Athenian Partners
Venture Capital and Private Equity PrincipalsCalifornia, United States2-10 Employees
Athenian Partners is a small advisory firm based in San Francisco, California, that helps early-stage technology ventures with strategic development and financial guidance, including formation, business planning, and back-office and sales operations. The firm was founded in 2009 by Chris Myers, whose more than two decades of operating experience in technology ventures informs its approach. Myers has a background that includes investment banking at Goldman Sachs and an MBA from Stanford, and he has co-founded several companies in mobile and location technology. The firm emphasizes hands-on advisory involvement, with Myers serving in active advisor or consulting CFO roles for the ventures it supports. Its focus spans mobility and geospatial technology, including mobile apps and platforms, mobile commerce, messaging, wearables, GIS, HD mapping, and related security and location-based services.