About
Cy Megnin is an entrepreneur, founder and advisor with over two decades of experience, having built companies including PrepFlash (an Intel Capital-backed edtech firm) and CloudCoreo (acquired by VMware). He holds an Economics degree from Indiana University and an MBA from Baylor University, and serves as Elevate Ventures' Vice President of Software.
Invests in
EdTechSaaS
Experience
- Elevate VenturesVice President Softwarecurrent2019 — presentBloomington and indianapolis, Indiana
- Indiana University - Kelley School of BusinessAdjunct Professor Of Management & Entrepreneurshipcurrent2022 — presentBloomington, Indiana, United States
- Indiana University ColumbusAdjunct Professor of Entrepreneurshipcurrent2020 — presentColumbus, Indiana
- Flywheel FundAdvisorcurrent2020 — presentBloomington, Indiana, United States
- IU VenturesAngel Investorcurrent2020 — presentBloomington, Indiana, United States
- Personal investments, Boards, etcMember Board of Directors / Board of Advisors / Mentor / Investor etccurrent2019 — present
- Women 2.0Lead Mentor2021 — 2023New York, United States (Virtual)
- Newchip AcceleratorStartup Mentor2020 — 2022Austin, Texas
- OCPSFounder2006 — 2019Austin, TX
- PrepFlashCEO and co-founder2016 — 2019Austin, TX and College Station, TX
- Intel CorporationIntel Education Technology Accelerator2016Redwood City, CA GSVLabs
- CloudCoreo (Acquired by VMware)Co-Founder2014 — 2016Austin, TX
- MicrosoftMicrosoft Ventures - Enterprise Productivity cohort2015Greater Seattle Area
- TrugetsCo-Founder2010 — 2012
- HomeYeah.comVP of Marketing and Business Development2002 — 2005
- BroadBand Office (a Kleiner Perkins Company)Regional Account Development Manager2000 — 2002
Education
- Baylor University - Hankamer School of BusinessMBA, Business Administration2009 — 2011
- Indiana University IndianapolisBA, GS Quan Econ2000 — 2006
- Ball State University1993 — 1997
- Bloomington High School South1989 — 1993
Skills & more
Key Performance Indicators19Scouting19Market Research18Angel Investing7Deal Sourcing5Institutional Investments6Entrepreneurship77Strategic Partnerships59Start-ups58Marketing16Social Media Marketing12New Business Development13
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Cloud ComputingSocial MediaMarketing ManagementLead GenerationBusiness StrategyProduct DevelopmentProduct ManagementE-commerceStrategyStrategic PlanningManagementLeadership- Selecting Startups — 500 Global
From Cy's professional profile.
Colleagues at Elevate Ventures
Andie Hines-Lagemann
Director of Engagement and EQ Practitioner at Elevate Ventures
Asa Kelly
Vice President of Investment Operations & Portfolio Analytics at Elevate Ventures
Ben Weber
Senior Accountant at Elevate Ventures
Brighid King
Platform Operations Manager at Elevate Ventures
Chris Huxhold
CFO at Elevate Ventures
Drew Hannel
Analyst at Elevate Ventures
Eli Anderson
Analyst at Elevate Ventures
Erica Schweyer
Chief of Staff at Elevate Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Cy Megnin work?
- Cy Megnin is Vice President of Software at Elevate Ventures.
- What does Cy Megnin invest in?
- Cy Megnin invests in EdTech, SaaS.
Same school
Also attended Baylor University - Hankamer School of Business12
Charlie BoydInvestor at Chaac VenturesJonathan WoodrowSenior Analyst at Tribes VenturesTy FindleyCo-Founder + General Partner at Ironspring VentureClaire OwensAssociate at Telescope PartnersJoe CunninghamFounding Managing Director at Sante VenturesAmy BrandenburgManaging Partner at Denver Ventures
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Also attended Indiana University Indianapolis6
Richard FangManaging Partner and Founder at Hunniwell Lake Ventures LLCKatherine LangloisOffice Manager at High AlphaTara LemieuxSenior Accountant at High AlphaPatrick HeimManaging Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management LlcLauren KellumChief of Staff, VP of Operations at Alloy PartnersSarah ChumbleySenior Experience Designer, Fieldbook at Alloy Partners
Also attended Ball State University12
Tony RimasVenture Partner at Autotech VenturesTony PetruccianiPartner and CFO at Boomerang VenturesBen LakoffGeneral Partner at Bankless VenturesAudrey BeckmanPartner and Chief Innovation Officer at Boomerang VenturesJordan DetmersBusiness Development and Commercialization Manager at Ontario Centre of InnovationAshley BlevinsDirector of HR and Talent at High Alpha
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Also attended Bloomington High School South1
Shared employers
Also worked at Indiana University - Kelley School of Business7
Myles GrotePartner at Elevate VenturesBen TrumbullManaging Partner at Tamarind HillSpencer KrugPartner at RiverPark VenturesBrian HattonPartner at QVenturesMax LazerwitzStrategy Director at Meet The PeopleTarun ChopraVenture Partner at InsurTech
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Also worked at Newchip Accelerator11
Amit GoldmanInvestor at DigitalDx VenturesPeter AzmiInvestor at Leva CapitalHarrison FryeCo-Founder and Head of M&A at Acquire FiPaul Anthony ClaxtonGeneral Partner at Digerati InvestmentsJacob Melman-RogersScout at LvlUp VenturesAndre OschadlinAdvisor at Newchip
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Also worked at Intel Corporation331
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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