# Christopher J. Dean

> Christopher J. Dean is a seed investor at Summit Partners (Boston) backing Software and Retail. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Summit Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/summit-partners)
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-dean-842a33bb

Christopher J. Dean is a seed investor at Summit Partners in Boston focused on Software and Retail. Christopher J. Dean joined Summit Partners in 2001. Prior to Summit, he worked for Morgan Stanley, J.H. Whitney & Co. and Sun Microsystems. Based in Summit’s Boston office, Chris is active in the firm’s investment activities in North America, Europe and Asia.During his 12 years with Summit Partners, Chris has served as a director ofmany companies. He is currently a director of Aurora Diagnostics, Champion Windows, Commercial Defeasance, Focus Financial Partners and Salient Partners. His prior directorships include optionsXpress Holdings (NASDAQ: OXPS, later acquired by Charles Schwab), PSC Info Group (acquired by Roark Capital Group) and Senior Home Care (acquired by Oaktree Capital Management).Chris holds a BA in history, summa cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.8M–$2.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 50% |
| Retail | 2 | 33% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |
| EdTech | 1 | 17% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 67% |
| Brazil | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quantifind | Quantifind provides AI solutions for anti-money laundering and fraud detection that uniquely discover risk by combining internal financial institution data with public domain data. Founded in 2008 by two atomic physics Ph.D.s, the company has offices in Silicon Valley, New York, and Washington, DC. For more information, please visithttp://www.quantifind.com. | $200M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 26, 2026 |  |
| Celcoin | Founded in 2016 by Marcelo França and Adriano Meirinho, Celcoin, the company offers a platform that allows companies to connect to the financial system simply and without bureaucracy to offer innovative experiences to their customers, whether in the digital world, with more than 170 clients including banks, fintechs, brokerages and loyaltycompanies, in other words, in the physical world, where it has its own network of more than 38,000 digital correspondents in 3,200 Brazilian municipalities. A pioneer in its segment, Celcoin adopts a unique multi-channel strategy in its segment, and already processes more than 11 million financial transactions and a volume in excess of R$1.8 billion monthly.Celcoin came up with the idea of ​​facilitating new players to the financial system, which until its inception was completely closed, difficult to access and difficult to connect. With its set of Open Finance solutions (APIs for Transactions, APIs for Physical Networks and Open Banking APIs), more than 8 million Brazilians are impacted monthly in the physical and virtual world with their solutions. | $125M | Series C | Jun 18, 2024 |  |
| Brooklinen | Brooklinen is a manufacturer and supplier of sheets and pillows.They produce bedding products at a fair price by cutting out the middlemen, focuses on the quality, and eliminates costs such as wholesaling, physical storefronts, and designer licensing fees.Rich and Vicki Fulop established the retail business in 2014 and it is located inBrooklyn, New York. | $50M | Series B | Mar 03, 2020 |  |
| AceUp, Inc. | AceUp is the leading global provider of Human-Centered Leadership™ development solutions for individuals and teams.AceUp helps global, innovative, and purpose-driven organizations build high-performing teams at scale. upskilling leaders at all levels to lead transformation in a VUCA world.We combine 1-on-1 and team coaching, AI-poweredmicro-learning, and prescriptive analytics to maximize team alignment, engagement, and performance at scale.Are you unlocking your teams full potential? Learn more about how to fuel the success of your teams at all levels. | $650K | Pre-Seed | Mar 15, 2019 |  |
| SidelineSwap | SidelineSwap connects athletes so they can buy, sell, and learn about new and used sports gear. They were founded in 2012 by former college athletes who realized how difficult it was to find high-quality used sports gear online. Since launching the marketplace, hundreds of thousands of athletes have joined their community and contributed to theirmission of making sports more affordable.On SidelineSwap you’ll not only find the largest collection of high-quality new and used sports gear on the internet, you will also connect with athletes who know about gear and love their sport. If you browse long enough, you might even find a few pros.We’re entrepreneurs at heart, and we’re proud to empower their community of sellers. Sellers on SidelineSwap come in all shapes and sizes, from high school athletes selling last season’s gear, to former college players unloading a career’s worth of equipment, to business owners like Eric (see below) who make a living on SidelineSwap.We’re backed by Global Founders Capital, Riverpark Ventures, Fullstack Sports Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, FJ Labs, and 500 Startups, and their advisors include former executives from Amazon, Etsy, Seamless, Staples, and ESPN. We’re alumni of 500 Startups, MassChallenge, and the Harvard Innovation Lab. | $2.1M | Seed | Oct 11, 2017 |  |
| SidelineSwap | SidelineSwap connects athletes so they can buy, sell, and learn about new and used sports gear. They were founded in 2012 by former college athletes who realized how difficult it was to find high-quality used sports gear online. Since launching the marketplace, hundreds of thousands of athletes have joined their community and contributed to theirmission of making sports more affordable.On SidelineSwap you’ll not only find the largest collection of high-quality new and used sports gear on the internet, you will also connect with athletes who know about gear and love their sport. If you browse long enough, you might even find a few pros.We’re entrepreneurs at heart, and we’re proud to empower their community of sellers. Sellers on SidelineSwap come in all shapes and sizes, from high school athletes selling last season’s gear, to former college players unloading a career’s worth of equipment, to business owners like Eric (see below) who make a living on SidelineSwap.We’re backed by Global Founders Capital, Riverpark Ventures, Fullstack Sports Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, FJ Labs, and 500 Startups, and their advisors include former executives from Amazon, Etsy, Seamless, Staples, and ESPN. We’re alumni of 500 Startups, MassChallenge, and the Harvard Innovation Lab. | $1.8M | Seed | Sep 21, 2016 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Citi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/citi-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Teamworthy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haystack-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [S&P Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/s-p-global) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Deloitte](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deloitte) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fullstack Sports Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fullstack-sports-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Summit Partners

VC Fund · Boston, United States

Summit Partners is an investment firm that is currently investing in to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities. Summit has invested in more than 460 companies in technology, healthcare, life sciences, and other growth industries.Summit Partners enhances the value of these companies through infrastructure development,executive and board recruiting, and strategic and operational advice. The firm also brings extensive experience in helping companies navigate the complex process of public offerings or strategic sales and mergers.

5 contacts available at Summit Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Kim | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-kim-039e |
| Ryan McDonald | Principal - Healthcare & Life Sciences | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryan-mcdonald-2 |
| Andrew R. McCarthy | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-r-mccarthy |
| Antony C. Clavel | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antony-c-clavel |
| Bob Geiman | Entrepreneur In Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-geiman |

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## FAQ

### What does Christopher J. Dean invest in?

Christopher J. Dean invests primarily in Software, Retail and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 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 Christopher J. Dean's check size?

Christopher J. Dean typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$2.1M 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 Christopher J. Dean participates in.

### When did Christopher J. Dean last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Christopher J. Dean closed in Jun 2026. 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?

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