Red Beard Ventures
Mike C. is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in the technology and investment sectors, currently serving as Managing Partner at Coppola Ventures, focusing on early-stage FinTech, Payments, and Commerce since January 2020. In addition, Mike C. is a Limited Partner at Red Beard Ventures and has held advisory roles at WestCap and CITCON. Previous positions include Chief Product Officer at Flyt, Executive Producer of the "Bitcoin: In Bitcoin We Trust" documentary, and leadership roles at Omnivore, TouchTunes, Millennial Media, and AdMobius. Mike C. holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications and Business from the College of Charleston.
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Red Beard Ventures
Red Beard Ventures is a Venture Capital Firm that invests in disruptive companies from seed to growth. Our team has been working in and around the startup ecosystem for 15+ years. Building, investing and advising startups has helped us to gain a keen sense of what really matters when building a company. We develop empathy to the founder journey that only a startup founders can have. We look to be early investors in non-consensus companies/industries, focusing on: Web 3.0 infrastructure, including blockchain/crypto, NFT’s, AR/VR, fintech, and other areas that enable us to build the future of the internet. Frontier technology, reflecting a 0 -> 1 shift or 10x improvement across industries. We believe being opportunistic and generalists in this area enables us to capitalize on fundamental shifts in industries and technologies. Existing Portfolio: SuperRare The premier marketplace for digital art. Alto IRA Shifting the retirement landscape towards alternative assets. Dapper Labs Building the future of NFT’s. Holler.io: Enhancing digital communication. Noah: Improving home equity investing. Genies: Building identity through NFT's Robotire: Automating car maintenance with robotics and AI. Lendtable: Solving retirement for the masses. Studio: The home gym for everyone. Reactive Streaming: The future of live streaming.