Chris Gannett

When the Leader is also the Asset | Founder & CEO Diligence for Boards, Investors and Family Offices

📍 Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 33 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2026𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Advisor & Investor
May 2026
The mobile commerce platform built for brands that have outgrown the template. Native iOS and Android apps. Apple App Clips. Built, launched, and supported by the team you talked to on day one. Follow us for the case nobody else in mobile commerce is making: your app is your highest-converting acquisition channel. Plus, the push economics, migration playbooks, and customer outcomes behind it. If you’re migrating to Shopify, replacing Tapcart, or weighing a custom build— talk to us before you commit.
Board Member
Oct 2023
Removing barriers to inclusive prosperity. DOC CARES is a national nonprofit platform founded by Tracy "The D.O.C." Curry — Dallas native, Grammy Lifetime Achievement recipient, and community architect. We develop and implement high-impact solutions that drive measurable outcomes for underserved communities across four focus areas: Education & Workforce Development, Civic & Community Engagement, Gun Violence Reduction, and Financial Equity. We are not a single program. We are building an institution. Dreams Experience Academy (DEA) is our first and flagship vertical — a community-driven learning platform providing certifications and revenue-generating opportunities for underrepresented youth in grades 7–12. DEA equips students with the skills and pathways to thrive in the combined $3 trillion Media, Entertainment, and Technology sectors. Always free of charge. Always community-rooted. We are aware of the pipeline to prison. We are more interested in the pipeline to prosperity. Our 2025 summer pilot in Southern Dallas featured immersive, in-person programming with Dude Perfect, GameSquare, the Dallas Mavericks, and other industry partners — with special guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Erykah Badu, and Dr. Dre. Program-market fit achieved. DOC CARES has been recognized by D Magazine, Dallas Innovates, Yale Ventures, and the Dallas Regional Chamber. Visit doccares.org to learn more.
Investor
Apr 2023
Doughp Desserts is an indulgent dessert platform for mental health and addiction recovery. With its current product line of edible & bakeable (and ridiculously tasty) cookie dough, Doughp has taken the dessert world by storm growing a passionate fanbase who know their purchase is doing good. Currently serving customers with unique flavors across two formats, Doughp is transcending both refrigerated and frozen sections in retail, along with its significant presence in D2C. Its been a pretttttty sweet last 5 years, but things are about to get really Doughp. Shipping nationwide from Doughp.com and available at select retailers. Visit our locator to find Doughp at a grocery store near you! https://www.doughp.com/pages/store-locator
Investor
Mar 2022
Substack is a new media app that connects you with the creators, ideas, and communities you care about most. Founded in 2017, Substack is building a new economic engine for culture by putting publishers in charge and enabling subscribers to support the work they deeply value. There are more than 5 million paid subscriptions to writers and creators across the Substack network.
Investor
Feb 2022
Sanzo bridges cultures by connecting people with authentic flavors. Our flagship line is a modern sparkling beverage infused with traditional Asian flavors.
Investor
Jun 2021
Jackpocket is on a mission to create a more convenient, fun, and responsible way to order lottery tickets right from your phone. We are the first licensed third-party app in the U.S. that provides an easy, secure way to order official state lottery tickets. Lottery fans use Jackpocket to place orders for their favorite games, check lottery results, join lottery pools for better odds, and get automatic alerts when they win. Over $450 million in lottery prizes to date have been won on Jackpocket, including a $9.4 million prize in NJ—the biggest mobile gaming win in U.S history. Jackpocket is available in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington DC, and West Virginia, with many new markets on the horizon. WERE HIRING! Come join our fun-loving, dedicated crew. View all open positions at: https://jackpocket.com/careers. Must be 18+, 19+ in NE, 21+ in AZ. Gambling Problem? 1-800-GAMBLER or visit https://bit.ly/3UDCXf3
Investor
Mar 2021
We are reimagining sports through technology, fan ownership, and AI. We built Fan Controlled Football and Fan Controlled Racing, the first pro sports where fans called the plays in real time. With 4 Sports Emmy nominations, weve proven fans want more than just a seat in the stands, they want the controls. Now we’re scaling our vision into a global platform. The Victory Sports ecosystem powers interactive sports and prediction markets using AI agents, tokenized governance, and smart on-chain incentives. Our newest project, Legend, lets AI agents and token holders co-manage a real Italian football club, Costa DAmalfi FC, turning fan passion into real-world impact. Backed by Tier 1 investors like Delphi Digital, Lightspeed, Animoca, and Spartan, we’re building the next generation of sports. One that is interactive, intelligent, and owned by the fans.
Investor
Apr 2020
At Bark, we’re on a mission to keep children safe online and in real life—at home and at school. We use cutting-edge machine-learning technology to detect issues like cyberbullying, sexting, grooming, and signs of depression and suicidal thoughts.
Investor
2020
Zelgor is an interactive entertainment company launching a unique media franchise, called the Noobs. An army of outlandish aliens exploring the Universe, the Noobs look to follow the path of Angry Birds, a billion-dollar IP, by disrupting the $150B Global Games Industry. As the Noobs rise in popularity, they plan to invade the world of shows, movies, merchandise, and beyond. Backed by famous venture capitalist Tim Draper, co-creator of Guitar Hero, Kai Huang, and the founders of napster, the Zelgor team brings real-world experience building successful games like The Sims, Bioshock Infinite, Dungeons & Dragons Online, and more.
