Brett Calhoun
General Partner at Redbud Investor (idea to Pre
Columbia, Missouri
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner & Co-Founder
2023 - Current
Building a top-tier Pre-Seed VC fund in middle America, investing coast-to-coast
Director of Ops and Founding Team (Scale)
2021 - 2022
We started the Scale accelerator (4 cohorts) that evolved into Redbud VC (new fund/investors) - we learned a lot
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2024
Supporting our portfolio and acquisitions (steel, banking, tesla rental, etc.) through analytics, finance, and strategy
Adjunct Professor
2024
Adjunct Professor for AACE student venture fund https://business.missouri.edu/allen-angel-capital-education-program
Guest Contributor
2023
Advisor
2023
Co-Founder
2021 - 2023
Empowering veterans to be homeowners through access to capital. In the first year, we helped 900 veterans purchase a home. Scaled to over $1M ARR 12 months after launch.
Founder
2022
The Junction is a growing community of founders, investors, and ecosystem builders who are passionate about building tech startups in our flyover states. The mission of The Junction is to consolidate the thousands of tight flyover ecosystems into one family.
Founder
2024
Connecting Mizzou student and alum builders
Advisor
2021
SaaS platform that is leveraging AI/ML to increase transparency with lien data
Founding Team
2021
We are a SaaS fintech startup focused on solving awareness, lack of experts, and compliance for qualified small business stock for every name on a company's cap table. - Product of CapGains.com I help founders, employees, and investors realize the benefits of the Section 1202 and 1045 Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) 100% capital gains tax exclusion. We provide consulting, tools, and rollover opportunities.
Venture Partner
2022 - 2023
Venture Partner Program Cohort 9 Republic gives people power to invest in the future they believe in by providing access to startup, real estate, crypto, and video game investment opportunities. Focused on creating a diverse, sustainable, connected world, Republic and its affiliates have facilitated over $500 million in investments from over one million global community members. With a global team in six countries, Republic is backed by Galaxy Digital, The Motley Fool, Binance, Naspers, AngelList, and more. Republic Venture Partners collaborate across the startup ecosystem to support founders and their ideas. If you are a startup looking to raise capital from the crowd, message me here on LinkedIn!
Republic Crypto offers a compliant and inclusive blockchain financing and investment platform for investors seeking high growth potential.