VentureApp, the new startup from the founders of Dailybreak and Streetwise Media (parent company of this site), has snagged investments from a crew of notable angel investors in the Boston area. They're part of a funding round that hasn't closed yet, but so far it's reached $2 million, according to information provided by VentureApp.
Here's the full list of investors so far into the startup:
- Accomplice (lead investor with $1.25 million committed)
- Boston Seed Capital
- Fullstack Ventures
- Dharmesh Shah, CTO @ HubSpot
- Diane Hessan, CEO @ Startup Institute
- Jason Robins, CEO @ DraftKings
- Mike Baker, CEO @ DataXu
- TJ Mahony, Managing Director @ BOSS Syndicate
- Sarah Hodges, VP @ Pluralsight
- Fred Shilmover, CEO @ InsightSquared
- Ty Danco, Director @ Techstars
- Brent Grinna, CEO @ EverTrue
- Rick Desai, Co-founder @ Dashfire
- Phil Beauregard, Co-founder of Objective Logistics
- Bridge Boys
- John Garbarino, Partner @ Webster Capital
- Mike Salguero, Co-founder @ CustomMade
- Rod Fisher, President @ Fisher International
- Pat Kinsel, Partner @ Polaris
- Charley Polachi, Partner @ Polachi
- Mike Krug, Cigna
VentureApp's founders are Streetwise Media founders Chase Garbarino, Kevin McCarthy and Gregory Gomer and Dailybreak founders Boris Revsin and Jared Stenquist. Garbarino, McCarthy and Gomer are continuing to be involved with Streetwise Media—including, in the case of Garbarino and Gomer, as editorial contributors to the BostInno Beat, according to VentureApp.
As we reported last week, the startup's service provides startups with assistance on-demand—including talent hunting, product help, and finding insurance or accounting assistance. Initial referral partners of VentureApp—whose portfolio companies qualify for the service—include a number of Boston-area venture capital firms.
VentureApp is currently working out of Accomplice’s East Cambridge office.
Disclosure: Streetwise Media is the owner of BostInno.
