Zach Ferres

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.

Advisor

2022

Advisory Board Member

2017

Investor

2022

Chairman of the Board

2020

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.

Advisory Board Member (Acquired)

2021

Advisory Board Member

2021

Advisory Board Member

2020