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Acquco

About Acquco

Acquco is focused on building the largest e-commerce platform in the world. Founded by a team of seasoned operators, Acquco strategically acquires the best brands and accelerates their growth across Amazon, Walmart, Shopify and other e-commerce ecosystems. Acquco has raised over $160M of institutional capital since its inception in 2020, and is focused on rapidly scaling its portfolio and team.

Partnership with Coventure

Through its partnership with Acquco, CoVenture has provided the company with capital to acquire e-commerce brands and scale its business.

“Through our partnership with CoVenture, we have been able to accelerate our growth and become a leading player in the e-commerce space in a very short period of time. Since our inception, the CoVenture team has provided tremendous value through founder-friendly, flexible financing structures, and has continued to grow with us thereafter. The team possesses unique industry insights, and the value CoVenture provides extends far beyond capital.”

Raunak Nirmal
CEO, Acquco
Clearbanc
Clearbanc company founders

About Clearbanc

Clearbanc is on of the fastest, most affordable ways for D2C and SaaS founders to fund their businesses and among the largest eCommerce investors in the world. Clearbanc has invested $10K - $10M in 2,200+ companies using data science designed to identify high-growth funding opportunities in less than 24 hours. This data driven approach is designed to take the bias out of decision making and has helped Clearbanc fund 8x more female founders than traditional VCs and invest in companies in all 50 states.

Partnership with Coventure

Coventure’s partnership with Clearbanc has scaled with the company, enabling Clearbanc to provide financing to more than 1,500 businesses.

“CoVenture bet on Clearbanc early and have been incredible supporters and partners from the beginning. The team at CoVenture is always looking for new opportunities and creative ways to collaborate and help us improve the business. We are honoured to have CoVenture as part of our Clearbanc team.”

Michele Romanow and Andrew D'Souza
Co-Founders, Clearbanc
Produce Pay
Produce pay company founders

About Produce Pay

ProducePay is improving the supply chain for fresh produce, with the goal of placing trust at the center of every transaction. It's mission is to strengthen relationships between growers, shippers, retailers, and consumers of fresh produce.

Partnership with Coventure

CoVenture has worked with Produce Pay since 2014, providing capital to support the growth of the company as well as the expansion of the financing solutions it offers growers and distributors.

“CoVenture has been an incredible partner to us from the get-go. From helping us carry the initial tech burden to get to a minimum variable product, to plugging us into the overall VC market, all through helping us raise the very funding vehicles with which we run our business. They are true partners, through and through”

Pablo Borquez Schwarzbeck
Founder, ProducePay
Stem
Stem company founders

About Stem

Stem is a distribution and payments platform focused on getting people paid in the music business. Music is the original "gig economy" with a broad network of freelance workers who have limited visibility into their finances and no easy way to account to all the people in the value chain.

Partnership with Coventure

Stem worked with CoVenture to launch Scale, a financing program for artists on Stem's platform. Stem is creating a new asset class designed to better align the interests between artists and their source of capital.

“CoVenture has been an incredible thought partner to Stem as we architected our advances product Scale. As a start up with limited resources, we appreciated them rolling up their sleeves and filling gaps on the strategy side to help us bring the product to market.”

Milana Rabkin Lewis
CEO, Stem
Wave
Wave company founders

About Wave

Wave is a sports media company for today's fan. Through a portfolio of media brands, covering a wide array of fandoms and genres, Wave seeks to entertain digital natives, with the programming they love, in the places they spend the most time. Their programming can be discovered across Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook,YouTube and other core and emerging platforms.

Partnership with Coventure

Through its partnership with Spotter, CoVenture has provided the company with capital to acquire YouTube content and scale its business.

Spotter
Spotter Team

About Spotter

Spotter is partnering with YouTube creators, delivering up-front cash that empowers them to grow their brands while retaining their freedom. They delivers a solution that allows creators to remain independent while receiving the capital they need to grow.

Partnership with Coventure

Coventure provided financing to help Spotter acquire YouTube content and support the growth of the company.

