Joe Merrill

General Partner

2014 - Current

We invest in incredible founders with incredible vision. Our fund starts with our pre-seed accelerator program where we teach nerds to sell and scale. We continue follow on funding for seed and series A as they grow. We love founders.

Board Member

2022

Board Member, Investor, at the company making 3-D easy for film, video, and gaming

Board Member

2020

Board member, investor, at the company making retirement savings possible for everyone.

Trustee

2016

University Trustee, member of the finance committee.

Consultant

2021 - 2024

Member, Board of Directors

2010 - 2021

The STEM Academy is the global leader in blended STEM education for K-16 schools and education providers.

Trustee

2014 - 2016

Member, Board of Trustees, at 140+ year old London university.

Cofounder

2013 - 2014

Cofounder of the first platform dedicated to exclusively helping schools revolutionize their fundraising programs online.

President, CEO

2010 - 2013

Cofounder of Pan Am Education, the technology leader in blended online learning solutions for English education. Company sold to the Pivotal Group in October 2012.

Senior Director, Business Planning

2009 - 2010

Lead strategic planning and FP&A for a Carlyle-Apollo JV fund, business process across portfolio, including strategic diligence, and manage financial diligence on prospective acquisition targets.

Senior Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

2008 - 2009

Lead financial modeling, evaluation, budget reviews and portfolio assessment for a Carlyle-Apollo JV fund focused on education investing and management.