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Clifford Holekamp

Investor

General Partner at Cultivation Capital

Greenville, South Carolina

Writes $100K – $3.5M checks · typically $1.8M

About

Cliff Holekamp is a cofounder, Managing Director, and General Partner of Cultivation Capital. He began his career in enterprise sales at IBM and later founded and led Foot Healers, which was sold to private equity in 2007. He subsequently served as Professor of Practice and Academic Director for Entrepreneurship at Washington University in St. Louis's Olin Business School before retiring in 2019. He holds a BA from Washington and Lee University and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.

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Experience

  1. Cultivation CapitalCofounder, Managing Director, & General Partnercurrent2012 — presentGreenville, South Carolina, United States
  2. Parsec EducationBoard of Directorscurrent2024 — presentFresno, California, United States
  3. ScopeStackBoard of Directorscurrent2023 — presentGreenville, South Carolina, United States
  4. PlanGapBoard of Directorscurrent2021 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
  5. Benchmark EmailBoard of Directorscurrent2019 — presentSt. Louis County, Missouri, United States
  6. Clever Real EstateBoard of Directorscurrent2019 — presentSt Charles, Missouri, United States
  7. DecideBoard of Directorscurrent2013 — presentSt Louis, Missouri, United States
  8. Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business SchoolProfessor of Practice & Academic Director for Entrepreneurship2008 — 2019St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
  9. Foot HealersFounder & President2001 — 2007St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
  10. Electron EconomyBusiness Development Associate2000Cupertino, California, United States
  11. IBMClient Representative1996 — 1999Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Education

  1. Washington and Lee UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Journalism
  2. Washington University in St. LouisMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurship
  3. Chadwick SchoolHigh School, Palos Verdes

Same school

Also attended Washington and Lee University33

Rob LudwigChief Operating Officer at Hoxton VenturesBlair GarrouCo-founder & General Partner at Mercury FundKerry KelloggVenture Partner at Alpha PartnersFrank M. SandsChief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer at Sands Capital VenturesReed EdwardsPrincipal at Five Elms CapitalAustin GideonPrincipal at Five Elms Capital

+ 27 more

Also attended Washington University in St. Louis130

Lee FixelFounder of AdditionMax WechterSenior Director of AI at Lerer HippeauMark LevinRetired Founding Partner at Third Rock VenturesMitzi KrockoverInvestor at Golden SeedsMara BabinInvestor at Golden SeedsAndrea JacksonPartner at Northpond Ventures

+ 124 more

Also attended Chadwick School6

Jillian ShawVenture Partner at Magnetic VenturesSerge KassardjianManaging Partner at 6th Man VenturesNnamdi IregbulemPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersAndy KnoxPrincipal at JMI EquityCaden MoskowitzGeneral Partner at Edge Case Capital PartnersZack LawrenceManaging Partner at Vine Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Parsec Education1

Connor NevelleInvestor at Blueprint Equity

Also worked at Clever Real Estate1

William SchmidtGeneral Partner at Cultivation Capital

Also worked at Decide1

Brian MatthewsCofounder & General Partner at Cultivation Capital

Also worked at Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School11

Jiya SinghAssociate at OutsidersUri MestechkinLab Lead | Alpha-Bet at Vetted AcceleratorBen GreenAssociate at Manhattan Venture PartnersAndrew KleiboekerAssociate at RiverVest Venture PartnersRyan RakestrawDirector, Temasek at The Yield Lab Asia PacificArt HandmanOperating Partner at Capital Innovators

+ 5 more

Investments

Board seats

Benchmark EmailClever Real EstateDecideParsec EducationPlanGapPolicy EngageScopeStack

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Colleagues at Cultivation Capital

Alana Mann
Principal at Cultivation Capital
Andrew Dearing
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Andy Cloyd
Principal at Cultivation Capital
Barry Sandweiss
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Bobby Sandage
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Brian Matthews
Cofounder & General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Caleb Eidem
General Counsel at Cultivation Capital
Catherine Matthes
Venture Advisor at Cultivation Capital

Network10

Edward SuhScout
General Partner at Alpine Ventures
Graham PeckScout
Venture Partner at Cultivation Capital
Mark GoldsteinScout
Seed Partner at Builders VC
Paul JudgeScout
Managing Partner at Panoramic Ventures
William SchmidtScout
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
Alana Mann
Principal at Cultivation Capital
Andy Cloyd
Principal at Cultivation Capital
Chris Danforth
General Partner at Cultivation Capital
David Moon
Principal at Cultivation Capital
David Smoller
General Partner at Cultivation Capital

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