Chris Bakke

Chris Bakke is an active angel investor, founder coach, and strategic advisor based in Austin, Texas. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Laskie, an HR technology startup that he successfully sold to X in May 2023, marking the social media platform's first corporate acquisition under Elon Musk. Prior to Laskie, Bakke co-founded Interviewed, a recruiting platform acquired by Indeed in 2017, and held the Chief Operating Officer position at commercial real estate platform 42Floors before its eventual acquisition by Knotel. His early career included managing business development operations for RentJuice and Zillow, contributing to a documented track record of four distinct startup exits across his professional tenure. Bakke currently focuses on deploying angel investments and providing operational mentorship to early-stage founders navigating the B2B software, human resources, and property technology sectors.