# Craig Vachon

> Craig Vachon is a seed investor at NextStage (Aptos) backing Mobile and Printing. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [NextStage](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aurel-nextstage)
- Location: Aptos, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/gcvachon
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/c_ster

Craig Vachon is a seed investor at NextStage in Aptos focused on Mobile and Printing. Craig is an entrepreneur/investor. Chowdahead Growth Fund and Central Coast Angels member

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 100% |
| Printing | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile Devices | 1 | 100% |
| Augmented Reality | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LifePrint | LifePrint develops and distributes wireless printers to its clients.The printers enable its users to transfer images from their smartphones using an application. In addition, the application enables its users to share the printed images with others through social media. Furthermore, it allows its users to design AR cover photos for printing.LifePrint was founded in 2014 by Robert Macauley and Tim Martin. | $200K | Seed | Mar 01, 2014 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About NextStage

VC Fund · Paris, France

NextStage is a private equity fund manager (venture capital funds (“FCPR”), local investment funds (“FIP”) and innovation investment funds (“FCPI”)) certified by the AutoritÃ:copyright: des MarchÃ:copyright:s Financiers. As committed investors, they provide private equity capital to support the growth of Champion SMEs in France andelsewhere in Europe.

5 contacts available at NextStage.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aloys de Fontaines | Investment Director & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aloys-de-fontaines |
| Arthur Vigneras | Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arthur-vigneras |
| Craig Vachon | Senior Partner - Head of US Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-vachon |
| Hervé de Beublain | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/herv-de-beublain |
| Jean-David Haas | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-david-haas |

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## FAQ

### What does Craig Vachon invest in?

Craig Vachon invests primarily in Mobile, Printing and Mobile Devices startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Craig Vachon last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Craig Vachon closed in Mar 2014. Shizune tracks 1 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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