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Ali Hamed

Partner

Ali is a partner at CoVenture. He co-leads firm management, capital raising, and deal sourcing, and is a member of the investment committee of CoVenture's credit and venture subsidiaries (CoVenture Management, CV19 Venture Partners, and Crossbeam Venture Partners). Prior to Coventure, Ali was a Venture Partner at Compound Ventures (formerly known as Metamorphic Ventures), during which time he helped source many of the firm’s successful investments. Ali attended Cornell University, where he played Varsity Baseball.

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Marc Porzecanski

Partner

Marc is a Partner and leads the Credit Opportunities business. Prior to joining the CoVenture team, Marc was a Principal and Senior Analyst in the Ares Credit Group, a Vice President at Angelo, Gordon & Co. and a Vice President at Credit Suisse, focused exclusively on esoteric asset-backed lending. Marc attended the University of Pennsylvania.

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Brian Harwitt

Partner

Brian is a Partner in CoVenture's Credit Opportunities group. Prior to joining the Coventure team, Brian was an investment banking analyst at Guggenheim Securities focusing on healthcare. Brian attended Cornell University.

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Elizabeth Ostrander

Partner | Chief Operating Officer

Elizabeth is a Partner and the Chief Operating Officer at CoVenture. Prior to joining the Coventure team, Elizabeth was the Director of Business Development at a boutique investment banking and capital markets firm. Elizabeth attended Boston College and is a CFA charterholder.

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Isaac Strulowitz

Partner | Chief Financial Officer

Isaac is a Partner and the Chief Financial Officer at CoVenture. Prior to joining the Coventure team, Isaac worked at Ernst & Young and The Blackstone Group. Isaac attended Yeshiva University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

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Naved Sheikh

General Counsel

Naved is General Counsel of CoVenture. Before joining CV, Naved was an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, where he served as lead counsel for the infrastructure, secondaries, Asia-focused private equity and growth capital teams and other private investing businesses within Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Naved previously served as in-house counsel at Blackstone and as an associate at the global law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Naved earned his law degree from Cornell Law School and his undergraduate degree in architecture from Yale College.

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Meghan Hillery

Director of Business Development

Meghan is the Director of Business Development at CoVenture. Prior to joining the CoVenture team, she was a senior analyst at Capital One focused on technology, media, and telecom. Meghan attended Cornell University.

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Michael Breitstein

Managing Director

Michael is a Managing Director at CoVenture on the Credit Opportunities Team, with over 10 years of special situations credit experience. Previously, Michael raised a $100mm+ venture facility at Mighty, and created a FinTech product integrated with Mighty's SaaS platform, leveraging data science to enhance investment returns. Prior to Mighty, Michael focused on distressed credit at Aurelius Capital and private credit at Melody Capital. He began his career as an investment banking analyst in restructuring at Rothschild and Bank of America. Michael graduated with Distinction from Cornell University.

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Dan Bailey

Managing Director

Dan is a Managing Director at CoVenture with over 12 years of private capital investment and advisory experience. Prior to joining the CoVenture team, Dan was a Principal at Two Sigma Investments, where he was primarily responsible for making middle market private equity investments in the financial services industry with a focus on opportunities across specialty finance, insurance/insurtech, asset management, capital markets, and financial technology. Prior to Two Sigma, Dan held roles in private credit at The Carlyle Group and private equity at American Capital (acquired by Ares). He began his career as an investment banking analyst in leveraged finance at Wells Fargo. Dan holds a Master of Accountancy degree from the University of Southern California and a B.A. in Philosophy from Cornell University.

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Will Shao

Vice President

Will is a Vice President on the Credit Opportunities team. His responsibilities include portfolio monitoring and diligence. Prior to joining the CoVenture team, Will worked as a management consultant at A.T. Kearney. Will attended Cornell University.

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Josh Begleiter

Vice President

Josh is a Vice President on the Credit Opportunities team. His responsibilities include portfolio monitoring and diligence. Prior to joining the CoVenture team, Josh lead Merchant Acquisition for New Verticals at Uber Eats. Previously, Josh was an investment banking associate at Guggenheim Partners. Josh attended Cornell University.

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Kevin Johnson

Vice President

Kevin is a Vice President of Finance at CoVenture. Prior to joining the Coventure team, Kevin worked at Ernst & Young and served as a Senior Manager at BDO. Kevin attended Baruch College, and is an IRS Enrolled Agent.

