Chris Groobey

Corporate Board Director (NACD Certified) | Energy, Infrastructure & HardTech | Public & Private Companies | Angel Investor | Former AmLaw 100 Partner

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 5 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2025
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Board Observer
Apr 2025
Hinalea Imaging Corp. provides intelligent imaging solutions combining hyperspectral imaging with advanced neural network-powered analytics systems for quality assurance, testing and inspection applications. Applications include in-line inspection of products for quality and safety (notably food), medical diagnostics, and precision agriculture. As part of its solution offering, Hinalea developed the world’s first high-resolution, handheld autonomous hyperspectral camera, which was awarded the SPIE Best Camera and Imager Prism Award.
Angel Investor
Feb 2022
Founded in 2013, Miami Angels is one of Floridas largest, longest-running, and most active angel networks. We are industry agnostic, focusing primarily on post-product, post-revenue, early-stage technology companies.
Angel Investor and Screening Committee Co-Head
Jul 2021
New World Angels (NWA) is a group of private investors dedicated to providing equity capital to early-stage entrepreneurial companies in the state of Florida. NWA has chapters in South Florida and the Tampa Bay area and is typically a lead or co-investor in transactions totaling between $0.5 million and $2.5 million.
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2025
Board Observer
Apr 2025
Hinalea Imaging Corp. provides intelligent imaging solutions combining hyperspectral imaging with advanced neural network-powered analytics systems for quality assurance, testing and inspection applications. Applications include in-line inspection of products for quality and safety (notably food), medical diagnostics, and precision agriculture. As part of its solution offering, Hinalea developed the world’s first high-resolution, handheld autonomous hyperspectral camera, which was awarded the SPIE Best Camera and Imager Prism Award.
2022
Endeavor Mentor
Jun 2022
Endeavor is the leading global network of, by, and for high-impact entrepreneurs innovating Elsewhere. We support 3,000+ high-growth, high-impact entrepreneurs across 50+ markets.
Angel Investor
Feb 2022
Founded in 2013, Miami Angels is one of Floridas largest, longest-running, and most active angel networks. We are industry agnostic, focusing primarily on post-product, post-revenue, early-stage technology companies.
2021
Angel Investor and Screening Committee Co-Head
Jul 2021
New World Angels (NWA) is a group of private investors dedicated to providing equity capital to early-stage entrepreneurial companies in the state of Florida. NWA has chapters in South Florida and the Tampa Bay area and is typically a lead or co-investor in transactions totaling between $0.5 million and $2.5 million.
2009
Partner
Aug 2009
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