For more than a decade, Chase has focused on leveraging technology to build networks and communities that help connect the innovation economy. He is an active angel investor and has also founded his own businesses, including Streetwise Media, which was acquired in 2012 by the American City Business Journals, a division of Advance Publications, one of the largest and most successful media companies in the world.

Chase received his BA in economics from Hamilton College. As co-founder and CEO of VentureApp, Chase is focused on building a business chat network with the mission of making the innovation economy more accessible to everyone, which drives growth in this economic climate.