Mark Kendall
Investment Partners play an important role in the startup ecosystem. We have curated a list of the top Connecticut Investment Partners. 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 Connecticut Investment Partners
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Barry Sternlicht
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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
Investment Stage: Seed
Barry Sternlicht is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Capital Group, the private investment firm he formed in 1991 focused on g…
Ray Dalio
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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
Investment Stage: Seed
Ray Dalio is the Founder, Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Bridgewater Associates. He started Bridgewater out of his two-bedroom …
Steven A. Cohen
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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
Investment Stage:
Steven A. Cohen is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Point72 Asset Management, L.P. He founded S.A.C. Capital Advisors, L.P. in 19…
Chris Shumway
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
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As an entrepreneur himself, Chris Shumway understand the passion, vision and execution required to achieve sustainable growth. In 2001, he f…
Anton Simunovic
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
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Anton has 20+ years of technology experience as a proven venture capital investor, entrepreneur and operating executive in companies ranging…
Harry DeMott
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
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Harry DeMott is the Co-Founder ,Executive Chairman & CEO at Proper.
Steve Hafner
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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
Investment Stage: Seed
Steve Hafner is the CEO at KAYAK, Opentable.
Bandel Carano
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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
Investment Stage: Seed
Bandel Carano, Managing Partner, joined Oak Investment Partners in 1985 and became a General Partner in 1987. Bandel’s investment focus is o…
Michael J. Farello
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage: Seed
Michael J. Farello – Senior Partner @ L Catterton
Andrew Firlik
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Dr. Firlik’s career spans neurosurgery, entrepreneurship, and venture capital. He joined Foundation Medical Partners to concentrate on medic…
Zac Zeitlin
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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
Investment Stage: Seed
Zac has been an active investor in an exciting group of impact-minded, early stage companies, with a focus on food, health and wellness, edu…
Ryan Spoon
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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
Investment Stage: Seed
Ryan Spoon joined [ESPN](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/espn) as Senior Vice President, Product Development in July 2012. In this r…
Chloe Steinberg
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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture
Chloe Steinberg is a partner at Sapphire Sport, where she focuses on investing in early-stage companies shaping the future of consumption. …
Austin McChord
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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
Investment Stage:
Austin McChord is the founder and chief executive officer of Datto, a provider of backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutio…
Guerman Aliev
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Mr. Guerman Aliev is a Managing Partner of Cipher Technologies Management. Prior to founding Cipher Technologies, Guerman ran Altpoint Ventu…
Stephen Bloch
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Having been an entrepreneur and practicing physician, Stephen Bloch knows firsthand how to navigate the opportunities and challenges of buil…
David Canner
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
David Canner
Michael Chu
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
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Michael Chu is the Global Co-CEO and co-founder of L Catterton. Prior to forming L Catterton, he held a variety of senior positions with Fi…
Richard Harrington
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
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Richard J. Harrington served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Thomson Corporation (business technology and integrated informa…
Phillip Valliere
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Phillip Valliere – Managing Director @ The Lind Partners
Brian Miller
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Brian Miller serves as one of the board of directors at Inseego.
Todd Sisitsky
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Todd Sisitsky is a partner of TPG Capital, LP, where he leads the firm’s investment activities in the healthcare services and pharmaceutical…
Peter V. Longo
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Peter Senior Managing Director of Connecticut Innovations, oversees the organization’s investment and loan portfolios, and is responsible fo…
Karen S. Lynch
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
President and Chief Executive Officer at CVS Health.
Jonathan Rotolo
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Jonathan Rotolo is a member of Barings Alternative Investments, a global Private Equity and Real Assets platform. Jon is the Head of Private…
Steven Lau
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Steven began his career as an Option Specialist and Market Maker at Spear Leeds and Kellogg which was acquired by Goldman Sachs in 1999. He…
Marcel Bens
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Marcel Bens – Managing Partner & COO @ Emil Capital Partners
Michael McLaughlin
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
As US Country Head for Macquarie Group, Michael McLaughlin chairs the US Management Committee, which comprises the leadership of all of Macq…
Claudia Reuter
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Claudia Reuter is the Managing Director for the Stanley+Techstars Additive Manufacturing Accelerator. Recognized by the Boston Business Jour…
David Craver
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
David Craver is a Managing Director at Lone Pine Capital.
Kevin Crowley
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Kevin Crowley – Senior Managing Director, Investments @ Connecticut Innovations
Joshua Horowitz
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Joshua Horowitz is a Portfolio Manager at Palm Managment (US) LLC where he focuses on the Palm Global Small Cap Fund. He previously served a…
Matthew D. Storeygard
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Matt Storeygard joined Connecticut Innovations as Managing Director, Venture Capital Investments in 2019
Alexander Captain
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Alexander Captain is the Founder and Managing Partner at Cat Rock Capital Management.
