Chris Kappy
About Chris Kappy
Chris Kappy is the founder and owner of the artist management company Make Wake Artists. Crunchbase lists him as Founder and Chief Navigation Officer and places him in Nashville, Tennessee.
According to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, he worked in IT and sales and at the music event company Sixthman before becoming an artist manager. He says he first saw Luke Combs perform in a small Athens, Georgia club in 2015. MusicRow reported in 2022 that he was in his sixth year as Combs's manager. He told MusicRow he moved to Nashville on Sept. 6, 2016 and started the company then.
MusicRow also lists other artists he has added to the Make Wake roster, including Niko Moon, Hailey Whitters, Flatland Cavalry and Drew Parker.
The only AI round we found him in is Quantizr's $5M seed, which was reported in August 2026. Quantizr is a Park City, Utah company that builds an AI financial operations platform for live entertainment. It extracts financial and deal terms from documents such as deal memos, contracts and settlement statements. It then turns them into structured data for tour teams.
TTV Capital led the round. Press coverage describes Kappy, Jonathan Azu of Culture Collective and Andy Levine of Sixthman and Topeka as music industry participants. His own investment amount was not disclosed in the sources we found.
Public information on his investing is limited. The one AI deal we found is a seed-stage investment in a vertical AI company serving the music and live entertainment industry, where he works as a manager. We found no public statement from him about check size, stage preferences or what he looks for in founders. We also found no fund or syndicate associated with him.
- Quantizr: AI-powered financial operations platform for live entertainment and tour teams. He took part in its $5M seed round, led by TTV Capital, in August 2026.
- app.dealroom.co/news/note/quantizr-raises-5m-seed-to-bring-real-time-f
- pulse2.com/quantizr-raises-5-million-seed-as-ai-tour-finance-platform-
- aimusicpreneur.com/ai-music-news/quantizr-5-million-seed-ai-tour-finan
- vcbacked.co/company/quantizr
- crunchbase.com/person/chris-kappy
- musicrow.com/2022/05/my-music-row-story-make-wake-artists-chris-kappy
- watch.countrymusichalloffame.org/videos/chris-kappy-interview-2025
Investing activity
Chris Kappy appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $5M. The most recent is Quantizr (Seed, $5M, Aug 2026).
Chris Kappy most often invests alongside TTV Capital, Andy Levine and Jonathan Azu, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Chris Kappy
Does Chris Kappy invest in AI startups?
He took part in Quantizr's $5M seed round in August 2026. Quantizr builds AI software for tour finances. We did not find other AI investments by him in public sources.
What is Chris Kappy's background?
He founded the artist management company Make Wake Artists in Nashville and manages Luke Combs. Before that he worked in IT and sales and at Sixthman, a music event company.
What check size does Chris Kappy write?
It is not public. The Quantizr coverage does not say how much he invested, and we found no statement from him on check size.
What stage does Chris Kappy invest in?
The one round we found is a seed round. He has not publicly stated a stage focus, so founders should not assume one.
Is Chris Kappy a good fit for music or live entertainment AI founders?
His work is in artist management, and his one known AI investment is in a live entertainment finance platform. Founders building for artists, managers or touring teams would have the closest overlap with his experience.
How can founders contact Chris Kappy?
We did not find a verified LinkedIn, X or personal site for him. His public professional affiliation is Make Wake Artists, and a warm introduction through the music industry is probably the best route.
Is Chris Kappy an angel investor?
Yes. Chris Kappy invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Chris Kappy invested in?
Chris Kappy's AI investments include Quantizr. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Chris Kappy invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Chris Kappy has invested at Seed, with a median round of $5M.
Who does Chris Kappy co-invest with?
Chris Kappy's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are TTV Capital (1 deal), Andy Levine (1 deal) and Jonathan Azu (1 deal).