Stephen Romanoff
Partner at Mentat Private Credit
Charlotte, North Carolina
Overview
Work Experience
Partner | Syndication
2023 - Current
Strategic Advisor
2024
We are in the business of custom software engineering. For 25 years we have been partnering with customers, with an engineering mindset.
Investor
2023
Pinecone develops a vector database that makes it easy to connect company data with generative AI models.
Raised $138,000,000.00 from Sahin Boydas.
Investor
2023
Observe.AI is a conversational intelligence platform for contact centers.
Raised $214,020,000.00 from Next47, Emergent Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund, Scale Venture Partners, Steadview Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Zoom, NGP Capital and Carya Venture Partners.
Investor
2023
Vice President of Private Credit
2021 - 2023
US Strategic Capital specializes in raising capital and financial advisory services.
Angel Investor
2019 - 2023
AngelList is a U.S. website for startups, angel investors, and job-seekers looking to work at startups.
Raised $170,200,000.00 from Beyond Capital, FJ Labs, Nomad Ventures, Kyle Tibbitts, Angel Collective Opportunity Fund, Sprint Vc, Ride Home Fund, Palumni VC, Vishal Rao and Tiger Global Management.
Advisor
2021 - 2022
Sweater is a fintech company building the first fully-managed venture capital fund that is open to everyday investors.
Raised $14,300,000.00 from Kickstart, Eli Broverman, Nick Perez, Litquidity Capital, Monsen Ventures, Aaron Wolko, Bison Venture Partners, Nate O'Brien, Jeff Cruttenden and Spacestation Investments.
Co-Founder
2020 - 2021
General Partner
2019 - 2021
Deployed $35MM Venture fund backing early stage companies focused on Big Data, Biotech, Naturalistic AI. -Managed Due Diligence Process -Handled deal sourcing across the Southeast US -Served on the Board of several portfolio companies -Created excess deal flow with zero premiums on secondary transactions -Cooked omelet on a sidewalk