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T.a. Mccann
Managing Director at PSL
Seattle, Washington
Overview
T.A. McCann is the Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs, overseeing venture studio and corporate innovation. He has a strong background in entrepreneurship, investing in startups, and serving on various boards, including companies like Volt Athletics and DOXA Talent. McCann has made significant investments in companies like Olis Robotics and VendorHawk, focusing on sectors like digital health and analytics.
Work Experience
Managing Director - Venture Studio and Corporate innovation and co-creation
2018 - Current
PSL Ventures is an venture fund that focuses on technology-driven companies.
Board Member - Doxa - borderless talent in finance and executive support
2022
Doxa is a staffing agency that offers training, recruitment, and talent acquisition for companies in the IT, and digital marketing sector.
Board Member - Personalized, sport-specific strength training (mobile app)
2017
Volt Athletics delivers hyper-personalized, AI-powered training plans to millions of athletes and teams worldwide.
Raised $4,741,474.00.
Podcast host - Beyond the Blue Badge - founder stories from Microsoft Alumni
2020
Microsoft Alumni Network is a company that offers career resources and business opportunity services.
Podcast host
2018
Board Member
2019
Industry working group, furthering the creation and success of Venture Studios and Corporate innovation
Advisory Board Member
2013
One of the top entrepreneurship programs in the country, the UW’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship is focused on creating the next generation of entrepreneurial talent, as well as producing an exciting collection of student-led startups. The Buerk Center is best known for its annual Business Plan Competition (since 1998), the Environmental Innovation Challenge (2009), and the Lavin Program (2006) for high-potential undergraduates. The center’s Early-Stage Job/Internship Fair provides a means for early-stage companies to recruit entrepreneurial undergraduates and MBAs, and our Jones + Foster Accelerator “graduates” up to 10 new companies each year. www.startup.washington.edu
Mentor
2011
Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.
Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.
Board member - Otis - the future of pharmacy
2023 - 2023
Otis is built for part-time employees and independent contractors.
Board Member
2019 - 2023
TeamSense is empowering organizations to better engage and enable their hourly workers.
Raised $4,000,000.00 from IrishAngels, Bonfire Ventures and Operator Collective.
Education
BS
1984 - 1989