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Paul Conley

Founder of General Inception

Palo Alto, California

Overview

Work Experience

  • Founder / CEO

    2020 - Current

    A venture igniter company dedicated to technical founders who need ignition capital ($50k - 1.5M), hands-on technology development and access to customers on the way to preparing for their first financing round.

  • Venture Partner

    2015

    Early stage investor in B2B start-ups who are solving vertical industry problems that are not addressed by general purpose products. VVP invests at the intersection of new technologies and industry specific solutions, including (but not limited to) healthcare, education, insurance, aero/defense, retail, travel, real-estate, transportation, energy, etc.

  • Managing Director for Venture Studio Operations

    2007

    Paladin is a multi-stage private equity firm with a concentration on expansion and growth stage investments in companies whose products or services address the security and resilience of US critical infrastructure.

  • Board Member

    2022

  • fmr Board Member (NASDAQ: TXG)

    2012

  • Investor (co-founder)

    2018

  • Board Member

    2015

  • Board Observer

    2017

  • fmr Board Member (NASDAQ: TWST)

    2013

  • Investor (NASDAQ: CMPS)

    2020

Education

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