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101 Best Atlanta Angel Investors

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Angel Investors play an important role in the startup ecosystem. We have curated a list of the top Atlanta Angel Investors. We have tried to select a variety of different types of investors across a variety of niches.

This list is designed to show off the investors with exceptional track records, industry experience and a unique understanding of the ecosystem.

Top Atlanta Angel Investors

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.


Paul Judge

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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Paul Judge is Managing Partner at Panoramic Ventures.


Sean Henry

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Sean Henry is the Founder and CEO of STORD, a platform for networked warehousing and distribution. Sean is recognized in the 2018 Forbes 30 …


David Cummings

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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

David Cummings joined Atlanta Tech Village as Founder in 2012.


Tom Noonan

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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Tom Noonan is a General Partner at TechOperators. Tom is the former chairman, president and chief executive officer of Internet Security Sy…


Payman Pouladdej

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Payman Pouladdej


Geoff Wilson

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

President and Founder of 352 Inc., Geoff Wilson is a tech entrepreneur, investor and mentor who found his passion for business at an early a…


Sara Blakely

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Sara Blakely is an American billionaire businesswoman, and founder of Spanx, an American intimate apparel company with pants and leggings, f…


Rob Frohwein

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Rob founded Kabbage to get small businesses capital quickly, an area in which banks have long struggled. He believes deeply that small b…


Jeff Garzik

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Jeff Garzik is the Co-Founder at Vesper. entrepreneur and software engineer. Jeff is co-founder and CEO of Bloq. Jeff serves on the board of…


Arul Murugan

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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Enrich was founded by Arul Murugan in 2003 and since then the company has consistently grown nearly doubling every year. Arul envisioned Enr…


Johnson Cook

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Johnson Cook is the Co-founder and President at Greenlight.


Tyler Scriven

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Tyler is an entrepreneur and early-stage technology investor. He currently serves as a Managing Director of Techstars Atlanta. Prior to …


Bert Ellis

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Bert Ellis is the President and Founder of Titan Broadcast. Previously he founded and held the CEO position at iXL, which was acquired by Ra…


Kat Cole

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Kat Cole is Group President at FOCUS Brands and responsible for building FOCUS Brands revenues and profits through global licensing, manufac…


Kyle Porter

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Kyle Porter is the co-founder and CEO of SalesLoft. SalesLoft generated explosive growth over the past two years, serving over 1,200 clients…


Rocky D. Williform

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Rocky D. Williform has been described in many ways, the Wall Street Journal describes him as an “activist,” the Houston Chronicle says he i…


Yanni Hufnagel

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Yanni Hufnagel is the founder & CEO of Lemon Perfect, a naturally refreshing cold-pressed lemon water with zero sugar that tastes like you’r…


Ben Chestnut

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Ben Chestnut is co-founder and CEO of Mailchimp, the leading marketing platform for small businesses. Headquartered in Ben’s hometown of Atl…


Allen Nance

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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Allen Nance – Founding Partners @ TechSquare Labs


Peter Kight

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Peter Kight joined the Board of Directors in December 2014. Peter Kight has been a senior advisor at Comvest Partners, a private investment …


David King

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

David King


Michael Arrieta

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed, Venture

Mike is the Founder & CEO of Garden City, a purpose-driven holding company that acquires, grows and holds service companies in the southeast…


Michael Cohn

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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Michael Cohn serves as a Managing Partner at Overline VC.


Adam Marchick

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Adam Marchick is an Investor at Emory University and an Independent investor of PadSplit. He was the Executive In Residence at The Chernin G…


Jon Hallett

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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Jon Hallett brings thirty years of entrepreneurship, investment and chairman experience to the table. He serves on numerous boards and is pr…


Jewel Burks Solomon

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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Jewel Burks An experienced sales and marketing professional, Jewel Burks leads the Partpic team as CEO. Since its founding in August 2013, J…


Robert Kavner

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Robert Kavner has served on our board of directors since March 2004 and lead independent director since March 2010. Since 1995, Mr. Kavner h…


Frank Bishop

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Frank Bishop retired in 2001 as both President and CEO of Invesco, Inc., and President of Invesco Capital Management, Inc. He is presently t…


