Investing Profile

Earnest Sweat(261)

Associate Partner at GreatPoint Ventures

medium.com/@EarnestSweatSan Francisco, California

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Columbia University in the City of New York Network

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Columbia University Network

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Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management Network

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Kauffman Fellows Network

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Current Investing Position

‎GreatPoint Ventures Associate

Investment Range

$4.0M - $12.0M

Sweet Spot

$8.0M

Current Fund Size

$291.6M

Earnest Sweat is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Cloud Infrastructure (Series B)E-commerce (Series B)Cloud Infrastructure (Series A)E-commerce (Series A)Real Estate/PropTech (Series B)Real Estate/PropTech (Series A)Manufacturing (Series B)Logistics (Series B)Manufacturing (Series A)Logistics (Series A)Diverse Investors SaaS (Series B)San Francisco Bay Area Canada SaaS (Series A)

Earnest Sweat's Media (1)

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most interested in

Currently, I invest early stage companies that focus on the future of enterprise operations (B2B marketplaces, tech enabled services, and SaaS, IT/Infrastructure) and future of health/wellness (digital health, food, biotech).

Earnest Sweat's Experience

Associate Partner GreatPoint Ventures2020 - Present

Investor FlexportPresent

Investor FlexePresent

Investor Platform SciencePresent

Board Director BLCK VCPresent

Board Observer AirspacePresent

Investor TrovePresent

Investor FreightWavesPresent

Board Observer Wise Systems, Inc.Present

Investor SendosoPresent

Investor and Board Observer KlearNowPresent

Investor Ananda NetworksPresent

Investor Cooler Screens Inc.Present

Investor and Board Observer bit.ioPresent

Class 26 Kauffman FellowsPresent

Investor BookOutdoorsPresent

Board Emeritus BLCK VCPresent

Podcast Host Swimming with AllocatorsPresent

Partner GreatPoint VenturesPresent

Venture Partner GreatPoint VenturesPresent

Founder MERIT, Inc.Present

Managing Partner MERIT, Inc.Present

General Partner (Stealth) StresswoodPresent

Investment Manager PLD Ventures2017 - 2019

Entrepreneurial Engineer Camelback Ventures2015 - 2017

Edtech Mentor GSVlabs2015 - 2016

Senior Product Manager Bank of America - Global Risk Analytics2014 - 2016

Consultant The Bridgespan Group2013 - 2014

Founder & CEO MERIT, Inc.2010 - 2013

Senior Associate Central Square Ventures2012 - 2012

Equity Research Associate BMO Capital Markets2007 - 2011

Earnest Sweat's Education

Columbia University in the City of New York Bachelor of Arts (BA) Economics

Columbia University Bachelor of Arts (BA) Economics & Political Science

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management Master of Business Administration (MBA) Entrepreneurship

Columbia University in the City of New York Bachelor of Arts (BA) Economics & Political Science

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