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Chris Herd is the visionary founder and CEO of Firstbase
Chris Herd is the visionary founder and CEO of Firstbase, recently acquired by AppDirect, who pioneered the end-to-end hardware provisioning platform now used by tens of thousands of remote employees. Including employees from Spotify, UI Path, Verint and WeWork. With roots in fintech, Chris experienced firsthand the logistical pains of remote hardware management. His company has since scaled, backed by top-tier investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins, before its recent strategic acquisition. As an outspoken champion of remote-first culture, Chris continues to shape how companies equip, empower, and trust their distributed teams.