Investor & Advisory Board Member
2020
Earbuds Chat is the successor to EarBuds Live with a refocused mission to deepen connections through sharing music. With Earbuds Chat, you’ll be able to share music and chat with any paid Spotify or Apple Music user - all in one chat app. No more juggling between music apps and text messages. No more :shrug: because your Apple Music link won’t work with your family who only uses Spotify. No more YouTube video links with annoying ads. That means you can build playlists with a mixed group while you give each other a hard time for adding that Bieber song - yet again. Or, you can wax philosophical with your buddies about the real meaning of American Pie while you listen to the song.
Investor & Member Board of Advisors
2020
Earbuds Chat is the successor to EarBuds Live with a refocused mission to deepen connections through sharing music. With Earbuds Chat, you’ll be able to share music and chat with any paid Spotify or Apple Music user - all in one chat app. No more juggling between music apps and text messages. No more :shrug: because your Apple Music link won’t work with your family who only uses Spotify. No more YouTube video links with annoying ads. That means you can build playlists with a mixed group while you give each other a hard time for adding that Bieber song - yet again. Or, you can wax philosophical with your buddies about the real meaning of American Pie while you listen to the song.
Investor
2020
Zelgor is an interactive entertainment company launching a unique media franchise, called the Noobs. An army of outlandish aliens exploring the Universe, the Noobs look to follow the path of Angry Birds, a billion-dollar IP, by disrupting the $150B Global Games Industry. As the Noobs rise in popularity, they plan to invade the world of shows, movies, merchandise, and beyond. Backed by famous venture capitalist Tim Draper, co-creator of Guitar Hero, Kai Huang, and the founders of napster, the Zelgor team brings real-world experience building successful games like The Sims, Bioshock Infinite, Dungeons & Dragons Online, and more.
Investor
Jul 2019
Triller Inc. owns Triller, an AI-powered music video app that allows users to create professional-looking video in a matter of seconds: Amplify.ai, a leading customer engagement and messaging platform; Triller TV, a premier global PPV, AVOD, and SVOD streaming site; and Thuzio, a leader in B2B premium influencer events and experiences. Pairing music culture with sports, fashion, entertainment, and influencers through a 360-degree view of content and technology, Triller Inc. encourages its influencers to post the content created on the app across different social media platforms and uses proprietary AI technology to push and track their content virally to affiliated and non-affiliated sites and networks, enabling them to reach millions of additional users.
Investor & Member Board of Advisors
2019
Watch and join real-time conversations on trending sports topics. The only place where you, the fan, are part of the story.
early stageSpectator Sports
Investor & Advisory Board Member
2019
Watch and join real-time conversations on trending sports topics. The only place where you, the fan, are part of the story.
early stageSpectator Sports
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2026
Advisor & Investor
May 2026
The mobile commerce platform built for brands that have outgrown the template. Native iOS and Android apps. Apple App Clips. Built, launched, and supported by the team you talked to on day one. Follow us for the case nobody else in mobile commerce is making: your app is your highest-converting acquisition channel. Plus, the push economics, migration playbooks, and customer outcomes behind it. If you’re migrating to Shopify, replacing Tapcart, or weighing a custom build— talk to us before you commit.
Partner
Jan 2026
A home is not a project to finish. It is a life to design. Gudrun & Co. is pioneering a new — yet inevitable — category: Home Counsel. Our company exists for people standing at a threshold — about to buy, about to move, about to let go. The practice brings clear-eyed, whole-picture thinking to the moments when a home decision feels too important to navigate alone. Before an offer is made: That means walking a space with you and telling you honestly whether it supports the life you want to live in it — and if a renovation is on the horizon, whats actually possible before an architect ever enters the picture. Before a move: It means placing every piece of furniture virtually, to the millimeter, so the day you arrive it already feels like yours. And for those leaving a long-held home: The work goes beyond logistics into something quieter: honoring what a space has held, and helping what comes next to feel as considered and meaningful as everything that came before. Not a decorator. Not an architect. Not a contractor. The advisor in your corner with fluency across these disciplines and more.
early stageReal Estate
2025
Co-Founder
Oct 2025
Stealth AI Startup is a private community for founders, researchers, and engineers building next-generation AI companies before public launch. Founders tag themselves here to: 🔹 Gain credibility while working in stealth 🔹 Connect discreetly with other AI founders 🔹 Receive inbound interest from early-stage VCs 🔹 Join curated founder-only circles & discussions 🔹 Access hiring pipelines for early team building If youre building an AI startup in stealth, add your profile to the community and tag yourself to this page. Your stealth journey deserves visibility — without revealing your idea. Join the world’s largest AI stealth founder network.
Entrepreneur in Residence
Jul 2025
Yale innovation has the potential to change the world. Launched by Yale University in 2022, Yale Ventures seeks to foster and accelerate a vibrant entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem that increases support, resources, and opportunities for Yale innovators—faculty and students—as they translate their ideas and discoveries into new ventures that will positively impact the worlds greatest challenges.
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