ABOUT IVY VENTURES

Venture capital, harmonized.

Venture capital is an art, at least the way we do it. Ideas, skills, expertise, capital, and talent are all out there. Success is out there. But it takes a firm with the right connections and experience to bring the right founders, advisors, and capital together. Ivy Ventures is that firm.

We’re creating a resource-rich venture ecosystem with founders top-of-mind.

OUR VISION

In addition to the capital founders raise at traditional firms, Ivy Ventures founders gain access to introductions, advice, and insights from our curated team of advisors and elite corporate partners.

Our Team

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FOUNDING PARTNERS

Founding & scaling companies is in our DNA.

Our leaders are founders, bringing entrepreneurial expertise in SaaS, product, and financial advisory to every interaction - from investment decisions to portfolio management, from product management to go-to-market, and from mentorship to hiring.

Founding Partners

Scott Kraege

  • Scott has been an entrepreneur and investor for 20+ years, investing in 30+ companies, founding 5 companies, and advising nearly 50 founding teams. Passionate teams and innovation drive Scott to continue to uncover and develop extraordinary founders.

  • • Founded first company in 2001 and continues to build today

    • Personally raised ~$50M and exited for ~$200M

    • Former CEO, hired and oversaw teams of 300+

    • Techstars Managing Director

    • Venture Studio Operating Partner

    • Active Investor

Mike Reynolds

  • Mike has been ideating and delivering digital products to the market for over 20 years. He is an expert in product management, user experience, and product marketing. Mike has a passion for helping great product companies scale. He brings a fresh perspective on product strategy and guides companies to find the right product market fit.

  • • Founded Innovatemap in 2014

    • 4-time Inc. 5000 CEO

    • Advisor and Board Member for Olio, PlanForward, Ascend, Milestone, and Orr Fellowship

    • Tech Investor with multiple exits

    • VP of Product @ Aprimo (SaaS company exited in 2011)

John Wortman

  • John has been a financial advisor for 25+ years. John and his partners started Valeo 20+ years ago from scratch and have grown it to over 150 professionals overseeing more than $7 billion of investable assets. In addition to Valeo, John has been active for years with early-stage technology startups such as File This (San Francisco) and Salesvue (Indianapolis) as well as currently serving as the Co-Chair of Gleaners Community Capital Campaign.

  • • Co-Founder and CEO of Valeo Financial Advisors

    • Founded Valeo in 2002

    • Top 300 RIA Firm by the Financial Times

We invest in extraordinary founders.

JOIN US

If you think that’s you, reach out. We’d love to talk, even if your company does not fall into one of our core areas of investment.