INVESTING
Consumer Goods and Software
My background is as a technical project manager for consumer facing software-- now I focus on venture capital and startups in those industries.
I have consulted for companies like First Round Capital, NGINX, Macys, MasterCard, Wells Fargo, Fisher investments, and many banks.
INVESTOR FOCUS AREAS
My FOF Fund I strategy is online as well as thoughts on the European venture capital market
As a builder, operator and investor I am interested in:
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As a builder, operator and investor I am interested in:
- CONSUMER GOODS, or consumer facing software
- EARLY STAGE STARTUPS, who have raised 0-$5MM total capital
- VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS, consumer focused that are $1MM-$100MM in fund size
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INVESTMENT SIZE ($100k-$2MM)
PITCHES MUST BE:
- consumer focused
- product or software
- liquid-free (no water, oils or liquids)
- Less than 6 SKUs (startups) or a Fund I/ II (VC Funds)
Examples of deals I might work with are:
Some startups in my investment portfolio:
- consumer focused
- product or software
- liquid-free (no water, oils or liquids)
- Less than 6 SKUs (startups) or a Fund I/ II (VC Funds)
Examples of deals I might work with are:
- Consumer product startup. Raising $3mm Seed Round looking for capital and also retailer partners and distribution connections
- Consumer software startup. Pre-Seed looking for user acquisition and growth. I might take equity until startup is ready for an official investment round or connect to the experts for their stage
- Early stage VC fund. Raising $30MM+ and consumer focused, I can LP $1mm-$3MM and bring along other LPs if there's a match
Some startups in my investment portfolio:
STARTUP VENTURE EXPERIENCE
From 2010-2012 I worked on my own software (SaaS) startup that helped ecommerce stores not sell bad products.
I have been there, and enjoy helping founders improve.
If I like your pitch I will help you
I have been there, and enjoy helping founders improve.
If I like your pitch I will help you