Jon Gosier

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Jon Gosier is a serial entrepreneur and investor in FinTech and media, author, screenwriter, and philanthropist. He is leveraging decades of…


Ashish H. Mistry

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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Ashish functions as an investor and adviser to young companies. His operating experience includes leadership roles with high-growth companie…


George Azih

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

George Azih – Founder & CEO @ LeaseQuery.com


Paul Sims

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture

Co-Founder of multiple companies. Deep experience in Marketplaces (5x,) Automotive (5x,) and Insur/Fintech (2x.) Board member, Advisor, and …


Andy Powell

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Growing up in Columbus, GA, Andy enjoyed taking things apart to see how they worked. After earning his degree in Industrial Engineering at G…


Jeff Zucker

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Zucker is the former president and CEO of NBC Universal. He spent more than two decades at NBC, assuming the top position in February 2007. …


Ja’Nese Jean

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Venture

Ja’Nese Jean is an International Opera Singer and Tech Entrepreneur from Georgia. Her passion to connect the world positively is displayed n…


John Dancu

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

John Dancu


Asif Ramji

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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Asif Ramji, Paymetric’s President and Chief Executive Officer, is a seasoned payments executive, with over 15 years experience directing co…


Dmitry Popov

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed

Ex-McKinsey consultant and Fortune Global 500 senior executive turned startup growth leader


Bill Wade

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Bill Wade – Founder and CEO @ Company.com


Christopher Klaus

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Christopher Klaus is the CEO of Kaneva.


Rodney Sampson

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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Rodney Sampson is heralded as the leading inclusive innovation, entrepreneurship and investment ecosystem builder in the world, particularly…


Sig Mosley

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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Sig Mosley is the Managing Partner at Mosley Ventures.


Kathryn Petralia

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Kathryn Petralia is the Co-founder and President of Kabbage Inc., a data and technology company offering automated cash flow solutions to sm…


Francis Blake

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Blake served as the Chairman of The Home Depot from 2007 until his retirement in February 2015. He is the lead director of Delta’s Board of …


Shannon Sweeney Offen

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Shannon Sweeney Offen – Investment Banker @ SunTrust Robinson Humphrey


Bobbo Jetmundsen

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Bobbo Jetmundsen – Chairman @ Worthscape


Chris Klaus

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Chris Klaus – Co-Founder and Partner @ CyberLaunch


Allen Graber

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Allen Graber


Adam Ghetti

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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Adam Ghetti, technologist and entrepreneur, founded Ionic Security in 2011 to address the problem of trust in a cloud and mobile enabled wor…


David Moeller

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

David Moeller is the CEO & Founder at Keep Technologies.


Reggie Bradford

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Founder and CEO Reggie Bradford brings nearly two decades of experience as an industry pioneer, having blazed a successful path for technolo…


Greg Smith

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Greg Smith is President at Blue Vista Ventures.


Tim Trankina

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Tim Trankina – CEO @ Lender Direct Network


Steve Chamberlain

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Steve Chamberlain


Steve Greenfield

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Steve Greenfield – founder @ Automotive Ventures


David Dorman

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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Dorman has been the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of CVS Health since May 2011, and has been a Founding Partner of Centerview Capital …


Matt Ferguson

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Matt Ferguson


Jesse Itzler

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Jesse Itzler


Bernard Marcus

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Bernard Marcus is co-founder of The Home Depot, Inc., the world’s largest home improvement retailer. His company revolutionized the home im…


Peter Davis

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Peter Davis – Founder & CEO @ GreenPrint


Coty Rosenblath

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Coty Rosenblath


Romeen Sheth

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Romeen Sheth is a President at Metasys.


Jennifer Wyatt

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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture

An entrepreneur for over 20 yrs. She has been An Area Developer with a national tax franchise since 2003 And just recently sold her territor…


Barbara Jones

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Barbara Jones is the Principal CEO at Lillii RNB Inc.


