Who We Are

Chris serves as Managing Partner at Serious Land Capital, responsible for daily operations, underwriting, and asset management, full-time in the land industry since late 2019.

Under his watch SLC has funded and realized over $6.5M in land deals at 41% operating margins, built on national underwriting across thousands of reviewed transactions. He builds the AI systems SLC runs on, and he now does that work for other operators as founder of Serious AI Partners. He is a Success Advisor at The Uncommon Business, since October 2026, after serving as its senior AI advisor earlier in 2026.

Prior to his current roles, Chris was a Director at healthcare venture capital firm FundRx (now MBX Capital). He has an MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and his entrepreneurial and private investment career spans over a decade.

He writes the weekly Serious AI News newsletter, syndicated on REtipster (the largest media brand and audience in the land investing niche), and hosts the Serious AI with Chris Duff podcast.