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Chris Evdaimon

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Smart Money Rating: 92 out of 100

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Eudaimonia Capital
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Bay Area
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Record updated 21 September 2026

About

Chris is working in the Private Companies team at Baillie Gifford, based in the Bay Area. Prior to Baillie Gifford, he was a Partner at China's Sinovation Ventures for 10 years, initially in Beijing and then in Silicon Valley. He has 20 years of “hands on” entrepreneurial and early stage investments experience. With Baillie Gifford, Chris has worked on the investments behind Joby Aviation, Allbirds, Nuro, Honor, Redwood Materials, COSM, Tekever, and goPuff. With Sinovation in Beijing, Chris invested in the early rounds and actively worked on multiple portfolio companies, including Zhihu (NYSE: ZH), Wandoujia (acquired by Alibaba), Umeng (acquired by Alibaba) and Anquanbao (acquired by Baidu). He also designed, setup and operated the firm's incubation programs, as well as led the firm's fundraising efforts and investor relations.

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Background

Education
Chris holds a M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College in London and an MBA from INSEAD.Source (opens in a new tab)

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