I've been building online marketplaces for 17 years. I bootstrapped my first marketplace business, ValoreBooks, to $85M in sales (in direct competition with Amazon and eBay) and sold it to SimpleTuition. I've invested in 20+ online marketplace businesses and recently founded Mercato, the premier online marketplace for independent grocers.

I invest in what I know and back humble, calculating founders that can run through walls.

I'll syndicate deals where I have extra allocation and where I think my backers will be interested.