Randall Crowder

Founder

2023 - Current

Smartphones have become extensions of ourselves, hubs of communication, information and entertainment that keep us connected to the world around us. Yet, how we carry them has been overlooked by form and fashion. Pockets first began appearing on waistcoats and trousers about 500 years ago and have barely evolved since, certainly not enough to account for the rise of smartphones. We live in an era of activewear and skinny jeans with no place for our smartphones to call home. Say hello to Ötzi Pocket. It's pronounced UHT-see and it's the smarter way to carry your smartphone. Drawing inspiration from the belt of Ötzi, an OG survivalist who roamed the Swiss Alps 5,000 years ago, Ötzi Pocket blends ancient wisdom with modern innovation to keep your smartphone safe, but seamlessly accessible. Ötzi Pocket is a concealable, standalone pocket that clips to your waistband or belt, offering sleek storage for smartphones as well as other essential items like cards and keys. Combining fashion with function, it's crafted from premium, lightweight materials, ensuring durability and comfort that is perfect for those seeking convenience without the bulk. Get Yours Today! otzipocket.com

Co-Founder

2017

Phunware-enabled experiences seamlessly integrate software, solutions, data and services to leverage what we learn in the virtual world to delight consumers in the real one. With the launch of PhunCoin, a final piece of our unique platform falls into place so we can begin to leverage blockchain technology to not only reward consumers, but also empower them to retake control of both their identity and their personal data.

Co-Founder

2017

The Watchers Eye is a community of like-minded individuals working to excel in all aspects of life including business, ecommerce, social media and real estate. For those interested in the risk of blockchain, the Eye oversees The Crypto Watch which is the preeminent crypto community ... organized to bring together leading thought-leaders to educate others and raise the awareness of the blockchain revolution. We not only provide incredible opportunities for experiential learning, but also come together to finance some of the most promising projects leveraging blockchain technology.

Founder and Managing Partner

2017

Novē Ventures provides capital and guidance to companies leveraging blockchain technology to scale their core business.

Kauffman Fellow (Class 15)

2010

The leading venture capital organizations, in addition to providing capital, are able to routinely draw on the wisdom of their veterans, while tempering these judgments with the vision and enthusiasm of their own emerging practitioners. The best venture investors are always mindful that they play a supporting role. Because they empathize with the entrepreneurs they support, conversations can be honest and direct, and priorities can stay tightly coupled to results. From our vantage at the crossroads of the Society of Kauffman Fellows, we have the special opportunity to be in dialog with each of the fifty to sixty funds that are currently sponsoring Kauffman Fellows through the program. We also nurture the conversation across the entire diaspora of fellows, mentors, partners, and friends of the program who have taken part or supported Kauffman Fellows over the years. This set of connections forms a grid of feedback – a humming magneto of insights, opportunities, and resources. It is our goal to serve as a dispatch: to gather, compare, and share as much as we can about the techniques and approaches that are being used and explored around the world to foster innovation.

Member

2013

The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only nonprofit organization comprised of the world's most promising young entrepreneurs. The YEC promotes entrepreneurship as a solution to unemployment and underemployment and provides entrepreneurs with access to tools, mentorship, and resources that support each stage of their business’s development and growth.

Special Advisor

2024 - 2024

Investor

2017 - 2024

Phunware has pioneered multiscreen-as-a-service to help Fortune 500 brands better engage and monetize customers around the world. Phunware is also leveraging blockchain technology to redefine how brands interact and reward customers.

Chief Operations Officer

2018 - 2023

Phunware works with some of the world's biggest brands to better identify, acquire, engage, manage and monetize customers.

Board Member

2018 - 2022

The mobile experience platform that guides your customers through every step of their journey with you.

Board Member and Investor

2015 - 2023

Sensentia's core technology automatically models the knowledge in any textual document and answers questions against it. Questions are asked and answered in natural language, structured forms or through automated dialogue helping consumers refine their questions.

Board Observer and Investor

2015 - 2023

CareDox is a care coordination platform for parents and schools that automates and streamlines the management of important health information.

Investor

2015 - 2023

BetterDoctor (acquired by Quest Analytics) helps validate and deliver accurate provider data to health plans, health systems, and hundreds of other companies via its API — from startups to publicly traded ones. This ultimately helps achieve the mission of helping consumers find the healthcare they need. Today, BetterDoctor's data platform and APIs power 9 health plans, 350 companies, 600 developers, helping millions of people find the right doctor each month. Health Plans BetterDoctor uses multi-modal outreach to drive providers to attest their information on BetterDoctor's online portal. API Partners BetterDoctor brings transparency to doctor data. Their real-time platform, master database and API services enable everyone to add doctor data to their systems, websites and applications. Today, BetterDoctor API and data tools power health insurance companies, healthcare startups and doctor search tools.