Jeffrey Finkle
Thoughts on start-ups, VCs, and life — from a New York operator-turned-investor who has spent 25+ years building companies and 13+ years backing them.
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Named one of the “25 Angel Investors in New York You Need to Know” by AlleyWatch in 2014, Jeff has been a venture and angel investor for over a decade.
Jeff is CEO of The Arcview Group and Arcview Ventures, and the manager of The Arcview Collective Fund — the first member-managed fund in cannabis. He also serves as Chairman of the Evaluation Committee and Treasurer of the ARC Angel Fund. Jeff has been actively advising startups at Reitler Advisory Group and publishes insights to his blog.
He is a frequent panelist, speaker, and judge on venture investing and pitch competitions in New York. Jeff has also guest lectured and held office hours for many incubators and accelerators including the Start-up Leadership Program, 37 Angels, NYU Polytech Incubator (New York City and Brooklyn), DreamIT Ventures, and FashInvest.
Prior to his work with angel and seed groups, Jeff was a founding partner of Odeon Capital Partners, an early-stage venture capital fund (~$115M AUM). Prior to Odeon, Jeff was an operating executive at CA, Inc. and Cheyenne Software, Inc., where he served as GM of the Unix Division, VP of Corporate Development, VP of Corporate Marketing, and Director of Product Management.
Jeff also serves as Co-Chairman of the Board of WellLife Network, a not-for-profit offering residential, clinical, and day programs to individuals with developmental, psychological, and behavioral disabilities across New York City's five boroughs and Long Island.
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