Investing Profile

Kevin Colas(769)

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Investor & Startup Advisor
Pacifica, California
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72 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Satya Patel (Homebrew), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), and 69 other investors on Signal.

Networks Kevin is a member of
University of California, Berkeley Network
246 CONNECTIONS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network
176 CONNECTIONS
Merrill Lynch Network
51 CONNECTIONS
Airbnb Network
23 CONNECTIONS
Université Paris Dauphine Network
12 CONNECTIONS

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Investment Range
$50K - $250K
Sweet Spot
$100K
Investments On Record
25

Kevin Colas is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Cosmetics (Series A)Cosmetics (Series B)Cosmetics (Seed)Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series A)Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Seed)Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series B)Retail (Series B)AR/VR (Series B)Gaming/eSports (Series B)Retail (Series A)Logistics (Series B)Food and Beverage (Series B)AR/VR (Series A)Robotics (Series B)Consumer Health (Series B)Retail (Seed)Gaming/eSports (Series A)AR/VR (Seed)Cosmetics (Series B)Food and Beverage (Series A)Robotics (Series A)Gaming/eSports (Seed)Logistics (Series A)Food and Beverage (Seed)Logistics (Seed)Robotics (Seed)Consumer Health (Series A)Consumer Health (Seed)Consumer Internet (Series B)Cosmetics (Series A)Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series B)Cosmetics (Seed)Consumer Internet (Series A)Consumer Internet (Seed)AR/VR (Series B)Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series A)Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Seed)Logistics (Series B)Robotics (Series B)Gaming/eSports (Series B)AR/VR (Series A)Food and Beverage (Series B)Retail (Series B)AR/VR (Seed)IsraelConsumer Health (Series B)Robotics (Series A)Logistics (Series A)Gaming/eSports (Series A)Retail (Series A)Robotics (Seed)Logistics (Seed)Gaming/eSports (Seed)Food and Beverage (Series A)Investors who were foundersInvestors who invested in female foundersInvestors who invested in diverse foundersRetail (Seed)Food and Beverage (Seed)Angel, Scout, and Solo-CapitalistsConsumer Health (Series A)Consumer Internet (Series B)Consumer Health (Seed)Consumer Internet (Series A)San Francisco Bay AreaConsumer Internet (Seed)

Kevin Colas's Investments On Record (24)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Syrup Tech
Seed RoundJul 2022$6.3M
$30M
Co-investors: Zach Bratun-Glennon (Gradient Ventures), Sara Ittelson (Accel), Kevin Novak (Rackhouse Venture Capital), Ramy Adeeb (1984 Ventures), Ben Orthlieb (2.12 Angels), Jeff Bussgang (Flybridge Capital Partners), Anna Palmer (Flybridge Capital Partners), Spencer Crawley (Firstminute Capital), Brent Hoberman (Firstminute Capital)
SCiFi Foods
Series AJun 2022$22M
$28M
Co-investors: Vijay Pande (Andreessen Horowitz), David Shapiro (Alumni Ventures Group), Andrew J Scott (7percent Ventures)
Tidal Vision
Series ADec 2021$9.3M
$18M
Co-investors: Po Bronson (SOSV)
Lingrove
Series ANov 2021$5.3M
$11M
Co-investors: Po Bronson (SOSV), Arvind Gupta (Mayfield), John Dauer (Helium-3 Ventures), David Hendrickson (Helium-3 Ventures)
Fireside
Seed RoundNov 2021$10M
$20M
Co-investors: Chris Bordeaux (LFG Ventures), Sujay Jaswa (WndrCo LLC), Kelvin Beachum Jr., Baron Davis, Ron Pragides
GreenPark Sports
Series BOct 2021$31M
Venture RoundDec 2020
$54M
Co-investors: Topher Conway (SV Angel), Chris Farmer (SignalFire), Michael Spirito (Sapphire Ventures), Sam Englebardt (Galaxy Digital), Aneel Ranadive (Soma Capital), Cyan Banister (Long Journey Ventures), Aaron Wolko (Sweater Ventures), Steve Chen, Shane Neman
Superplastic
Series AOct 2021$20M
$56M
Co-investors: Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures), Scooter Braun (TQ Ventures), Cyan Banister (Long Journey Ventures), Lucas Vaz (Ravelin Capital), Hakeem "Chamillionaire" Seriki (Convoz), Paul Bernard (Amazon Alexa Fund), Ron Pragides, William Miller, Kevin Weil, Brad Lewthwaite, Justin Timberlake, Scott Belsky, Colin Carrier, Jared Leto
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Series BOct 2021
$47M
Co-investors: Henri Yuan (Alumni Ventures Group), Sebastien de Halleux (Graph Ventures), Aviram Jenik (Maru Summit), John Selep (Sacramento Angels), Ilya Volodarsky (Convective Capital), Wally Wang (Scale Asia Ventures), Raanan Bar-Cohen (Resolute Ventures), Matthew Cowan (Next47), Joe Raczka (York IE), Erik Matlick, Vlad Ionescu, Kyle York

Kevin Colas's Experience

Advisor Bay Bridge Ventures2023 - Present
Advisor EQUIAM2023 - Present
Private Investor & Advisor Simbe Robotics, Inc2021 - Present
Advisor Gozem - Africa's Super App2021 - Present
Private Investor Chime2020 - Present
Angel Investor & Startup Advisor Explorations Ventures2020 - Present
Private Investor & Advisor AmpUp2020 - Present
Advisor Adeptmind2019 - Present
Vice Chair Board of Directors (former board Chair for 5 years) Izzi Early Education (formerly IHSD Inc.)2017 - Present
Private Investor & Board Member Monsieur Chaussure2017 - Present
Portfolio Manager Family Portfolio Management1997 - Present
Private Investor Figma2021 - 2022
Advisor Aegis Custody2021 - 2022
Chief Investment Officer OceanIQ Capital Multi Family Office2019 - 2020
Private Investor Airbnb2016 - 2020
Strategic Advisor Lamden.io2018 - 2019
Co-Founding General Partner Explorations Ventures2017 - 2019
Co-Founder Beledor2017 - 2018
Strategy Consulting Engagement Manager Vaxa Inc.2015 - 2017
Co-Founder Lorena & Loreta2012 - 2015
Operations Support & Sales Analytics Managing Consultant GoHealth2013 - 2014
Strategy Consultant to Engagement Manager Vaxa Inc.2007 - 2013
Adjunct Professor of Finance MBA Lakeland University2010 - 2012
General Manager & Portfolio Manager A2 Gestion Mutual Fund Company2004 - 2005
M&A Analyst Crédit Agricole CIB2001 - 2003
European Equity Sales Analyst Merrill Lynch2000 - 2000
Marketing Manager RFP Writer State Street1999 - 1999
Buy-Side Equity Research Intern Edmond de Rothschild1997 - 1997
Human Resources Intern Groupe Crédit Agricole1996 - 1996
Marketing Intern Cetelem1996 - 1996
Portfolio Management Intern Indosuez Wealth Management1995 - 1995
Corporate Treasury Intern Dow1989 - 1990

Kevin Colas's Education

University of California, Berkeley Professional Certificate Data Analysis
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professional Certificate Big Data and Social Analytics
Hult International Business School Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Global Business Administration
Boston College Carroll School of Management MBA Electives Venture Capital & Investment Banking
Université Paris Dauphine Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Finance
Université Paul Cézanne (Aix-Marseille III) Master's Degree MPhil in Banking & Finance
CERAM Sophia Antipolis Master's Degree MS in Management
Université Pierre Mendès-France (Grenoble II) BS & BA Economics and English (respectively)