#54 Kevin Colleran

Kevin Colleran #54 Managing director, Slow Ventures Kevin Colleran’s sales prowess and network of friends have made him one of the most influential investors in Boston, though his companies are scattered from coast to coast. His firm, Slow Ventures, has made investments in over 400 companies in the past 13 years. Of those, over 100 saw an exit through a merger or IPO, Crunchbase data indicated. For instance, Colleran invested early in Allbirds, which raised more than $300 million in its IPO in November. Hired as Facebook’s first ad salesperson at age 24, Colleran’s specialty today is helping portfolio companies at the seed stage prepare to raise and close their next funding rounds. Colleran said, “We have a close network of top Series A firms and make it our job to facilitate intros between those seed-stage founders and their potential Series A lead.” Source: businessInsider