Chris Hopen
Chris Hopen is CEO and Co-founder at Switch, Inc. and serves as Executive Officer, Director, and Promoter at Strivve, Inc. He founded Strivve and Switch, Inc., both of which he is still involved with, and previously founded TappIn Inc., which became a wholly owned subsidiary of GlobalSCAPE. He has held leadership roles including CTO at Aventail and VP Engineering at SonicWALL.
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Strivve Names Chartway Ventures Lead Investor in Expected Final CUSO-Backed Capital Raise; Velera and Reseda Join
Strivve announced Chartway Ventures as the lead investor in its expected final capital raise, joined by Velera and Reseda Group, through its CUSO subsidiary Strivve CUSO LLC. The funding will support expansion of Strivve's card-on-file placement across more issuers and online merchant and bill-pay destinations.
Strivve Raises Undisclosed Strategic Funding Round Led by Chartway Ventures, FinSMEs Reports
Strivve, a Seattle fintech that builds card-on-file payment infrastructure, secured an undisclosed strategic funding round led by Chartway Ventures with participation from existing CUSO backer Velera. The announcement was reported by FinSMEs on July 30, 2026.
Organizations
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Strivve Executive Officer, Director, Promoter 2016–present, CEO & Co-founder 2014–present, CEO, Inc (formerly Switch) 2014 · current
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TappIn Inc. wholly owned subsidiary of GlobalSCAPE (AMEX:GSB) President 2011–2013, Co-Founder 2009–2011 · past
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SonicWALL VP Engineering 2007–2008 · past
Education
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Western Washington University BS Computer Science, Minor Mathematics, Minor Economics, Minor Philosophy · 1984–1988
