# Christopher Barter

> Christopher Barter is a Series B investor at King River Capital backing FinTech and Wellness. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [King River Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/king-river-investments)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-barter-0429b6105/

Christopher Barter is a Series B investor at King River Capital in Sydney focused on FinTech and Wellness. Christopher Barter is based out of Sydney, New South Wales and is the partner and co-founder of King River Capital. Christopher previously worked at Ariadne Australia as a director. Christopher Barter attended Brown University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 17% |
| Wellness | 1 | 17% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 17% |
| Insurance | 1 | 17% |
| Health Care | 1 | 17% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Series D | 1 | 17% |
| Series E | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 2 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Safewill | Safewill is Australia's leading online Will writing platform. With thousands of users, Safewill makes it easy and affordable to write your own legally binding will | $11M | Series B | Nov 25, 2024 |  |
| Cover Genius | Cover Genius provides an insurance distribution platform designed to protect the customers of e-commerce companies. Its products feature integrated end-to-end insurance and warranty capabilities and offer dynamic product recommendations and pricing optimization, while also undertaking the payment of a customer's claim in real-time, enablingcustomers to access increased protection against any uncertainty.The company was founded in 2014. | $80M | Series E | May 15, 2024 |  |
| Mindset Health | Mindset Health is a digital therapeutics company that helps people manage chronic health issues like irritable bowel syndrome and anxiety with app-based hypnotherapy. | $12M | Series A | Mar 21, 2023 |  |
| Cover Genius | Cover Genius provides an insurance distribution platform designed to protect the customers of e-commerce companies. Its products feature integrated end-to-end insurance and warranty capabilities and offer dynamic product recommendations and pricing optimization, while also undertaking the payment of a customer's claim in real-time, enablingcustomers to access increased protection against any uncertainty.The company was founded in 2014. | $70M | Series D | Nov 01, 2022 |  |
| Cover Genius | Cover Genius provides an insurance distribution platform designed to protect the customers of e-commerce companies. Its products feature integrated end-to-end insurance and warranty capabilities and offer dynamic product recommendations and pricing optimization, while also undertaking the payment of a customer's claim in real-time, enablingcustomers to access increased protection against any uncertainty.The company was founded in 2014. |  |  | Oct 13, 2020 |  |
| Cover Genius | Cover Genius provides an insurance distribution platform designed to protect the customers of e-commerce companies. Its products feature integrated end-to-end insurance and warranty capabilities and offer dynamic product recommendations and pricing optimization, while also undertaking the payment of a customer's claim in real-time, enablingcustomers to access increased protection against any uncertainty.The company was founded in 2014. |  | Series B | Nov 07, 2019 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dawn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dawn-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [G Squared](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/g-squared-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AfterWork Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afterwork-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atlas Merchant Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlas-merchant-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Banana Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banana-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About King River Capital

VC Fund · Surry Hills, Australia

King River Capital invests in high-growth software and AI-driven technology businesses that are solving critical problems. The firm aims to cultivate a diverse, energized ecosystem of entrepreneurs, operators, and partners that will build the world’s iconic companies and create a better future. It invests typically in the Series A through Series Crounds. King River Capital (KRC) was founded in 2019 as a venture capital fund dedicated to investing in exceptional teams that are building innovative companies in Australia and the US.It is headquartered in Surry Hills, Australia.

3 contacts available at King River Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher Barter | Partner and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-barter |
| Phil Blythe | Entrepreneur In Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phil-blythe |
| Zebediah Rice | Partner and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zeb-rice |

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## FAQ

### What does Christopher Barter invest in?

Christopher Barter invests primarily in FinTech, Wellness and InsurTech startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Christopher Barter last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Christopher Barter closed in Nov 2024. Shizune tracks 6 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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