Launch Pad
CEO
Chris Schultz is the founder and CEO of Launch Pad, on a mission to build the world's strongest community of entrepreneurs, creatives and professionals working together. He is an active angel investor through Voodoo Ventures investing in great founders around in rising markets around the globe.
Chris is the CEO of Launch Pad, a startup community and workspace for entrepreneurs, creatives and professionals. Launch Pad was born in New Orleans, has expanded to Charleston, and is on a mission to help people across the country be successful building their businesses and careers while working in a community where they feel like they belong.
Chris is an active angel investor through Voodoo Ventures, investing in a number of rapidly growing companies in New Orleans and elsewhere including Lucid, 86co, and Neighborland, and Niko Niko. He co-founded Flatstack, a software development company with offices in Kazan, Russia and New Orleans that builds applications for clients worldwide.
Chris loves mentoring young entrepreneurs and is passionate about connecting startup ecosystem around the world from Nigeria to Silicon Valley.
He received an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California in 2002, and a Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia in 1996.
He loves being on two wheels and is an active bike commuter with a passion for taking motorcycle adventures in exotic places.
Launch Pad
174 Meeting St (2nd Floor)
29401 Charleston
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