Ethan Linkner
General Partner at Muditā Venture Partners
Ethan Linkner
General Partner at Muditā Venture Partners
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner
2022 - Current
Muditā: "To find great joy in other people's success". This is the ethos of who we are. We founded Muditā Venture Partners to be the VC firm we wish we had as entrepreneurs. Start-ups are hard, messy, and likely to fail. So we take a hands-on approach with our portfolio companies to help them solve hard problems around scaling their business and direct them around the hidden landmines we previously stepped on. While we do have some flexibility to go off script, our typical investment is around $1m as the first institutional capital into B2B SaaS companies already doing at least $500K ARR. Got a business ready to scale? We'd love to chat! Send us an email (hello@muditavp.com) and include your pitch deck, financial model, and a short intro about yourself. Looking forward to talking! More at: muditavp.com
Managing Partner
2019
I personally invest in and take a hands-on consultive approach with those crazy enough to change this world. I target 5 investments per year and will be very hands-on with 3 companies at any point. - Executive mentorship/growth - Company origination - Go to market strategy, messaging, and productization - Product roadmap, and general UX - Hiring strategy and comp planning - Executive recruiting - Strategic financial services - And more.
General Member Board
2017
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Head of M&A Operations and Integrations
2018 - 2019
Showpad is the leading sales enablement platform for the modern seller. Showpad’s all-in-one platform empowers sales and marketing teams to engage buyers through industry- leading training and coaching software and innovative content and engagement solutions. Using the most comprehensive data on successful sales interactions, Showpad fuels Artificial Intelligence to discover, replicate and automate what works for top performers. Showpad serves more than 1,200 customers across the globe, including Johnson & Johnson, BASF, GE Healthcare, Fujifilm, Bridgestone, Prudential, Honeywell and Merck. Founded in 2011, the company has headquarters in Ghent and Chicago with offices in London, Munich, San Francisco and Portland.
Co-Founder, COO
2010 - 2019
LearnCore, now Showpad Coach, is a sales enablement platform used by Fortune 1000 companies. See: showpad.com for the latest and greatest on a truly amazing company.
Solutions Consultant
2008 - 2010
I scope stuff with a smile.
Manager, Business Development
2008 - 2008
I sold stuff with a smile.
Project Manager
2006 - 2008
I built stuff with a smile.
Education
Bachelor's degree
2002 - 2006