Overview

Gender

female

Investor Type

Angel

Investor Stage

Seed

Christine Tate is COO of VARA Firearm Security. Our first product is new breed of firearm security that allows instant access to your handgun. We have the support of gun experts and law enforcement from coast to coast.

Christine is an Angel Investor - and is the first investor in the NYC-based ARC Angel Fund. She is active in the Upstate New York startup community and serves as Chair for the prestigious UNY50 Leadership Network.She is a speaker and mentor for the Statewide INY initiative based in NYC, StartFast Venture Accelerator and the Tech Garden Sandbox in Syracuse. She serves as a judge for several pitch events in Upstate NY. Christine is an organizer of Startupweekend Tech Valley. Prior to becoming involved in early stage investing, Christine worked for Cargill, Inc. in a variety of executive level positions, including Overseas Business Development based in Asia, Worldwide Audit, Tech and IT Development, and corporate level system and strategic efficiencies. She managed the financial and sales service departments of a $1B telecommunications company and served as Business Development Manger for an Asian manufacturing sourcing company.