotame, and Collective. | $2.5M | Series A | Oct 20, 2014 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Core Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/core-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Genacast Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genacast-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kinetic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kinetic-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alpine Meridian](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpine-meridian) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Colle Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colle-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Digital Capital Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-capital-advisors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Revel Partners

VC Fund · New York, United States

Revel Partners is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on B2B SaaS and marketplaces. They are led by a close team of successful serial entrepreneurs & investors operating out of New York City.

5 contacts available at Revel Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Vincent | Co-Founder and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-vincent |
| Thomas Falk | General Partner and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-falks |
| Aaron Feldon | Vice President of Finance and Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-feldon-fb07 |
| Chris Young | Co-Founder and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-young-3 |
| Jeffrey Lunsford | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeffrey-lunsford |

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## FAQ

### What does Chris Young invest in?

Chris Young invests primarily in SaaS, Content and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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

Chris Young typically joins rounds of $1M–$3.7M 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 Young participates in.

### When did Chris Young last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chris Young closed in Nov 2021. Shizune tracks 5 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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