# Christine Herron

> Christine Herron is a seed investor at Brit + Co backing E-Commerce and Social Media. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Brit + Co](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brit)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 19%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/christineherron
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/christine
- Website: https://x.com/christine
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/christineherron

Christine Herron is an early-stage investor and diversity advocate, and co-leads the Intel Capital Diversity Fund while leading investments in early-stage companies. She is responsible for diversity investing across Intel Capital sectors, to support technology companies founded or run by women, underrepresented minorities, LGBTQ, or veterans. AtIntel, Christine's direct portfolio includes 500 Friends (ACQ: Merkle), betaworks, Brit Media, E la Carte, Funders Club, Goldbely, Jelli, Movable Ink, SmartZip, Storenvy (ACQ: OpenSky), Two Bit Circus, and Yummly (ACQ: WHR), and Intel Education Accelerator companies Comprendio, Immersed Games, Sutori, and Vidcode.Previously, Christine was an investor with seed stage venture fund First Round Capital, working with Better Finance, Double Verify, Get Satisfaction (ACQ: Sprinklr), Mint (ACQ: INTU), and Xobni (ACQ: YHOO). At Omidyar Network, she developed the Media and Web 2.0 practice strategy and led deals such as Common Sense Media and Socialtext.At Geocapital Partners, Christine focused on early Internet and network technology, leading Series A funding for AXON Networks (ACQ: 3COM), D-Vision (ACQ: ADSK), FocusVision (MBO), Netcom (IPO: NETC), and ViaGrafix (IPO: VIAX). Christine was also a founder or early employee at GiftWorks (ACQ: FrontStream), Mercury2, and NetObjects (IPO: NETC).Christine earned an MBA from Stanford University and a BA from Columbia University. She is a founding advisor or mentor to 500 Startups, Bullpen Capital, and StartX, and serves on Alonzo King's LINES Ballet Board of Directors. She is active on @christine and a frequent speaker.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$3M |
| Series A | $4M–$10M |
| Series B | $10M–$21M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 19% |
| Social Media | 2 | 10% |
| Personalization | 2 | 10% |
| Apps | 1 | 5% |
| News | 1 | 5% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 19% |
| Series A | 4 | 19% |
| Series B | 4 | 19% |
| Series C | 2 | 10% |
| Series D | 1 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 33% |
| Japan | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Movable Ink | The world’s most innovative brands rely on Movable Ink to accelerate their marketing performance. Movable Ink is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the U.S. and has been recognized by Inc. Magazine’s “Best Workplaces” (2019-2022) and Built In NYC’s “Best Places to Work” (2018-2022), as well as Inc. 5000, Crain's Fast 50, andDeloitte's Technology Fast 500. Headquartered in New York City, Movable Ink and its more than 600 employees serve its global client base from operations throughout North America, Central America, Europe, Australia, and Japan.Movable Ink activates any data into personalized content in any customer engagement and is a powerful extension to the technologies that marketers use today. The platform easily connects to all relevant data—no matter where it lives—updates based upon a recipient's most recent interactions, and is auto-generated by the platform.Learn more about us at movableink.com. | $55M | Series D | Apr 28, 2022 |  |
| Goldbelly | Goldbelly is an online platform for specialty food makers and artisans. Goldbelly's online marketplace connects local food providers to eaters and sources iconic, regional, and local foods from all kinds of cuisines across the country with tools for ordering and doorstep delivery, allowing small businesses to reach new customers and grow theirrevenue. | $100M | Series C | May 17, 2021 |  |
| Movable Ink | The world’s most innovative brands rely on Movable Ink to accelerate their marketing performance. Movable Ink is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the U.S. and has been recognized by Inc. Magazine’s “Best Workplaces” (2019-2022) and Built In NYC’s “Best Places to Work” (2018-2022), as well as Inc. 5000, Crain's Fast 50, andDeloitte's Technology Fast 500. Headquartered in New York City, Movable Ink and its more than 600 employees serve its global client base from operations throughout North America, Central America, Europe, Australia, and Japan.Movable Ink activates any data into personalized content in any customer engagement and is a powerful extension to the technologies that marketers use today. The platform easily connects to all relevant data—no matter where it lives—updates based upon a recipient's most recent interactions, and is auto-generated by the platform.Learn more about us at movableink.com. | $30M | Series C | Aug 18, 2020 |  |
| Goldbelly | Goldbelly is an online platform for specialty food makers and artisans. Goldbelly's online marketplace connects local food providers to eaters and sources iconic, regional, and local foods from all kinds of cuisines across the country with tools for ordering and doorstep delivery, allowing small businesses to reach new customers and grow theirrevenue. | $20M | Series B | Oct 08, 2018 |  |
