Chris Gillings

Five V venture

Chris joined Five V Capital in 2022 as one of the leaders of the Five V venture capital team. Prior to Five V, Chris spent nine years in New York, where he held various operating roles at OnDeck, and led Mastercard's startup and venture for North America. Before moving to the US, he was an investor at TDM Growth Partners and part of KPMG's M&A team in Sydney. Chris is the founder of startup ecosystem insights business Cut Through Venture and OnePitch VC, and the publisher of The State of Australian Startup Funding report. Chris holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney and an MBA from Yale University.