Seth Levine
| Seth Levine | |
|---|---|
| File:Seth Levine photo.pngSeth Levine photo.png | |
| Born | |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Macalester College |
| 💼 Occupation | Investor |
| 👔 Employer | The Foundry Group |
| Title | Managing Director and Co-Founder |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Seth Levine is an American businessperson. Levine is the co-founder of the Foundry Group, and has previously worked for Mobius Venture Capital, FirstWorld Communications, ICG Communications, and Morgan Stanley.
Career[edit]
Levine started his career as an investment analyst in Morgan Stanley's telecom and media group.[1] He later worked for ICG Communications, eventually running their corporate development group.[2] He then joined FirstWorld Communications, where he was one of the first three employees of the restart of the business in 1998.[3] Levine led the company's IPO in March 2000. In total the IPO raised over $260 million.[4] In 2001 Levine left FirstWorld to join Mobius Venture Capital.[5]
In 2007 Levine, along with Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson and Ryan McIntyre, founded Foundry Group[6] to focus on investing in early-stage technology companies.[7] The firm, based in Boulder, Colorado,[8] closed its first fund with $225 million in committed capital in late 2007. Foundry raised similar $225 million funds in 2010,[9] 2013 and 2016 as well as separate funds to invest in later-stage companies in 2013 and 2016.[10] Levine is a managing director of the firm,[11] and sits on the boards of a number of their investment companies.[12]
Levine has been cited in the media regarding investing in local companies versus ones in other jurisdictions,[13] and on the potential of various start-up companies in terms of scale.[14] He has also discussed the interaction between CEOs and their boards.[15] As a writer, Levine composes guest blog posts on business issues,[16][17] both on his own VC Adventure blog,[18] and as a contributor to Business Insider.[19] The VC Adventure blog has been named one of the top ten blogs by venture capitalists by TechCrunch.[20]
Personal life[edit]
Levine attended Macalester College, graduating in 1994 with degrees in both Economics and Psychology. He currently serves as a Trustee of the college.[21][22] Levine is married to his wife Greeley Sachs.[23] Levine co-founded Pledge 1%, an organization that encourages companies and people in the startup community to give back to local charities.[24] In politics, Levine has served as a campaign chair for local electoral races and has been involved in races at the local and national levels.[25]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Seth Levine - Foundry Group". www.foundrygroup.com.
- ↑ "Mobius Venture Capital :: Seth Levine". www.mobiusvc.com.
- ↑ "An Interview with Seth Levine: Investor & Co-Founder of Foundry Group". Start Up Savant. 6 November 2016.
- ↑ "Boulder Is Utopia For Startups. Here's Who You Need To Know To Move There". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ "Seth Levine - Managing Director @ Foundry Group". Crunchbase.
- ↑ "To Nurture Boulder, Back-to-Basics Venture Capital". The New York Times. 14 May 2010.
- ↑ "Foundry Group makes its first AngelList Syndicate investment in smart glasses startup". venturebeat.com. VentureBeat.
- ↑ "Interview with Venture Capitalist Seth Levine at the St Julien Hotel - DailyTekk". Daily Tekk. 15 November 2015.
- ↑ "The Foundry Group closes $225 million fund". Vator.tv. 5 October 2010.
- ↑ "Foundry Group closes new $225 million venture fund". BizWest. 31 July 2015.
- ↑ "This Quirky Social Network Raised $5.5 Million From Investors, Then Signed A Legally Binding Deal To Never Maximize Profits". Business Insider.
- ↑ Marks, Gene (10 August 2006). "Streetwise Small Business Book Of Lists: Hundreds of Lists to Help You Reduce Costs, Increase Revenues, and Boost Your Profits". Adams Media. p. 150 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Foundry Group's Seth Levine on the importance of local VCs". Built In Colorado.
- ↑ Tsang, Amie; Merced, Michael J. de la (21 September 2017). "Morning Agenda: Google Gets Serious About Producing Better Phones". The New York Times – via www.nytimes.com.
- ↑ Feld, Brad; Ramsinghani, Mahendra (9 December 2013). "Startup Boards: Getting the Most Out of Your Board of Directors". John Wiley & Sons. p. 116 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Feld, Brad (14 March 2012). "Brad Feld's Burning Entrepreneur - How to Launch, Fund, and Set Your Start-Up On Fire". Hyperink Inc. p. 65 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Seth Levine's VC Adventure with Mobius Capital". Seeking Alpha.
- ↑ "Tim Cook and the Power of the 'Quiet' CEO". Inc. Magazine.
- ↑ "Seth Levine". Business Insider.
- ↑ Schonfeld, Erick (8 September 2009). "The Top 20 VC Bloggers (September 2009)". The Washington Post – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ↑ "Three Macalester alumni become Trustees". Macalester College.
- ↑ "Macalester holds third Macathon ~ Feb. 20 - 21". Macalester College.
- ↑ "High Design". Grand Country Living Magazine.
- ↑ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times.
- ↑ "Leora Frankel: So much confusion!". The Daily Camera.
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