Paul Strachman

Founding Partner

2023

SPAR Ventures is an early stage fund (Pre-Seed and Seed) investing in tech-enabled B2B companies serving the SMB market.

Venture Partner

2015

ISAI is the leading early-stage VC fund, supporting French entrepreneurs in France and Internationally. ISAI is backed by a collective of entrepreneurs. The New York team is focused on helping French Entrepreneurs develop in the US and investing in US-based startups w/ French founders. www.isai.vc

General Partner

2015 - 2023

Strategic Advisor

2012 - 2021

- Digital Health / Fitness - CRM strategy - Member Experience

Vice President - Assistant to the COO

2007 - 2012

- Customer-centric Strategy: member base segmentation, design and implementation of a CRM system including member lifecycle management, member feedback tools and service strategy leading - Digital and eCommerce Strategy including digital wellness trends - Personal Training business strategy including preventative health strategy in cooperation with head of Personal Training (Health Advisory board; digital PT...) - Economic Response Strategy: definition and oversight of economic response plan to protect core business (Sales, Personal Training and Attrition) during crisis

Chief Operating/Strategy Officer

2012 - 2015

- Strategy: defined product and commercialization strategy - Sales and Business Development: built sales process, closed high profile corporate customers and set up large business dev. deals - Product development: evolved product from proof of concept to commercial product, overseeing technology team with VP Engineering - Operations: set up printing operations with 3rd party printers - Financing: Raised series A

MBA Student

2005 - 2007

Consultant

2002 - 2005

Specialized in Consumer Goods, Retail and Financial Services. Experience include: Full potential projects, Turnaround strategies and Marketing.

Analyst

2000 - 2001

Leveraged Buy Outs focused on Technology and Media.