Jeffrey Kazmucha

Business Development Manager at Connect Mortgage LLC

Los Gatos, California

Overview 

Jeffrey Kazmucha is a seasoned builder, investor, and venture partner with a strong background in fitness, digital health, and prop tech. Currently serving as a Venture Partner at VO2 Capital VC, he has successfully founded and led multiple ventures, including AMP Venture Partners, demonstrating a keen eye for investment opportunities and a knack for connecting with diverse founders and investors. Kazmucha's career highlights include founding VO2 Capital VC and AMP Venture Partners, showcasing his expertise in identifying and supporting promising startups in sectors like wellness & fitness, digital health, and AI, while also excelling in building strong relationships within the investment community.

Work Experience 

  • Business Development Manager

    2024 - Current

    Unlocking and Maximizing Cognitive Function and Mental Performance!

  • Founder, Partner

    2024

    A leading venture capital group that specializes in advising, investing, and supporting the most empowering and influential companies in fitness, health and wellness, and sports technology. At VO2 Capital, we believe in the power of autonomy, innovation and purpose to shape the future. Our ethos is "No risk, No story," and mission is to support and nurture the risk-taking, visionary entrepreneurs in health, wellness, and sports technology to drive meaningful change and growth. We are TRUE believers!!! We believe there is no one way to disrupt a market and make long term impact and success. Our core interests and values guide our strategic vision to partner and support early to late stage startups and add financial or operational value with capital, coaching, management, mergers & acquisition, networking, resources and services, and time.

  • Founder

    2018

    A global advising and consulting venture partner group that focuses on innovation and technology with established companies and start-ups (of any stage) in fitness, fitness technology, digital health, sports technology, and wellness. We provide vast expertise in AI, Blockchain, data science, go-to-market strategies, market segmentation, product development, strategic partnerships and VR. We also help with fundraising and investment strategies. Clients include: Carbon Trainer, FloWater, Fortë, Holodia, Hyperice, Lasso, Luceo Sports, Pilates Metrics, SPEEDE, Suggestic, Wrstbnd, Xponential, and many more.

AMP Venture Partners focuses on growth and innovation in fitness tech, digital health, sports tech, and wellness.

  • Business Development Manager

    2023

    An independent brokerage in Scottsdale, AZ, that serves offers unique, individualized experiences and financing options in addition to providing intangible wellness support. Simply put- Relationships matter to us! and we get Results.

  • VC Investor

    2021

    Investing in Pre-seed/Seed to Series B consumer and enterprise startups. VU Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm with a fund focusing on Consumer, Enterprise, FinTech / Blockchain, Frontier Tech Health Tech, and Prop/Real Estate Tech.

VU Venture Partners is a multi-sector and multi-stage venture capital fund and is a scalable venture capital fund platform.

  • CEO

    2022 - 2023

  • Corporate Personal Trainer and Health Consultant

    2010 - 2022

SmugMug is a photo sharing website that allows its users to store, share and sell their photos online. They also own & operate Flickr.

  • Director of Fitness Innovation Lab

    2006 - 2022

  • Fitness Coach and Personal Trainer

    2002 - 2022

AXIS Personal Trainers is a fitness center that offers workout training, cupping therapy, and event services.

  • Advisor

    2018 - 2020

    FloWater’s innovate and state-of-the-art Hydration Stations are perfect for businesses, gyms, hotels, schools, retail and sporting events! Consider this - it is not just water as the patented filtration system allows FloWater to provide full hydration and optimize fitness and health and performance. Also, our taste is preferred 8:10 over all bottled water and we eliminate 100% of the plastic waste. Ask about a Free Trial today!!! https://www.myflowater.com/

Articles About Jeffrey

Connect Mortgage LLC - LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/connect-mortgage-llc

The LinkedIn page for Connect Mortgage LLC mentions the hiring of Jeff Kazmucha as their new Business Development Manager. The post details his extensive experience in business development, consulting, and real estate, spanning over 20 years. It highlights his community building skills and success in developing business models and strategic partnerships. The connection to AMP Venture Partners is not explicitly stated.

Episode #226: Jeffrey Kazmucha, Founder, AMP Venture Partners

https://www.halotalks.com/jeffrey-kazmucha-founder-amp-venture-partners/

This Halo Talks podcast episode features Jeffrey Kazmucha, founder of AMP Venture Partners. Kazmucha discusses his work with clients, focusing on aligning their vision with achievable milestones. He also addresses the importance of being a company evangelist, sensible scaling strategies, common founder mistakes, the interplay between brick-and-mortar and tech businesses, and predictions for the future of the HALO sector.

Relevant Websites 

Jeffrey Kazmucha Email & Phone Number | VYSRE, Inc Business ...

https://rocketreach.co/jeffrey-kazmucha-email_12759103

This page is about Jeffrey Kazmucha, a Founder and Partner at AMP Venture Partners. It lists his location (Los Gatos, CA), previous roles (VYSRE, Inc, VU Venture Partners, Luceo Sports, Speede Fitness), education (Indiana University Bloomington, Florida State University, North Central College), and skills (Fitness, Clinical Research, Nutrition, etc.). The page also indicates that RocketReach has five email addresses and one mobile phone number for him.

Episode 89 – Jeffrey Kazmucha | AMP Venture Partners: Autonomy ...

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-89-jeffrey-kazmucha-amp-venture-partners-autonomy/id1514563790?i=1000522905270

This podcast episode features Jeffrey Kazmucha, founder of AMP Venture Partners, a venture studio that helps companies and startups accelerate ideas, develop products and marketing strategies, and connect with investors. The episode, published May 24, 2021, is 45 minutes long. No further details about the content of the conversation with Kazmucha are provided in this webpage excerpt.

Leadership, Innovation, and Profit - Fitness Business Podcast

https://fitnessbusiness.libsyn.com/2021/03

The March 25, 2021 episode features Jeffrey Kazmucha, founder of AMP Venture Partners. The discussion covers digital innovation in the fitness industry, market strategy, and the potential of future CRMs to better connect doctors, patients, and personal trainers. Kazmucha also shares his views on emerging technologies like AR, AI, VR, and digital health, and their potential applications in lifestyle, sports, fitness, and medical science.

Integrating Digital Data with Jeffrey Kazmucha - Apple Podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/integrating-digital-data-with-jeffrey-kazmucha/id989652832?i=1000514409597

This podcast episode features Jeffrey Kazmucha, founder of AMP Venture Partners. The discussion covers digital innovation, market strategy, future CRM integration (linking doctors, patients, and personal trainers), and emerging technologies like AR, AI, and VR in wellness and digital health. Kazmucha shares his views on how these technologies can improve lifestyle, sports, fitness, and medical science.