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Min Investment:
$10,000.00Max Investment:
$10,000,000.00Target Investment:
$50,000.00
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Work Experience
2023
Founder & CEO
2023
Agate Hound Fund is the world's first Fund of Funds for "Search Funds," the highest performing asset class over the last 40 years. www.agatehound.fund
Managing Partner
1997
Staenberg Venture Partners is my venture funds spanning 30 years. In total we raised 4 funds and invested in over 400 companies including Seagate, Spinner, Livebid, Infospace, Cafepress, Aprimo, Splunk, Avalara, Docusign, Squaretrade and Facebook.
2006
Founder
2006
Hand of God Wines is a boutique, award-winning, premium winery in Mendoza, Argentina producing Malbec and other varietals. Santiago Achaval ("Master of Malbec") is the winemaker and is the highest rated winemaker in Argentina.
2020
Strategic Advisor
2020
Wunderground coffee is the best tasting, most efficacious adaptogenic mushroom coffee on planet earth.
2019
Advisor
2019
Rocketship Ventures is a leading VC firm using data scientists to create the largest database of startup activity to select companies to invest in. The founders and I have invested together for over 20 years.
2014 - 2021
Founding Member, Thuzio Executive Club
2014 - 2021
Thuzio is an exclusive club that produces events centered around major celebrities and talent. Triller acquired Thuzio in 2021.
1994 - 1996
Greenhouse Manager
1994 - 1996
AOL was the leading internet provider and i was their "scout" for great investment and partnering opportunities throughout the Pacific Northwest.
1988 - 1995
Marketing Director
1988 - 1995
Microsoft was the most important PC software company in the world. Microsoft was founded in 1975 and still today are one of the most valuable and influential companies on the cutting edge of technology. I was employee 2500.
1984 - 1985
Analyst
1984 - 1985
Jones Lang LaSalle is one of the world's leading real estate firms. LaSalle Investment Management is one of the world’s largest and most diverse real estate investment management firms, and an independent subsidiary of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. Their team focuses on delivering competitive investment performance through economic and property market cycles for their clients. With expertise in everything from real estate securities and commingled funds to global indirect investments.