Jerry Michaud
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Jerry co-founded Horizon Technology Finance Corporation and is its President and serves on the Board of Directors. Jerry co-founded our Advi…
Matt Streisfeld
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Matt joined Oak HC/FT as a Vice President in 2015. Matt focuses on growth equity and early-stage venture opportunities exclusively in financ…
Andy Greenfield
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Andy Greenfield – General Partner @ TIA Ventures
Venetia Kontogouris
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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
Investment Stage: Seed
Venetia Kontogouris has been associated with Trident Capital since 1995. She joined Trident Capital in 1999 as a Managing Director. Prior to…
Robert Voreyer
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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
Investment Stage:
Robert Voreyer – Managing Director @ Spencer Holt Advisors, LLC
Craig Cimini
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Craig Cimini
GM O’Connell
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
In 1987, G.M. O’Connell founded Modem Media, with a vision that digital communications would fundamentally change the way business is done. …
Colleen Cuffaro
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Colleen Cuffaro – Partners @ Canaan Partners
W. Robert Berkley, Jr.
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
W. Robert Berkley, Jr. – Chief Executive Officer, President @ W. R. Berkley
Patrick O’Neill
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Patrick O’Neill – Managing Director, Venture Capital Investments @ Connecticut Innovations
Daniel Wagner
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Daniel Wagner joined Connecticut Innovation as Managing Director, Investments in 2018
Pauline M. Murphy
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Pauline Murphy joined Connecticut Innovations as Senior Managing Director in 2002.Pauline is responsible for initiating and closing deals an…
Elizabeth Wills Chou
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Elizabeth Chou joined New Markets Venture Partners in 2010 and is a Partner. Elizabeth is a board director for Kickboard and previously for …
James O’Callaghan
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
James O’Callaghan joined Growth Catalyst Partners in July 2017 after having spent over ten years in the financial services industry. Prio…
Mike Bingle
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Mike Bingle – Managing Partner @ Silver Lake
Steven Chrust
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Steven Chrust – Managing Director, Senior Partner @ Centricap
Alex Thomson
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Alex Thomson is a Founder at Great Mountain Partners, LLC.
Michael Wisniewski
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
MICHAEL WISNIEWSKI’S BIO: Mike is experienced in identifying opportunities to enhance operating performance and competitive advantage. Mich…
Phillip Titolo
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Phillip Titolo
Douglas J. Roth
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Douglas J. Roth – Managing Director @ Connecticut Innovations
Leander McCormick-Goodhart
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Leander McCormick-Goodhart PropTech Investor
Geoff Faux
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Geoff Faux is a Principal at Clearview Capital, L.P.
Mark Ralph
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Mark Ralph is an Executive Director, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund at Boehringer Ingelheim.
Jeff Machlin
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage: Private Equity
Jeff Machlin is a Partner at Brighton Park Capital and a member of the Investment Committee. Prior to joining Brighton Park Capital, Jeff wa…
Jon Canarick
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Investor Type: Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
Investment Stage:
Jon Canarick serves as a Managing Director at North Castle Partners.
Jaideep Khanna
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Jaideep Khanna is Founder Ananta Family Office.
Jamie Lee
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Jamie Lee
Tony McNulty
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Tony McNulty has worked at GA since 1998. Mr. McNulty is based in Greenwich, CT and focuses on portfolio monitoring, valuation and support. …
Ramsey Frank
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Ramsey Frank is a Partner, Co-founder and acting CFO of Amulet Capital Partners. Prior to founding Amulet, Mr. Frank was a Senior Managing …
James Lindstrom
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
James Lindstrom
Matt Kim
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Matt Kim
Doug Russell
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Doug Russell – Managing Director and Head of MassMutual Ventures @ MassMutual Ventures
Lee Wrubel
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Dr. Wrubel has ten years of experience in venture capital and has been associated with a large number of private companies, including now pu…
Justin Kaplan
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Justin Kaplan serves as a partner at Balance Point Capital Partners. Prior to joining BPCA, Justin was a Senior Vice President for BNY Mello…
David Wurzer
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
David Wurzer – Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer @ Connecticut Innovations
Chris O’Donnell
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage: Venture
Chris O’Donnell
Tom Richards
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Tom Richards
Kurt Lentz
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Kurt Lentz
Musan Duric
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Musan Duric
Sean Drake
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Sean Drake – Founder @ Stony Lonesome Group
Matthew Drapkin
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Matthew A. Drapkin is Chief Executive Officer & Portfolio Manager at Northern Right Capital, an alternative asset manager focused on small a…
Andreas Guldin
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Andreas Guldin – CEO @ Emil Capital Partners
Scott Roth
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage: Venture
Scott Roth
Matthew Smith
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Matthew Smith
Don Stoltz
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Don Stoltz is a CEO & Co-Founder of ALTHEA.
Douglas Lind
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Douglas Lind joined Burrill & Company as a Managing Director in the Venture Group in January 2012. Previously he served as Managing Director…
David E. Simon
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
David E. Simon
Danielle M Donegan
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage: Grant
Award-winning marketing professional with an MBA in marketing and ten years of experience including cross-functional marketing campaigns, ma…
Jon Kol
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Jon Kol is a Co-Head of Galaxy Digital Principal Investments.
Matthew J. McCooe
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Matthew McCooe joined Connecticut Innovations as CEO in 2015.
Bart Stuck
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Bart Stuck – Managing Director @ Signal Lake
Brian W. Michaud
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Brian W. Michaud – Managing Director @ Littlejohn & Co
Jarryd Levine
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Jarryd Levine – Principal @ Stone Point Capital
David Belzer
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
David Belzer
Matt Bloom
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Matt Bloom is the director of investments at Connecticut Innovations.
Bob Russell
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Robert M. Russell Jr. is an executive with worldwide experience in sales, marketing, technology, and governance. He currently serves on the …
Allen W. Rork
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
Allen W. Rork
David Scanlan
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Investor Type: Investment Partner
Investment Stage:
David Scanlan – Principal @ Pamlico Capital
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