Kris Fredrickson

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About Investor

Kris Fredrickson is the Founder of Verified Capital, a $175M debut fund launched in 2025 that makes concentrated bets (typically 8-10 investments) in generational AI and frontier technology companies, backed by founders including Instacart's Apoorva Mehta and Coinbase's Brian Armstrong. Verified Capital's confirmed portfolio includes Harvey AI, Perplexity, Decagon, and Atlas; a precise per-deal check size has not been publicly disclosed. He previously spent five years as Managing Partner at Coatue (2017-2022), leading growth-stage investments in companies including Instacart, Chime, Marqeta, and Checkout.com. Earlier, he was a Principal at Benchmark, invested in Instacart, Chime, Scale AI, and Checkout.com, and co-founded the prescription skincare company Curology, now valued at over $1 billion. He also worked in technology deals as a Vice President at Goldman Sachs and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is based in San Francisco, California.