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Reed Sturtevant

General Partner, Engine Ventures

Lexington, Massachusetts

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $250,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $9,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $3,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • General Partner

    2023

    Engine Ventures invests in early stage teams & companies bringing scientific and technological breakthroughs to market.

2014

  • Managing Director

    2014

    Pre-seed venture capital fund investing in technology startups.

  • Founding Member and Trustee

    2009

    We are a group of individuals giving monthly micro-grants for the advancement of creative and innovative projects and ideas as well as supporting artistic and technical communities. We started in the Boston area and have grown to 83 chapters in 13 countries who have awarded more than USD $5,600,000 in direct grants to date.

  • Advisor

    2015

    Advisor to the MIT Sports Lab which is building an interconnected community of faculty, students, industry partners, alumni, and athletes who are passionate about tackling challenges that lie at the intersection of engineering, education, research and sports.

2017 - 2023

  • General Partner

    2017 - 2023

    The Engine seeks to support early stage teams & companies bringing scientific and technological breakthroughs to market.

2012 - 2021

  • Board member and co-founder

    2012 - 2021

    Startup Institute is a full-time immersive eight-week experience that prepares people to become great hires for technology startups. Programs are run in Boston, NY, and Chicago.

  • Lecturer, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management

    2010 - 2014

    Co-instructor of graduate course 6.932, "Linked Data Ventures" with Professor Sir Tim Berners-Lee and others.

  • Lecturer in Entrepreneurship

    2013 - 2014

    Co-instructor of required undergraduate course in Entrepreneurship.

2011 - 2014

  • Managing Director

    2011 - 2014

    Co-director of the accelerator program in Boston. Between 2011 and 2014 we invested in 64 early stage companies including GrabCAD, Pillpack, Ovia, Wymsee, Careport, Synack, Placester, Kinvey, Evertrue, Memrise, Promoboxx, Ginger.IO, docTrackr, NBD Nano, Zagster, and many many more.

2007 - 2009

  • Managing Director, Microsoft Startup Labs

    2007 - 2009

    Founding director of a product development and innovation center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Among other projects, the lab designed and developed the user experience for Bing Twitter search.