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Eric Kagan

Vice President

Eric is the Vice President of Finance at CoVenture. Prior to joining the Coventure team, Eric worked at KROST CPAs (previously known as Krost, Baumgarten, Kniss & Guerrero) and Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt. Eric attended California Lutheran University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

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Katie Williams

Vice President

Katie is a Vice President at CoVenture, focusing on operations. Prior to joining the CoVenture team, Katie worked at Blackstone Credit in the Product Control group. Katie graduated from Indiana University Bloomington and is a Certified Public Accountant.

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Dalia Bauman

Vice President

Dalia is a Vice President on the Investment team. Prior to joining CoVenture, Dalia was an associate in the Credit Opportunities fund at The Carlyle Group where she was focused on diligencing, structuring, and sourcing opportunistic credit investments. Prior to Carlyle, Dalia was a Private Credit analyst at Goldman Sachs. Dalia received a BS in Finance from the University of Maryland.

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Danielle Mahon

Senior Associate

Danielle is a Senior Operations Associate at CoVenture. Her responsibilities include operations and investor relations functions across the firm. Prior to joining the CoVenture team, Danielle worked on Morgan Stanley’s Corporate Buyback team. Danielle attended Loyola University Maryland.

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Seechie Yuan

Controller

Seechie is a Controller at CoVenture. Prior to joining the CoVenture team, Seechie worked at Apollo Global Management and KPMG. Seechie attended Emory University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

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Rajinder Singh

Associate

Raj is an Associate on the Credit Opportunities team. His responsibilities include portfolio monitoring and diligence. Prior to joining the CoVenture team, Raj worked as an investment banking analyst at Guggenheim Partners. Raj attended Baruch College.

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Madison Lawton

Associate

Madi is an associate on the Credit Opportunities team. Her responsibilities include portfolio monitoring and reporting. Prior to joining the Coventure team, Madi was working as an analyst in structured finance, focusing on residential mortgage backed securitizations, at Ernst and Young. Madi attended the University of South Carolina.

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Molly Cline

Associate

Molly is an Associate on the Capital Formation team. Prior to joining the CoVenture team, Molly was an investment analyst on the Private Capital team at Agility Outsourced CIO. Previously, Molly was a structured finance analyst at Ernst and Young. Molly attended Tulane University.

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Richard Cho

Analyst

Richard is an Analyst on the Credit Opportunities team. His responsibilities include portfolio monitoring and diligence. Prior to joining the CoVenture team, Richard worked as an investment banking analyst at Lazard. Richard attended Cornell University.

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Philip Aleksich

Analyst

Philip is an Operations Analyst at CoVenture. His responsibilities include operations and investor relations functions across the firm. Prior to joining CoVenture, Philip was an associate for PartnersAdmin, a California-based fund administrator. Philip graduated from UC San Diego with Provost Honors.

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Cecilia Gunawan

Executive Assistant

Cecilia is an Executive Assistant at CoVenture. Prior to joining the CoVenture team, Cecilia was an Operation Manager specializing in Rooms/Food & Beverage departments for a luxury and big box convention hotel in New York City. Cecilia attended Temple University.

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Alexa Holzberg

Executive Assistant

Alexa is an Executive Assistant at CoVenture. Prior to joining the CoVenture team, Alexa worked in the financial services industry handling client operations and serving as an executive assistant to company CEO’s and VP’s. Alexa attended the University of Delaware.

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Savneet Singh

Partner

Savneet is a partner at CoVenture. He is also the CEO of PAR Technology Corporation. Previously, he was the co-founder of GBI, the first electronic platform that allowed investors to buy, trade, and store physical precious metals. The company is now one of the largest independent providers of precious metals in the United States, and as a result Savneet was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list and Crain's 40 under 40. Prior to GBI, Savneet was an investment analyst at Chilton Investment Company where he covered investments in the technology, alternative energy, and infrastructure space. Prior to Chilton, Savneet worked in the investment banking department of Morgan Stanley. He received his B.S. in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University, and is a member of the Board of Directors of Par Technology (NYSE:PAR), Transeastern Power Trust (TSX:BPWR), CoinTheory and Produce Pay Inc.