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2024
Senior Partner
2024
NextAccess is an advisory firm of experienced operators with deep experience running top-performing organizations and delivering exceptional results. We help executive teams and investors build stronger, more valuable companies through a powerful mix of operational expertise, strategic insight, and data-driven solutions. We help organizations optimize performance and accelerate strategic growth. As trusted partners, we cut through the noise to provide actionable insights and support business transformations in Performance Improvement, Operational Efficiency, Growth Solutions, and Market Differentiation.
2006
Managing Partner
2006
Provide funding, mentorship, and liquidity solutions to startups, early-stage ventures, and growth-oriented lower middle-market companies. My focus includes: - Investing as an LP in VC funds and direct angel investing - Guiding early-stage ventures with proprietary technology on growth strategies and funding pathways - Sourcing quality deal flow for leading venture capital and private equity firms My industry and investing experience spans software, hardware, healthcare, energy, communications, media, green tech, fintech, and real estate.
2013
LP Investor and Program Mentor
2013
Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)
Investor
2023
Ansa Biotechnologies is developing a new way to make DNA that will be faster, cleaner, and more accurate than existing methods. Currently, DNA is manufactured via a chemical method that has remained mostly unchanged for 35 years. Our enzyme-based approach promises to dramatically accelerate innovation in biological research and biotechnology, including therapeutics, diagnostics and biomanufacturing.
2021
Investor
2021
Lightbeam is a mobile-first storytelling platform, featuring shareable micro-films that champion inspiring people.
2021
Investor
2021
Noteworthy AI is working to keep the electric grid energized. ⚡️ We believe that through artificial intelligence, the reliability, resilience and safety of the electric grid can be significantly increased - something that we can all benefit from, as our reliance on the grid continues to exponentially increase.
2021
Investor and Advisor
2021
HData is an enterprise software company and the creator of FERC Pro, which automates energy regulatory data and provides a valuable business intelligence platform.
2020
Investor and Advisor
2020
Shipshape makes smart homes intelligent. We are on a mission to network together all of the critical systems in your home to provide a total home health analysis. Over time, we will partner with homeowners to connect, maintain, repair, and replace the critical systems that they rely on for their homes.
2016
Investor
2016
data.world makes it easy for everyone—not just the "data people"—to get clear, accurate, fast answers to any business question. Our cloud-native data catalog maps your siloed, distributed data to familiar and consistent business concepts, creating a unified body of knowledge anyone can find, understand, and use. data.world is an Austin-based Certified B Corporation and home to the world’s largest collaborative open data community and catalog, including COVID-19 public datasets.
2014
Investor
2014
Cheddar Up is the simplest way to collect and track online payments from a group. Its wildly simple user interface makes collecting online payments accessible to anyone. It allows individuals, schools and organizations (anyone!) to create custom online payment pages in a matter of seconds for almost anything, providing an alternative to inefficient cash and check payments and paper forms. Cheddar Up features robust online payer tracking, automatic reminders, no fees for the collector, and the ability for people to pay in as few as three clicks. Whether it’s a group gift or trip, event, school fundraiser or membership dues…Cheddar Up makes group payments quick and easy.