Joseph Beard
Co-Founder & CEO at CollateralEdge
Dallas, Texas
Invests in
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$500,000.00Target Investment:
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Skills
Education
Executive Program
Singularity University
Investments
Work Experience
2020
Co-Founder & CEO
2020
CollateralEdge is a Dallas-based, fintech platform that provides banks with a flexible, automated sales enablement solution to efficiently increase lending capacity without compromising credit quality.
2019
Co-Founder
2019
The premier venture capital conference in Dallas connecting early stage investors to innovative startups in North Texas.
2019 - 2021
Board Member
2019 - 2021
TeXchange DFW is the premier technology community in the region connecting founders, business executives and investors.
2015 - 2020
Partner
2015 - 2020
A seed and early stage venture capital firm. We invest in and partner with extraordinary entrepreneurs whom are leading the next wave of disruptive technologies.
2014 - 2015
Managing Director
2014 - 2015
Co-Head of the Corporate Investment Banking Group. Provided investment banking services to lower middle market companies in the Global Industrial, Consumer Retail and Specialty Finance sectors.
2012 - 2014
Senior Managing Director
2012 - 2014
Early stage agri-solutions platform developing businesses in emerging markets to address international food security objectives. Investments included slaughter facilities and feedlot operations in Turkey and Tanzania to service beef demand in the emerging world. Served as the Head of Corporate Strategy and Development. Conducted business in areas such as London, Dubai, Turkey, Doha and Tanzania.
2009 - 2011
Vice President
2009 - 2011
Global Industrial and Consumer Retail Investment Banking
2008 - 2009
Principal
2008 - 2009
Middle Market Investment Banking for High Growth, Tech Enabled Businesses
2006 - 2008
Associate
2006 - 2008
Global Industrial and Consumer Retail Investment Banking
2004 - 2006
Associate
2004 - 2006
Media & Telecom Mergers & Acquisitions