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Zach Ferres
Partner at MonarchX
Greater Phoenix Area
Overview
Zach Ferres is a seasoned startup builder and serial entrepreneur based in the Greater Phoenix Area, known for his expertise in venture studios, corporate venturing, and entrepreneurship. He has held key roles such as Partner & CEO at Coplex, and currently serves as a Partner at MonarchX, while also advising and investing in various startups like DealerPeak and YellowBird.
Ferres has a track record of successful investments in companies like DealerPeak and ConfiDental, and has played pivotal roles in the growth and acquisition of businesses like Pocket Your Dollars. His extensive experience in venture capital, software development, and business development highlights his strategic acumen and leadership in the startup ecosystem.
Work Experience
Partner
2021 - Current
Partner & Board Member
2020
Chief Executive Officer
2012 - 2020
In 2012, I was hired as the CEO of Coplex and later purchased the company during a management buyout in 2016. During my 8 years as CEO, Coplex raised two rounds of institutional capital, built over 200 startup companies, built a diversified portfolio of equity positions in growth companies, and became one of the largest Startup Studios in the US. My responsibilities at Coplex included business development, partnerships, M&A, team leadership, speaking, fundraising, and strategy. Today, Coplex partners with enterprises to launch companies and build venture portfolios in defined thematic areas of interest. Coplex has been featured in Entrepreneur, Forbes, The Washington Post, VentureBeat, Inc, and Fast Company. I currently hold a board position at Coplex.
Coplex is a Corporate Startup Studio. We turn the art of building businesses into a repeatable science.
Raised $3,800,000.00 from Gregg Larson, Ilya Pozin, DFE Partners, Berke Bakay, AZ Crown Investments and Kal Somani.
Advisor
2022
Market Enginuity passion is still personal and carried in every connection we make among content producers, sponsors, and their audiences.
Advisory Board Member
2017
Qwick is the professional platform at the heart of hospitality, connecting businesses with industry freelancers in real time.
Raised $59,100,000.00 from Tritium Partners, Album VC, Desert Angels, Kickstart, Arizona Tech Investors and Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund.
Investor
2022
YellowBird connects professional safety people with businesses simply and easily.
Raised $8,030,500.00 from Rebalance Capital, QBE Insurance Group, Manifold, Cameron Ventures, Plug and Play, Bela Juju Ventures, Rei Carvalho and Revelry Venture Partners.
Chairman of the Board
2020
Leading automotive CRM for dealer groups.
Raised $3,075,000.00 from Jim Prendergast and Zach Ferres.
Board Member (Acquired by MediaAlpha NYSE: MAX)
2021
Pocket Your Dollars (PYD) is a technology-enabled click-to-call performance marketing company that generates qualified inbound phone leads from social media. PYD advertises to consumers on traditional and emerging social networks and drives over 4,000 qualified inbound phone leads per day primarily in the finance and insurance industry.
Pocket Your Dollars provides banking, bankruptcy, car insurance, credit card debt, insurance, tax debt, mortgage & personal loans services.
Advisory Board Member (Acquired)
2021
Clever Health is a mobile app that offers virtual medical care, and mental health support to users.
Advisory Board Member
2021
Toothio is revolutionizing the dental staffing industry by seamlessly connecting dental offices with high quality talent on-demand.
Raised $9,700,000.00 from Craft Ventures, Marketplace Capital, Connexa Capital, Revere Capital, Karman Ventures (fka Moving Capital), Rho Capital Partners, nvp capital, Burst Capital, Roosh Ventures and AZ Crown Investments.
Education
Bachelors
2005 - 2010
Investments
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