| Goldbelly | Goldbelly is an online platform for specialty food makers and artisans. Goldbelly's online marketplace connects local food providers to eaters and sources iconic, regional, and local foods from all kinds of cuisines across the country with tools for ordering and doorstep delivery, allowing small businesses to reach new customers and grow theirrevenue. | $10M | Series A | Mar 08, 2017 |  |
| Jelli | Jelli operates as a cloud-based advertising company for the radio market in the United States. It offers SpotPlan, a Web-based programmatic buying platform for buying radio advertising; RadioSpot, a cloud-based advertising server for broadcast radio, and automating terrestrial radio advertising; and RadioDash, a campaign dashboard for radiocampaigns. Michael Dougherty and Jateen Parekh founded Jelli on September 15, 2008. Its headquarters is in San Mateo in California. | $21M | Series B | Jun 23, 2015 |  |
| Jelli | Jelli operates as a cloud-based advertising company for the radio market in the United States. It offers SpotPlan, a Web-based programmatic buying platform for buying radio advertising; RadioSpot, a cloud-based advertising server for broadcast radio, and automating terrestrial radio advertising; and RadioDash, a campaign dashboard for radiocampaigns. Michael Dougherty and Jateen Parekh founded Jelli on September 15, 2008. Its headquarters is in San Mateo in California. | $21M | Series B | Jun 23, 2015 |  |
| Roominate | Roominate’s mission is to inspire the next generation to have fun with STEM subjects: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, and to help develop spatial and fine motor skills, engage hands-on problem solving skills, boost self-confidence, and teach basic circuitry.Roominate was named TIME's #1 Toy of 2014 and has earned the OppenheimPlatinum award two years running. | $2M | Seed | Sep 01, 2014 |  |
| Soldsie | Soldsie (formerly Centrally) is a payment system enabling merchants to monetize their Facebook page by allowing customers to purchase through comments.Customers register their payment information with Soldsie, and then comment on stores’ pages, channels and feeds to activate a charge to their account, and initiate the shipping process.Merchants use the Soldsie administrative dashboard track and manage inventory and shipping, and experience increased user comments, views and viral shares. | $4M | Series A | May 16, 2014 |  |
| Goldbelly | Goldbelly is an online platform for specialty food makers and artisans. Goldbelly's online marketplace connects local food providers to eaters and sources iconic, regional, and local foods from all kinds of cuisines across the country with tools for ordering and doorstep delivery, allowing small businesses to reach new customers and grow theirrevenue. | $3M | Seed | Sep 17, 2013 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Oreilly AlphaTech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oreilly-alphatech-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Contour Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/contour-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [First Round Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-round-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Intel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intel-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Relay Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/relay-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Brit + Co

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Brit + Co is a media company that inspires, educates, and entertains real women with a creative spirit. Founded in late 2011 by Brit Morin, Brit + Co has become one of the largest digital media companies for women. Brit + Co now reaches an engaged community of over 125 million online and across platforms. They have garnered tens of millions ofvideo views and produce over 100 pieces of content every day to keep up with everything their audience is up to.As a digital-first company, they have an innate understanding of how the online connection to offline. That’s why, in addition to their website, brit.co, their free app, and their presence across social channels, they extend their reach to experiences.

5 contacts available at Brit + Co.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Randi Zuckerberg | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/randi-zuckerberg |
| Adam Goldband | SVP of Technology | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-goldband |
| Anjelika Temple | Co-Founder + Chief Creative Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anjelika-temple |
| Brit Morin | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brit-morin |
| Christine Herron | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christine-herron |

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## FAQ

### What does Christine Herron invest in?

Christine Herron invests primarily in E-Commerce, Social Media and Personalization startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 21 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 Christine Herron's check size?

Christine Herron typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$3M at Seed, $4M–$10M at Series A and $10M–$21M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Christine Herron participates in.

### When did Christine Herron last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Christine Herron closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 21 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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