Christopher Harper

VC @Torch. ex @RedSeaVentures & @RoughDraftVC. @Columbia_biz & @Yale alum.

[Kahlil Lalji @bykahlil]

210 days ago, @naturalpay was just a one-pager and a memo.

Today, we’re coming out of stealth.

Natural is the agentic payments platform powering frictionless money movement between agents, businesses, and consumers.

Wallets. Payments. Ledgering. Routing. Identity. Compliance. Credit. Observability. Risk.

Everything needed to move money. Engineered for agents and designed for humans.

These primitives give you the ability to transact without becoming a payments expert or stitching together a dozen fragmented tools.

Huge thanks to our team of 10 (soon to be 25), our early investors, and the supporters who believed in this vision from the start.

If you want to help shape how money moves over the coming decades, we’re hiring.

And if you’re building agents you should probably be moving money too. Reach out.

Read more about Natural and the products we’re launching in the blog below.

https://t.co/XlELDfBl2J

[Ben Carr @benatanam]

https://t.co/Z1n6w7HNVg

[Mariam Naficy @mnaficy]

1/ Announcing $17M in total fundraising to build Arcade, the world's first AI product creation platform

[Christopher Harper @cvharps]

Thanks @PascalUnger and the focal team for the shout out! Check out what we at @torch are all about and get in touch :) 👇

[Pascal Unger @PascalUnger]

Are you building a tech-enabled startup (or the infrastructure layers) reshaping consumer experiences?

If so, here's a must-know investor for you.

This week's https://t.co/cBYGkR1mC8 spotlight is on @cvharps from @torch - he is:

🗽 NYC based
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Originally from London (FYI: Torch invests across US & Europe - cheerio 👋)
🌎 Has three passports and an accent that (he claims) makes no sense

@torch believes that the brand defines the relationship with your end user and matters far beyond traditional "consumer" categories.

In that vein, @cvharps is known for helping founders acquire, nurture and scale their audiences (whether they are individuals, SMBs, or enterprises). He also aims to be a founder's first call, whatever the question 😊

To get in touch, make sure to:
✉️ Pitch him at [email protected]
🐦 Follow him / Torch on LinkedIn and on here

For more, check out our funder spotlight card below along with Torch Capital's profile on https://t.co/cBYGkR1mC8

[Arc @join_arc]

Moments ago Arc Platinum went live! Arc Platinum is the first premium banking experience for startups: it comes with the highest net yields available on the market (5.5%+). Membership is available by invitation only, request one below!

Learn more 👉https://t.co/pAPEAZLyq9
Request an invitation? 👉 https://t.co/drnsagPBgC

The TL;DR on Arc Platinum:
👉 Built on the world’s largest systemically important bank partners
👉 $0 Arc treasury fees (normally 0.20-0.60% per year elsewhere) with market-leading net yields
👉 Dedicated Relationship Managers providing 24/7 support & data-driven financial insights
👉 Complimentary wellness benefits (e.g., Equinox or equivalent)
👉 Comes with a risk-free 3-month trial

#TheFutureofStartupFinance

[Christopher Harper @cvharps]

@zkusovac Amazing! Can you follow so I can DM?

[Christopher Harper @cvharps]

@zkusovac Hi Zoran - did you know Herb Okun? He was my grandfather. Please DM me, would love to chat.

[re:collect @recollect_ai]

Thank you, @ladderworks and @Nasdaq, for featuring us. Shoutout to @thione for the nomination!
https://t.co/KgczRNOh4C

[Christopher Harper @cvharps]

Recalling the right info at the right time from your 🧠 is hard!

@AliceAlbrecht and the @recollect_ai team are solving this.

Excited for the world to experience it 😎

[re:collect @recollect_ai]

We’ve raised a $2M pre-seed to continue building AI tools that augment some of our core human abilities - memory, perception, and synthesis.

@betaworks and GMG Ventures led the round with participation from @torch, @grahamandwalker, plus other notable funds and angels.

[James Clift @jamesclift]

Today we are launching a new way to interface with your business - through natural language.

The Durable AI Assistant can do anything from editing your website to creating a marketing strategy.

It's like adding a full-time employee to your business.

Excited to see this live.

[Torch Capital @torch]

Excited to announce the launch of Good Weird, a beauty platform focused on enhancing natural beauty for all genders. Customers traditionally excluded from beauty can now explore the category on their own terms.
https://t.co/amvg9Sx2wZ

[Peter Frampton @peterframpton]

I have posted this before but ..

26 years ago, a gunman entered
Dunblane Primary School in Scotland,
killing 16 kids and a teacher. The UK
govt responded by enacting tight gun
control legislation. In the 9400+ days
since, there have been a total of O
school shootings in the UK.

[Jessica Lessin @Jessicalessin]

For @wsj to say flat out that SVB could have failed because they added non-white men to their board shows how far behind the times (and certifiably stupid) this publication really is. It makes me so angry and very sad. WSJ readers and staff deserve better.

[Christopher Harper @cvharps]

📢 calling all content creators 📢

@riklomas & the @superhi_ team have launched SuperHi Plus, the one-stop-shop to create & monetize digital content, including:

💰to kickstart your content

📝 12-week program of resources &
support

🧰 tools to create & distribute content

[SuperHi @superhi_]

SuperHi Plus is here! 🎉 For the first time in history we are opening our platform to content creators. And we’ll help you bring your dream content to life with funding up to $12k, support, and creator-led tools. Apply and more info at https://t.co/ntPAwAowAd

[Notpla @notpla]

Can’t believe we just won Prince William's £1,000,000 @EarthshotPrize , in the category 'Build a Waste-Free World'!

[Pierre Paslier @ppaslier]

Thanks David 🏆…

@EarthshotPrize @notpla

[Christopher Harper @cvharps]

Team @superhi_ is helping creators get paid! Check out the new Bounties feature 👇👇

[SuperHi @superhi_]

Great news, Bounties is here! 🎊 We are forever on a mission to support creatives in making a living through what they do best. We’re happy to present a new way to find work and get paid, without having to chase clients. First bounties by SuperHi are up: https://t.co/7YKzlwO2vx

[Christopher Harper @cvharps]

🙌🙌🙌

@notpla is leading the charge to make plastics disappear with seaweed0based packaging that is biodegradable (and even edible!)

@ppaslier @torch

[European Investment Fund @EIF_EU]

#startupstory 📹50% of plastic packaging is used once and thrown away, often ending up in the ocean!

Enter @ppaslier & @notpla 👉 a revolutionary material made out of brown #seaweed and plants 🌿 It biodegrades naturally within weeks ♻️
🇪🇺 backed via @AstanorVentures ✔

[Christopher Harper @cvharps]

Congrats team @govividly!

[Vividly @govividly]

🚀$18m Series A 🚀

We are THRILLED to announce we have closed on our Series A led by 645 Ventures and Vertex Ventures, with participation from existing investors Costanoa Ventures and Torch Capital as well as Green Spoon Sales.

#cpg #tradepromotion

https://t.co/0dZMVyNvbN

[Christopher Harper @cvharps]

Congrats team @join_arc!

Just the beginning from @donmuir_ @nicklom12 @DarkMirage.

Check out the write up of their Series A in @TechCrunch 👇👇

[Torch Capital @torch]

Congrats to @Join_Arc for raising $20M Series A, led by @leftlanecap.

Arc helps startups grow by converting future revenue into upfront capital & depositing that funding into an FDIC eligible account.

Read more in @TechCrunch here:

https://t.co/tVj6OBiUop

@cvharps @JKeidan