Where does Alan Warms work?

Alan Warms is at Tensility Venture Partners.

Where did Alan Warms go to school?

Alan Warms studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (M.B.A., Marketing); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S.E.E., Electrical Engineering); Tenafly High School.

Alan Warms

Investor

Investor at Tensility Venture Partners · Board Member at Honest Game

Greater Chicago Area

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About

Alan Warms is a Principal at OVD Capital LLC, a firm that works with management teams to apply AI to scale businesses generating at least $3 million in EBITDA. Over the past 20 years, he and his team have acquired, invested in, founded, and advised more than 15 businesses, with notable exits including Hydro Flask (sold to Helen of Troy), BuzzTracker (sold to Yahoo!), and Participate Systems (acquired by IBM).

Experience

OVD Capital LLCPrincipalcurrent2026 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
Alliance AdvisorsBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentBloomfield, New Jersey
Honest GameBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
Tensility Venture PartnersAdvisorcurrent2017 — presentGreater Chicago Area
Participate Capital LLCPrincipal2005 — 2025Greater Chicago Area
Hydro FlaskDirector / Investor2012 — 2016Bend, Oregon
Participate LearningFounder, CEO2009 — 2016Chicago, Illinois
Yahoo!Vice President, General Manager Yahoo! News, Tech, Education2007 — 2008Santa Monica, California
BuzzTrackerFounder, CEO2005 — 2007
RealClearPoliticsDirector / Investor / Publisher2005 — 2007Chicago Illinois
IBM (formerly Outstart)President, Participate Systems Division2004 — 2005
Participate SystemsCEO, Chairman, Founder1997 — 2004Greater Chicago Area
eShare Technologies, Inc.VP, Strategic Business Development1997Hauppauge, New York
FreeLoader, Inc./Individual, Inc.VP Business Development1996
The Boston Consulting GroupQualified Case Leader1991 — 1995
Kraft General FoodsAssociate Engineer; Central Engineering1988 — 1990

Skills & more

SaaS16Product Management37Business Development55New Media9Publishing4Start-ups83Mobile Devices10corporate developmentSales6MobileEntrepreneurship70Digital Strategy12

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Social MediaVenture CapitalCorporate DevelopmentManagement ConsultingNew Business DevelopmentSocial NetworkingMarketingE-commerceMarketing Strategygeneral managementStrategyManagement

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alan Warms?: Alan Warms is a Principal at OVD Capital LLC, a firm that works with management teams to apply AI to scale businesses generating at least $3 million in EBITDA. Over the past 20 years, he and his team have acquired, invested in, founded, and advised more than 15 businesses, with notable exits including Hydro Flask (sold to Helen of Troy), BuzzTracker (sold to Yahoo!), and Participate Systems (acquired by IBM).
Where does Alan Warms work?: Alan Warms is at Tensility Venture Partners.
Where did Alan Warms go to school?: Alan Warms studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (M.B.A., Marketing); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S.E.E., Electrical Engineering); Tenafly High School.

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Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management842

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Also attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute152

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Also attended Tenafly High School8

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Shared employers

Also worked at Alliance Advisors1

Jon HallettCEO Partner at Ardent Venture

Also worked at Yahoo!436

Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia Capital Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill Ventures Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal Foundation Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and Flickr Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VC Amjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit

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Also worked at RealClearPolitics1

Anna LindowFounder at Brave Health

Also worked at IBM (formerly Outstart)1,149

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