Brett Calhoun

General Partner & Co-Founder

2023

Building a top-tier Pre-Seed VC fund in the heartland, investing coast-to-coast

Managing Director

2021

We started the Scale accelerator (4 cohorts) that evolved into Redbud VC (new fund/investors) - we learned a lot

Building

2024

Building stuff - launched some side products in the interim hoafiling.com, hoaloan.com, trustracker.com

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2024

Supporting our portfolio and acquisitions (steel, banking, tesla rental, etc.) through analytics and finance

Co-Founder

2021

In the first year post-launch, we helped 900 veterans purchase a home, scaling to $1.2M ARR. The company is now focused on myhomeperk.com, an employer-sponsored closing cost loan for all homebuyers.

Founding Team

2021

We are a SaaS fintech startup focused on solving awareness, lack of experts, and compliance for qualified small business stock for every name on a company's cap table. - Product of https://www.linkedin.com/redir/suspicious-page?url=CapGains%2ecom I help founders, employees, and investors realize the benefits of the Section 1202 and 1045 Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) 100% capital gains tax exclusion. We provide consulting, tools, and rollover opportunities.

Founding Team

2021 - 2025

Adjunct Advisor

2024 - 2025

Adjunct Advisor for AACE student venture fund https://business.missouri.edu/allen-angel-capital-education-program

Guest Contributor

2023 - 2023

Venture Partner

2022 - 2023

Venture Partner Program Cohort 9 Republic gives people power to invest in the future they believe in by providing access to startup, real estate, crypto, and video game investment opportunities. Focused on creating a diverse, sustainable, connected world, Republic and its affiliates have facilitated over $500 million in investments from over one million global community members. With a global team in six countries, Republic is backed by Galaxy Digital, The Motley Fool, Binance, Naspers, AngelList, and more. Republic Venture Partners collaborate across the startup ecosystem to support founders and their ideas. If you are a startup looking to raise capital from the crowd, message me here on LinkedIn!