Ari Newman

Experience

Massive

Founder, Managing Director 2020 - Present (almost 5 years)

Partner - Rockies 2020 - Present (over 4 years)

We are a 1st check (Pre-Seed/Seed) regionally focused fund looking for diverse teams creating "world positive" solutions.

KinectAir

Advisor

Techstars

Partner - Techstars Ventures 2012 - 2018 (almost 6 years)

I was a Partner on the Venture team at Techstars. Made~100 seed investments over the course of my tenure while we grew AUM from ~30M to 400M.

RescueTime

Board Member 2012 - Present (over 12 years)

Founder

Filtrbox (acquired by Jive Software), JustOn.com, Newman Venture Advisors, Massive

Employee

Jive Software, Bullet Time Ventures, Techstars, Filtrbox (acquired by Jive Software), TechStars Ventures 2014, Novell, CreekPath Systems, Volera Inc. (2001), The Fund

Advisor

SalesLoft, WorkBright, Useful, Socedo, Inspire Commerce, KinectAir

Board Member

RescueTime, Gridcraft, Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association

Education

About

Achievements

Most recent exit was sale of Filtrbox, where I was a founder and CEO (social media monitoring company) to Jive Software (went public Jan 2012). Techstars Class 2007.

Describe the most impressive thing you've done.

Skills

Investor Pitch Decks Investor Relations Angel Investing G2M Strategist Business Operations Venture Fundraising Product Management Product Development Start-Up CEO Business Development

What I'm Looking For

Companies and founders with big ideas looking to innovate or disrupt existing markets. A passionate, agressive team who care about product quality.

Describe what you're looking for in a company.

Locations

Boulder Denver San Francisco Los Angeles New York Silicon Valley

Ari Newman

Co-Founder and MD @ Massive. Partner @ The Fund Rockies. Prev: Techstars, Filtrbox>Jive, JustOn.com>Novell. Passionate about the details!

Most recent exit was sale of Filtrbox, where I was a founder and CEO (social media monitoring company) to Jive Software (went public Jan 2012). Techstars Class 2007.

Companies and founders with big ideas looking to innovate or disrupt existing markets. A passionate, agressive team who care about product quality.