# Chris Best, CEO at Substack > Chris Best, CEO at Substack. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-best (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Founder # Chris Best CEO at [Substack](https://millionrounds.com/fund/substack) Latest rounds - **Super.com** Growth · $85M Apr 2023 Backs *E-commerce* *Travel & Hospitality* *AI* *Financial Services* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 none observed - **Filings:** - with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +2 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - **On filings** No filing names them - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Substack - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=chris-best)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=chris-best) ## The firm [**Substack** Startup · US **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/substack) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $85M - **Active:** 2023 2023 - [Super.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/super-com) *Growth* **$85M** *US* Apr 2023 Joined · +14 investors By stage - Growth **1** What they backed E-commerce **1** Travel & Hospitality **1** AI **1** Financial Services **1** Fintech **1** Alongside - [Acrew *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acrew) - [Allen Shim *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-shim) - [Deb Liu *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deb-liu) - [EDC *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edc) - [Harley Finkelstein *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harley-finkelstein) - [Hyphen Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyphen-capital) - [Inovia Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital) - [Josh Proctor *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-proctor) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Also at Substack - [**Ben Feder** Managing Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-feder) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 21 Jul 2026 · 2h 34m China's AI Push Sounds Alarms, Airplane Seat Debate, Chris Best Joins | Ferdinand Dabitz, Kaiwei Tang, Steven Schwartz, Katie Roof, Zavain Dar, Chad Edwards With [Chris Best](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-best)[Zavain Dar](https://millionrounds.com/person/zavain-dar) About this episode (01:58) - China's AI Push Sounds Alarms (36:37) - Should You Recline Your Airplane Seat? (42:47) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (51:39) - Ferdinand Dabitz, the 25-year-old CEO of Augustus Bank, discusses the company's recent $180 million Series B funding round, which elevated its valuation to $1… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 2 Sept 2025 · 46 min Chris Best of Substack on the Future of Media With [Chris Best](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-best) Mentions [Andrew Chen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-chen)[Erik Torenberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/erik-torenberg)[Katherine Boyle](https://millionrounds.com/person/katherine-boyle) About this episode What if the future of media isn’t controlled by algorithms or legacy institutions, but by independent voices building directly with their audiences? In this episode, Erik Torenberg is joined by Chris Best, cofounder and CEO of Substack, along with a16z general partners Katherine Boyle and Andrew… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 17 Jul 2025 · 3h 54m Astronomer CEO Affair at Coldplay Concert, JUUL Approved by the FDA, Is AI Causing Historic Crashouts? | Chris Power, Jeremie Eliahou, Chris Best, Alex Mashrabov, Jesse Pollak, Billy Thalheimer, Jonathan Mortensen, Douwe Kiela & More With [Billy Thalheimer](https://millionrounds.com/person/billy-thalheimer)[Chris Best](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-best)[Jesse Pollak](https://millionrounds.com/person/jesse-pollak) Mentions [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) About this episode (00:09) - Astronomer CEO Affair at Coldplay Concert (11:31) - New Tesla Model Y L Breakdown (16:18) - JUUL Approved by the FDA (01:02:49) - Is AI Causing Historic Crashouts? (01:29:16) - Chris Power, founder and CEO of Hadrian, discusses the company's recent $260 million funding round… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 16 May 2025 · 2h 56m OpenAI Launches Codex, Meta Delays Llama 4 Behemoth | Matt Grimm, Kevin Weil, Blake Scholl, Tim Fist, Chris Best, Sean Henry With [Blake Scholl](https://millionrounds.com/person/blake-scholl)[Chris Best](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-best)[Kevin Weil](https://millionrounds.com/person/kevin-weil)[Matt Grimm](https://millionrounds.com/person/matt-grimm)[Sean Henry](https://millionrounds.com/person/sean-henry) Mentions [Mithril Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mithril-capital)[Mithril Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mithril-capital-management) About this episode TBPN.com is made possible by: Ramp - https://ramp.com Figma - https://figma.com Vanta - https://vanta.com Linear - https://linear.app Eight Sleep - https://eightsleep.com/tbpn Wander - https://wander.com/tbpn Public - https://public.com AdQuick - https://adquick.com Bezel -… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 12 May 2025 · 1h 22m Substack: Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie With [Chris Best](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-best)[Hamish McKenzie](https://millionrounds.com/person/hamish-mckenzie) About this episode Substack was founded to create an escape vehicle for writers: Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie imagined a world where writers didn’t have to rely on legacy publications or corporate advertisers, but could instead create a more direct and meaningful relationship with their audience. Despite early… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [The Generalist](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-generalist) · 6 May 2025 · 1h 26m Inside Substack’s $650M Playbook for the Future of Media (Chris Best & Hamish McKenzie, Co-Founders) With [Chris Best](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-best)[Hamish McKenzie](https://millionrounds.com/person/hamish-mckenzie) Mentions [Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk) About this episode In a world where attention is fragmented and algorithms rule the content landscape, Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie are taking a radically different approach with Substack. Rather than chasing clicks, Substack focuses on a simple yet powerful idea: creators should own their work and make money… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Chris Best in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 9 Jan 2025 · 37 min Building Substack: Reinventing Culture through Subscriptions Mentions [Andrew Chen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-chen)[Chris Best](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-best) About this episode In this episode, Substack cofounder and CEO Chris Best joins a16z General Partner Andrew Chen to discuss the origins and evolution of Substack, a platform redefining media and empowering creators to connect directly with their audiences. They dive into how Substack’s early days led to over 3… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 26 Sept 2020 · 24 min E1115: Emergency Pod! Collapsing state of media corporations, thoughts on Casey Newton, Andrew Sullivan & Bari Weiss departures, top talent leaving for Substack & more With [Andrew Sullivan](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-sullivan) Mentions [Chris Best](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-best) About this episode Check out the full Chris Best interview: https://rb.gy/tqafmo FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Referenced in this episode: Platformer by Casey Newton: https://www.platformer.news The Weekly Dish by Andrew Sullivan: https://andrewsullivan.substack.com New York Times Article:… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. 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