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Lance Cottrell(328)
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cbCurrent Investing Position
Obscura President
Investment Range
$5K - $50K
Sweet Spot
$25K
Investments On Record
12
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Lance Cottrell's Investments On Record (12)
| Company | StageDateRound Size | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
Scener | seedSep 2020 | $2M |
Formulate | SeedJul 2020 | $2.6M |
Irrigreen | SeedDec 2019$2M | $4.2M |
Credder | SeedApr 2019 | |
Abraxas Corporation | SeedOct 2018 | |
CloudCath | seedOct 2018 | |
PacketSled | SeedFeb 2018$1M  | $1M |
Scollar | SeedOct 2017$1M | $1M |
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most interested in
Advising and investing in early stage companies that spark my passion. Type of business is much less important than the team, market, and opportunity. I love businesses that see a significant need and have a viable solution.not interested in
Me too companies. "The Uber of ...". "The Airnb of ..." "Facebook for ..."Lance Cottrell's Experience
Principal Obscura SecurityPresent
Founder Feel the Boot2019 - Present
Warrior for Network Neutrality Obscura Security2017 - Present
Chief Scientist Ntrepid2010 - 2020
Startup Mentor SoCo Nexus Sprout2014 - 2016
CTO / Chief Scientist Abraxas Corporation2008 - 2010
President, Founder, Chief Scientist Anonymizer, Inc.1995 - 2008
Lance Cottrell's Education
University of California San Diego MS Physics (Astrophysics)
University of California, Santa Cruz BA Physics
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