World-Class Founders Leading
Fast Growth Startups
A group of experienced entrepreneurs who are passionate about advising and funding early-stage businesses within large, addressable markets.
Chad has 20 years of experience as a startup entrepreneur and mentor building and scaling early-stage businesses into mature, sustainable companies. Currently, he’s an angel investor and advisor to several fast-growth companies and serves on multiple boards in the consumer and technology spaces. He’s also a regular writer and speaker on the “Convergence of Technology & Marketing” and “Customer Acquisition for Rapid Growth Companies.”
For nearly two decades, Mike has worked at the intersection of media, marketing and technology as a CEO, chief strategist, thought leader and business innovator. He’s also a successful entrepreneur, having built and sold several startups including an advertising technology company that was acquired by Google’s DoubleClick. Today, he serves on several boards and is a speaker on “Business Innovation Revenue Growth Strategies for Global Brands” and “Amazon Channel Strategies for Revenue Optimization.”
Dan has led several businesses in a variety of sectors including media, technology and real estate, and spent more than a decade as an entrepreneur and advisor to many fast growth companies. He now also sits on boards in the consumer and technology spaces.
James brings more than 25 years of financial management and accounting experience to his role as Chief Financial Officer of Mindgruve Ventures where he is responsible for leading all finance operations and accounting functions.
Before joining Mindgruve Ventures, James was a Vice President at Wells Fargo Bank for nearly 24 years. James is also an Adjunct Professor in Finance for the School of Business Management at National University and routinely teaches courses in Business Finance, Corporate Valuation and Managerial Accounting. He holds a BA in Physics and English from UC Santa Barbara and an MBA in Finance from San Diego State University.
We help entrepreneurs accelerate their early-stage businesses and transform them into mature, sustainable companies.
We leverage our experience, founder network, back office infrastructure, marketing and technology teams to accelerate business growth.
Media, Technology, eCommerce
& Consumer Products
Our investments range from $50,000 to $500,000 depending on the team, market opportunity and initial traction. We often co-invest with other angels and venture groups.
