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    Sheridan Clayborne

    Sheridan Clayborne

    CEO of LendTable. Got into Northwestern at 15. Worked at Goldman in PE and Dropbox as a ML PM. Raised $5mil and did $10mil in sales for prior startups I've run

    CEO San Francisco Northwestern Universi...
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    Experience
    Goldman Sachs
    Goldman Sachs
    Principal Strategic Investing (Venture Capital) 2018 (about 1 month)
    * Analyzed early stage VC deals in Fintech startups and provided capital between $5-20 million
    * Interacted with Engineering and R&D to find product synergies with... more these companies and departments within GS
    * Provided in depth market analysis on companies in the crypto/blockchain, cybersecurity, big data and robo-advising space. Analyzed technology by reviewing source code and comparing different technology platforms to each other
    Special Situations Group Analyst (Private Equity) 2018 (about 1 month)
    * Providing preferred equity and mezzanine capital to growth and middle market companies across the US, UK and Europe. Focused primarily on enterprise software business as... more well as diverse cash flowing businesses.
    * Analyzed investments into early-mid stage tech companies between $20-150 million
    * Provided value to companies by introducing the CEO's to vendors and customers, add-on acquisition targets, and opportunities for exits.
    Shoe-Snatcher
    Shoe-Snatcher
    Founder, Founder & CEO 2016 - Present (almost 10 years)
    * Created a high-frequency trading program which acts as an arbitrage in the shoe market
    * Raised over $3,500,000 from angel investors and VC funds, starting at age 16
    *... more Generated over $4,000,000 in sales and $900,000 in profit within the first 14 months of operation
    * Employ 16 people internationally to run a shoe/apparel distribution network: buyers in the US, China and Europe
    AltiVest
    AltiVest
    Founder, Co-Founder & CTO 2018 (11 months)
    * Built an app which provides traditional non-accredited investors access to previously inaccessible Private Equity funds
    * Built a website that gives our clients access... more to their portfolio and constant news updates regarding fund performance
    * Established relationships with banks, private equity funds and hedge funds and integrated their technology into our product. Examples include engaging in talks with Blackstone, KKR and the Mann Group.
    FollowerStack
    FollowerStack
    Founder, Founder & Lead Programmer 2014 - 2017 (over 3 years)
    * Created a bot that uses Instagram, Twitter and Facebook's API to automatically interact with users
    * Establish a consulting contract with 12 clients and complete over... more $10,000 in billing per month.
    * Generate new followers for clients (5 million+ cross-clients) resulting in increased sales and visibility
    District Duds
    District Duds
    Founder, Founder 2015 - 2016 (about 1 year)
    * Created a charitable, community clothing drop-off box, which served as a model charity/ fundraiser for the district
    * Distributed clothing, one bag for $5, to under-privileged... more families distributed 5000+ articles of clothing in first year
    * The proceeds made from the drive were given back to the District 112 school system NSBE (National Society for Black Engineers) September 2016 MLT (Management Leadership for Tomorrow) September 2016
    Trendec
    Trendec
    Big Data Quantitative Analyst 2017 (about 1 month)
    Led a research effort to leverage big data to predict trends within the overall crypto currency market

    Developed a portfolio strategy leveraging experience with cryptocurrencies... more (Ether, Bitcoin, Ripple, Bancor and Litecoin) and incorporated into client portfolios as a new asset class
    Lendtable
    Lendtable
    Founder
    Lendtable
    Lendtable
    Founder & CEO
    Qooore: stock insights & market trends
    Qooore: stock insights & market trends
    Advisor
    Dropbox
    Dropbox
    Product Manager 2019 (4 months)
    Building personalized experiences fueled by machine learning to help Dropbox users prioritize their most important work.
    Slate Tattoo
    Slate Tattoo
    Co-Founder 2019 (8 months)
    Elevating the tattoo experience using technology. Slate empowers self-expression by connecting customers with local, high-quality tattoo artists. We grow artists' small businesses... more with Slate Appointments, the first digital booking system designed for tattoo appointments.

    1st place B2C Track winner at Northwestern's VentureCat Pitch Competition 2019.
    2nd place winner at Pitch Texas @ SXSW.

    Check us out at www.slatetattoo.com!
    PEAK6 Investments
    PEAK6 Investments
    VC Analyst 2016 (about 1 month)
    • Analyzed trends in the direct to consumer wine business in a group using various databases including Bloomberg to create a 3-year turnaround plan for an undisclosed company... more recently acquired by Peak6
    • Presented the plan to the managing partners including the founder and CEO of Peak6 with industry and competitor analysis, marketing and distribution strategy, and financial projection deliverables
    Founder
    Lendtable, District Duds, FollowerStack, AltiVest, Shoe-Snatcher
    Employee
    PEAK6 Investments, Slate Tattoo, Dropbox, Lendtable, Trendec, Goldman Sachs
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    Qooore: stock insights & market trends
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
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    About
    Achievements

    I was the youngest african american to get into Northwestern University at age 15. I've started 4 startups and have raised over $4,000,000 and done over $6,000,000 in revenue

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Apparel Billing Consulting Distribution Enterprise Software Equity Management Mhealth Product Private Equity Software Venture Capital
    Locations
    San Francisco
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