Christopher North
Managing Partner @ L Catterton
London, United Kingdom
Christopher North is a seed investor at L Catterton in London focused on Software and E-Commerce. Chris is a Managing Partner at L Catterton, the world's leading consumer growth investor with US$20B assets under management, where he co-leads the Growth Fund. He focuses on growth-stage consumer technology businesses in the US, Europe, and the UK. The L Catterton team previously scaled today's consumer tech leaders (Amazon, Shopify,Lazada, Shutterfly, Peloton, Vroom, Better Mortgage, ClassPass, and more) and brings their experience to support entrepreneurs building tomorrow's leading companies. He is also an active angel investor and serves on the boards of several non-profits in arts and education. Previously, Chris led Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFLY) as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors from May 2016 through the sale to Apollo Global Management in 2019. Under his leadership, over the three years from 2015 to 2018, Shutterfly doubled revenues to $2 billion, doubled free cash flow, and increased operating income ten-fold.Prior to joining Shutterfly, Chris served as Managing Director of Amazon UK and co-led Amazon across Europe for six years, after leading Amazon’s UK Media businesses for four years. Amazon UK grew to almost $10 billion in GAAP revenue over this 10-year period, a 14-fold increase. Before joining Amazon, he worked in publishing as Global Managing Director of Phaidon Press, as Chief Operating Officer of HarperCollins Canada, and as Vice President & General Manager of Electronic Publishing for HarperCollins Publishers. He began his career as a management consultant with the media & entertainment practice of Booz Allen & Hamilton.In addition to his operating roles, Chris serves in leadership roles in several not-for-profit organizations. He is a director of Character Lab, a non-profit dedicated to advancing the science and practice of character development in order to help children thrive; a member of the Board of Visitors of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum; a member of the Collections Committee and Director's Circle of the Harvard University Art Museums; and President of the American Friends of the Royal Collection. He and his wife also actively support the Domaine de Chantilly, the Wallace Collection, and the Attingham Trust. Chris is an active angel investor, having made more than 40 investments in early-stage companies. He enjoys mentoring, working with a number of technology entrepreneurs and serving as a Strategic Advisor to Forto.Chris earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Harvard College and a master’s degree in Philosophy from New York University. Chris and his wife have three young children and divide their time between London and France. Born and raised in New York, Chris is a dual US/British national.
- Total investments:
- 31
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 3%
Last updated:
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Industries Christopher North invests in
Stages Christopher North invests in
Countries Christopher North invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.7M–$20M
- Series A
- $4.3M–$100M
- Series B
- $20M–$117M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 9 (29%)
- E-Commerce 9 (29%)
- B2B 3 (10%)
- Logistics 3 (10%)
- Marketplace 3 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 15 (48%)
- Series A 3 (10%)
- Series B 3 (10%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (10%)
- Angel 1 (3%)
Country
- United States 7 (23%)
- Germany 6 (19%)
- United Kingdom 6 (19%)
- Israel 2 (6%)
- Finland 1 (3%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Ascendx acquires and supports Salesforce-native software companies that address enterprise challenges through scalable solutions. The company provides assistance in product development, go-to-market strategies, security, compliance, data architecture, and operational scaling. Ascendx allows founders to lead while offering resources withoutoverriding their decisions, focusing on aligning products with industry needs and user outcomes. Its offerings include sales enablement, service automation, workflow management, secure data handling, and data integration within the Salesforce ecosystem. | $59.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 12, 2025 | ||
| Graswald engages in the creation of natural and digital 3D worlds for the entertainment industry. | $3.3M / Seed / Mar 20, 2024 | ||
| SellerX buys and grows Amazon businesses. We are a VC-backed start-up with a growing, diversified portfolio of FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) sellers. Our goal is to optimize and grow the brands we acquire post-acquisition.Founded by two HBS graduates: one who built an e-commerce business to $1bn+ in revenue as co-founder, and the other a formerGoldman Sachs SSG with extensive PE roll-up experience. Together, they have raised over $250mn in financing led by L Catterton, Cherry Ventures, Felix Capital, 83 North and Silicon Valley-based TriplePoint Capital. | $64.2M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 31, 2023 | ||
| Floodlight provides smart business account for e-commerce. Floodlight is the place where you get a 360° view of your finances plus the tools to improve your margins all from the same platform. | $6.4M / Seed / Apr 17, 2023 | ||
| Fabrikatör is a manufacturing platform that plays well with other SME softwares. Small and middle-size business owners struggle with keeping their focus on manufacturing while they deal with operational tasks. Fabrikatör takes out the operational noise and gives the manufacturing management tools they need. | $654.4K / Pre-Seed / Apr 03, 2023 | ||
| After.com is the new home for funerals. We help families arrange and pre-plan simple cremations online in minutes with affordable, upfront pricing and absolutely no hidden costs or markups. Ever. We’re far from traditional, but we offer the same services and have the same licenses and credentials as traditional funeral homes. Our internet-firstexperience saves you time, money and energy for what matters—celebrating the life of your loved one. | $4M / Seed / Dec 15, 2022 | ||
| Unlikely AI is a talented group that is approaching artificial intelligence from a daring, fresh angle. | $20.3M / Seed / Sep 12, 2022 | ||
| Certific is a platform that enables certified remote medical testing at scale. | Seed / Jul 05, 2022 | ||
| After.com is the new home for funerals. We help families arrange and pre-plan simple cremations online in minutes with affordable, upfront pricing and absolutely no hidden costs or markups. Ever. We’re far from traditional, but we offer the same services and have the same licenses and credentials as traditional funeral homes. Our internet-firstexperience saves you time, money and energy for what matters—celebrating the life of your loved one. | $4M / Seed / Jun 13, 2022 | ||
| Let’s Do This is an online marketplace that features almost every endurance event on the planet. It helps race organizers to reach an engaged community of participants and endurance sports enthusiasts, offering a dedicated platform to provide detailed event information, news, and special offers. Find and book the best running, triathlon, cyclingand obstacle events in the UK and around the world. Whether it's a 5k fun run or tenth Ironman Triathlon, Let's Do This is the best place to find the perfect race.It was founded in 2016 by Alex Rose and Sam Browne who are both passionate runners and cyclists. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California with an office in London, United Kingdom. | $60M / Series B / Jun 06, 2022 | ||
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Co-Investors
About L Catterton
L Catterton provides capital to companies to support acquisitions, management buyouts, recapitalizations, and turnarounds. They consider investments across many targeted industry verticals within the consumer industry: food and beverage, retail and restaurants, consumer products and services, and media and marketing services.
L Catterton Contacts
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Avik Pramanik
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Chinta Bhagat
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Chris Roberts
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Farah Khan
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FAQ
What does Christopher North invest in?
Christopher North invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 31 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Christopher North invest in?
Christopher North typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$20M at Seed, $4.3M–$100M at Series A and $20M–$117M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Christopher North's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Christopher North took part in.
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When did Christopher North last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Christopher North closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 31 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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