Dwight Howard

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Dwight David Howard is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. An eight-time All-Star, seven-time All…


Marc Spiegel

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Marc Spiegel – Founder @ Rubicon


Jack Berube

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Jack Berube – Co-Founder and CEO @ Merg3d


Wain Kellum

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Wain Kellum serves as a CEO at SpaceIQ


Frank Hanna

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

In addition to his work as CEO of Hanna Capital, Frank Hanna has devoted considerable time, thought, and energy to the reform of education a…


Gary DiOrio

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Gary DiOrio


Lance Weatherby

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed

Highly accomplished leader with a passion for building customer-focused companies and a proven record of achievement generating revenue grow…


Michel Fontaine

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Michel is a serial entrepreneur with a kick for innovations. From semiconductor equipment to new polymers with a stint in e-commerce to e…


William J. Morris

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Bill has been the founder of two companies and an advisor, board member and investor in several others. In 2005, Bill co-founded M5 Syste…


David Krantz

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

David Krantz is a seasoned executive with experience in product management, strategy, marketing, business development, and managing a P&L at…


Derek Dukes

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Derek Dukes


Raj Choudhury

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Raj Choudhury


Paul Iaffaldano

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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Paul Iaffaldano is the General Partner at Panoramic Ventures. Mr. Iaffaldano hold an MBA from Loyola University and a BA from Wittenberg U…


Ralph de la Vega

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Ralph de la Vega is President and CEO — AT&T Mobility, a position he has held since 2007. He is responsible for the company’s largest growth…


Richard Kiphart

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Richard Kiphart – Co-Founder, Chairman @ KGC Capital


Doug Fieldhouse

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Doug Fieldhouse – Founder, President & CEO @ Vesta Corporation


Michael Gilmore

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

See Profile Dossier on LinkedIn juxtaposed Gilmore Homes – Gilmore Loans, LLC., website: www.gilmorehomes.wix.com/atlanta.


James Dudenhoefer

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Jim Dudenhoefer joined Apple as Strategic Partnerships in 2016.


Sanjay Parekh

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Convertible Note, Seed

Sanjay is a serial technology entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Prototype Prime, a startup incubator based in the northern Atlanta metro. …


Daniel Caplin

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Daniel Caplin is a seasoned executive in both startups and publicly traded companies. His diverse work experience has lead to his current ro…


Victor Adebakin

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Victor Adebakin – Founder & CEO @ Sackor Therapeutics, Inc.


Beau King

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Beau King – President @ Kim King Associates


John J. Huntz

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

John J. Huntz – Board Member @ Bastille Networks Internet Security


David Lightburn

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

David Lightburn – Co-Founder, President @ Atlanta Tech Village


Matt Lowe

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Mr. Lowe co-founded Swift Straw Il, LLC in October 2011, serving as Chief Executive Officer. His vision and leadership has elevated Swift St…


Adam Mangone

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Adam Mangone


Michael Zelnick

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Michael Zelnick – Senior Principal Engineer @ Broadcom


Gordon A Rogers

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Gordon is a 25 year veteran of start-ups in the field of digital education and learning management, having founded an e-learning software co…


James M. Hamilton

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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Mr. James M. Hamilton, Jamie serves as the Managing Partner of Hamilton Ventures LLC. Mr. Hamilton is responsible for the formulation and im…


Noah Wasmer

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Noah Wasmer


Raghu Kakarala

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Raghu Kakarala


Joseph Hannan

Crunchbase | Website | Facebook | Linkedin | Twitter

Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed

Joseph P. Hannan (“J.P.”) has spent 25+ years in the media and technology sectors primarily focused on early stage and distressed turnaround…


Craig Hyde

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Craig Hyde – CEO & Founder @ Rigor


Rob Patten

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture

Rob Patten is co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Nexza. Previously Mr. Patten was the co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Northridge Systems which…


Gregg Freishtat

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Gregg Freishtat is a technology executive with over 20 years of experience leading innovative and transformative companies. He founded four …


Matt Carey

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage:

Matt is responsible for all aspects of our IT infrastructure and software development, including communication networks, approximately 90 su…


Dan Ciprari

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Investor Type: Individual/Angel

Investment Stage: Seed

Dan is CEO and co-founder of Pointivo.

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