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Eric Engelmann

General Partner at ISA Ventures, Partner at Novy

Iowa City-Cedar Rapids Area

VC
Founder
Operator
Former CEO

Invests in

Locations:

Iowa

  • Min Investment:

    $25,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $250,000.00

Skills

Web Applications
Start-ups
Leadership
Business Development
Agile Methodologies
Project Management
Strategy
Management
Public Relations
Team Building
Web Development
Online Marketing
Lean Startup
E-commerce
Google Analytics
Strategic Planning
Marketing Strategy
Process Improvement
Program Management
Marketing

Education

Investments

Gross-Wen Technologies

Series A

Total Funding: $7M

HowFactory

Seed

Total Funding: $200K

Work Experience

Novy

2023

  • Partner [Spinout and Exit]

    2023

The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo)

2016

  • Board Chair

    2020

  • Executive Director

    2016 - 2020

ISA Ventures

2019

  • General Partner

    2019

Iowa Startup Accelerator Fund I

2014

  • Manager

    2014

    Established and currently manage the ISA Fund as a regional seed fund for early stage startups aligned with the Iowa Startup Accelerator program.

Scrum Alliance

2016 - 2021

  • Board Vice Chair

    2021 - 2021

  • Board Chair

    2018 - 2020

  • Board Member

    2016 - 2018

Technology Association of Iowa

2012 - 2017

  • Board Member

    2012 - 2017

GO Cedar Rapids

2009 - 2017

  • Board Member

    2009 - 2017

Geonetric

1999 - 2016

  • President & CEO

    1999 - 2016

    Founder, owner of Geonetric, Inc

Iowa Startup Accelerator, powered by NewBoCo

2013 - 2016

  • Founder & Managing Director

    2013 - 2016

    Building Iowa's first 90-day startup accelerator program. More info at iowastartupaccelerator.com

Inlet

1997 - 1999

  • Software Engineer

    1997 - 1999

    Developed database-driven web-based applications for numerous industries; advised clients on Internet strategy and technology approach.