I've founded two venture backed companies, advised many more, and currently the VP of Growth at HubSpot. I have spent my career on figuring out how to identify high growth opportunities and forming the foundation to take capitalize on those opportunities. Angel investing is a way for me to apply those learnings beyond my own projects. I support companies I invest in, in multiple ways: - I dedicate part of my time to help them establish the right growth foundation and frameworks to develop a high powered growth machine. They get access to all of the training I would take one of my own teams through. - Access to my network of other top tier growth practitioners as additional advisors. - Access to my network and inbound flow of experienced growth professionals looking for new jobs. - Exposure via my writing on my blog and other publications.

My deal flow comes from two high quality places. One, referrals from my network of other entrepreneurs and angel investors that I've built in the last 10 years. Two, companies seeking my advice on growth (via my blog presence at www.coelevate.com). Companies that I've invested in or advised include:

Grabcad - Exited to Stratasys for $100M

Bizo - Exited to LinkedIn for $175M

NamoMedia - Exited to Twitter for an undisclosed amount

Gametime - Raised $13M from Accel

HelpScout - Raised $6M from Foundry

Shareaholic - Raised $7.8M from General Catalyst and others

Draft - Raised $3.5M from Upfront Ventures