# Chris Sims, Partner at The Alchemy Fund

> Chris Sims, Partner at The Alchemy Fund. 2 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-sims (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

St. Louis, US · Partner

# Chris Sims

Partner at [The Alchemy Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-alchemy-fund)

Latest rounds

- **RoverTown** Venture · $875k Mar 2015
- **Varsity Tutors** Series A · $7M May 2014

Backs *IT Services* *Edtech*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 2 last Mar 2015
- **Filings:** 1 with regulators
- **Books:** 2 written

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At The Alchemy Fund
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**The Alchemy Fund** VC firm · US **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-alchemy-fund)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 2
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $7.9M
- **Active:** 2014–15

2015

- [RoverTown](https://millionrounds.com/company/rovertown) *Venture* **$875k** *US* Mar 2015 Joined · +4 investors · historical

2014

- [Varsity Tutors](https://millionrounds.com/company/varsity-tutors) *Series A* **$7M** *US* May 2014 Joined · +1 investor · historical

By stage

- Series A **1**
- Venture **1**

What they backed

IT Services **1** Edtech **1**

Alongside

- [David Karandish *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-karandish)
- Chris Sim *1*
- [Dave Peacock *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-peacock)
- [Missouri Technology Corporation *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/missouri-technology-corporation)

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.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [OneSpace](https://millionrounds.com/startup/onespace-2)
- [Rovertown](https://millionrounds.com/startup/rovertown)
- [Varsity Tutors](https://millionrounds.com/company/varsity-tutors)

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Clarity Holdco, L.P.** Chief Strategy Officer and Director. since 2014

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Their books

- Scrum: A Breathtakingly Brief and Agile Introduction Chris Sims · 2012 3.96 from 3,366 ratings on Goodreads About the book A pocket-sized overview of roles, artifacts and the sprint cycle, adapted from the bestseller The Elements of Scrum by Chris Sims & Hillary Louise Johnson On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Elements of Scrum Chris Sims · 2011 3.97 from 897 ratings on Goodreads About the book The Elements of Scrum has gained an international following and a reputation for being perhaps the only book on software development that reads like a page-turner. Written by Chris Sims, a top scrum trainer and pioneer of experiential learning, and Hillary Louise Johnson, a… On AmazonListen on Audible

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