Christopher Obereder

About Christopher Obereder

I came to Silicon Valley with no network, no capital, and no safety net. Over the past decade, I built my career from the ground up as an operator, founder, and investor, working alongside some of the fastest-growing technology companies of this generation.Today, I am a serial entrepreneur and long-term investor with over 100 investments and involvement in more than 10 major M&A transactions.My work has focused on building and scaling products that reach global adoption. Across my companies and projects, I have contributed to products used by more than 500 million people worldwide.I have been part of hypergrowth journeys, fundraising processes, and successful exits, and supported companies through critical phases of scale, positioning, and acquisition.Earlier in my career, I contributed to early growth and fundraising efforts at Discord during its transformation into a global multi-billion-dollar platform, and advised companies that collectively raised tens of millions in capital and achieved successful outcomes.I am currently Co-Founder of LocalSend, one of the fastest-growing open-source file-sharing projects globally.LocalSend has grown to:• 1M+ active users• 20K+ new users per day• 70K+ GitHub stars• 8M+ downloads• 100+ contributors worldwideLocalSend represents a new generation of software that is fully open source, local-first, and independent of centralized infrastructure. It operates without accounts, servers, tracking, or vendor lock-in, and has grown entirely through community and developer trust.In parallel, I invest through Start-Up-Chris Ventures, partnering with a small number of founders building category-defining software companies.My focus areas include:• Open source infrastructure and developer ecosystems• AI-native and local-first systems• Privacy-first and sovereign software• Enterprise-ready, self-hosted platforms• Founder-led companies with strong technical DNABeyond investing, I am currently building large-scale investment and media formats across Southeast Asia, with a focus on Malaysia and Vietnam, aiming to connect global capital, top founders, and mass-market audiences.I believe the next generation of defining technology companies will be built in the open, driven by developers, and owned by the people creating them.If you are building something meaningful, I am always open to c••••••••@[email protected]

Experience

1. Co-founder and CMO

   Localsend

   Dec 2022 — Present · Palo Alto, CA, US

   LocalSend is one of the fastest growing open source file sharing tools, enabling secure cross platform file transfer without relying on cloud infrastructure.• 8M+ downloads worldwide• 1M+ active users globally• 20K+ new organic users per day• 70K+ GitHub stars• 100+ contributors worldwide• Fully open source, privacy first, and community drivenLocalSend allows users to transfer files directly between devices across platforms without accounts, servers, tracking, or vendor lock in. It is used globally by individuals, developers, and organizations that value privacy, simplicity, and reliability.We are currently expanding LocalSend into a local first data layer that can enable secure data exchange between AI tools, models, and agents across devices without centralized i••••••••@localsend.org

Education

• Università Bocconi

  B.A. of International Economics, Management and Finance, Management

  2012 — 2015

• Harvard University

  Marketing

  2014 — 2014

• Durham University

  B.A. (Hons) Business and Management

  2011 — 2012

• University of Pennsylvania

  Engineering in Computer and Information Science (Researcher)

  2016 — 2016

• Dartmouth College

  Engineering in Computer and Information Science (Researcher)

  2015 — 2015

Skills

• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• Highly Ambitious
• Training
• Start-Up
• Energetic Team Player
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Social Media
• Sem
• Open-Mindedness
• Leadership
• Mobile Marketing
• Ppc
• Management
• Mobile Applications
• Marketing
• Solution Focused
• Marketing Online
• Online Marketing
• Determined to Succeed
• Business Strategy
• Entrepreneurship
• Facebook
• Cooperative
• Start-Ups