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Don Rainey

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Partner at Charlotte Fund · General Partner at Grotech Ventures · Board director at Payzer · Board director at Intellinote · Board director at Booker

Charlotte, North Carolina

Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M

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Don Rainey is a venture capitalist and partner at Good Human Partners with more than two decades of experience investing in technology companies across enterprise software, fintech, proptech, and emerging tech sectors. He has held senior positions at Grotech Ventures and Intersouth Partners, serving on numerous company boards and advising on governance, operations, and growth strategy. Rainey also contributes to entrepreneurship education and technology-transfer initiatives, and currently serves on the advisory boards of LaunchCLT and Charlotte Fund.

Board director at Payzer

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Payzer's investors · 10

Alerion VenturesCharlestonAlumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checksCharlotte FundCharlotte · since 2021Elevate Innovation PartnersNew York · since 2021Ferguson VenturesGray VenturesAtlantaGrotech VenturesOwings Mills · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021Harbert Growth PartnersBirmingham · $5M – $10M checksIDEA Fund PartnersChapel Hill · $250K – $500K checks · since 2021Route 66 VenturesAlexandria · $500K – $4M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Payzer

JGJoe Giordano
Joe GiordanoFounder

Board director at Intellinote

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Intellinote's investors · 2

Boulder VenturesBoulder · $1M – $4M checksGrotech VenturesOwings Mills · $500K – $5M checks

Co-founders at Intellinote

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Anthony LoprestiExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Booker

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Booker's investors · 6

Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checksEscalate Capital PartnersAustin · $5M – $30M checksGrotech VenturesOwings Mills · $500K – $5M checksJump CapitalChicagoRevolutionWashington, D.C. · $100K – $1M checks · since 2011Vital Venture CapitalWashington · $1M – $3M checks

Experience

  1. Good Human PartnersPartnercurrent2024 — presentCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
  2. Fastbreak AIBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
  3. Fastbreak AIFormer Chairman of the Board - SEQL2024Austin, Texas, United States
  4. Rabbu, Inc.Board Membercurrent2024 — presentCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
  5. Passport, IncBoard Membercurrent2013 — presentCharlotte Metro
  6. ForesightBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentNashville, Tennessee, United States
  7. Rent ReadyFormer Board Membercurrent2021 — presentCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
  8. PetScreening.comFormer Board Membercurrent2019 — presentCharlotte Metro
  9. AdwerxFormer Board Membercurrent2017 — presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  10. TopDeck FoundationCo-Foundercurrent2014 — presentCornelius, North Carolina, United States
  11. James Madison UniversityRainey Sheperd Kushel James Madison University Business Plan Competitioncurrent2003 — presentHarrisonburg, Virginia, United States
  12. KristaFormer Board Member2022 — 2026Dallas, Texas, United States
  13. SkiptownFormer Board Member2024 — 2025Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
  14. Grotech VenturesFormer General Partner2007 — 2023Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
  15. PayzerFormer Board Member2014 — 2023Charlotte Metro
  16. ZenossFormer Board Member2007 — 2023Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  17. Ceterus, Inc.Former Board Member2017 — 2023Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area
  18. XOi TechnologiesFormer Board Observer2019 — 2023Nashville Metropolitan Area
  19. Youreka LabsFormer Board Member2021 — 2022Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  20. ICX Media, IncFormer Board Member2017 — 2019Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  21. ContactuallyFormer Board Member2015 — 2019Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  22. LivingSocialFormer Board Member2008 — 2016Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  23. Booker SoftwareFormer Board Member2011 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
  24. HelloWalletFormer Board Member2009 — 2013Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  25. ClarabridgeFormer Board Member2008 — 2013Reston, VA
  26. United States Department of Defense - DeVenCI - Defense Venture Catalyst InitiativeVC Volunteer Consultant2006 — 2012Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  27. University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of BusinessAdjunct Professor2006 — 2009College Park, MD
  28. Intersouth PartnersGeneral Partner2000 — 2007Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  29. IBM CorporationDirector1994 — 1996Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  30. NovellDirector of Channel Marketing1987 — 1990Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

LeadershipManagement7Strategy2Board of DirectorsBoard DevelopmentBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Venture Capital43Angel Investing1Capital1Corporate Finance1Entrepreneurship19Corporate Development5
+11 moreBusiness StrategyInvestmentsM&A experienceMergersJoint VenturesMergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityPrivate PlacementsStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsEnterprise Software

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Investments

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AccipiterAdwerxBookerClarabridgeContactuallyCOVEGADefywireFlatBurgerHelloWalletICX MediaIntellinoteKrista SoftwareLivingsocialPassportPayzerPersonal.comPetScreeningRent ReadyRoyalty ExchangeXOi TechnologiesYoureka LabsZenoss

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Colleagues at Charlotte Fund

Ashley Gautreaux
Principal at CreativeCo
Christian Czentye
Partner at CreativeCo
Joseph Jackson
General Partner at Charlotte Fund
Mark McDowell
General Partner at Charlotte Fund
Taylor Davis
Associate / EIR at Charlotte Fund
Travis Parsons
Managing Partner at CreativeCo

Network10

Steve CaseScout
Chairman & CEO of Revolution; co-founder of AOL
Jean CaseScout
Investor at The Case Foundation
Jeff HinckScout
Managing Director at Rally Ventures Management, Llc
Matt HarrisScout
Investor at Bain Capital Ventures
Chuck Cullen
General Partner, COO and CFO at Grotech Ventures
Darren Appanah
Vice President at Grotech Ventures
David Martirano
Managing Partner at PJC
Julia Taxin
General Partner at Grotech Ventures
Lawson DeVries
Managing General Partner at Grotech Ventures
Steve Fredrick
General Partner at Grotech Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Don Rainey?
Don Rainey is a venture capitalist and partner at Good Human Partners with more than two decades of experience investing in technology companies across enterprise software, fintech, proptech, and emerging tech sectors. He has held senior positions at Grotech Ventures and Intersouth Partners, serving on numerous company boards and advising on governance, operations, and growth strategy. Rainey also contributes to entrepreneurship education and technology-transfer initiatives, and currently serves on the advisory boards of LaunchCLT and Charlotte Fund.
Where does Don Rainey work?
Don Rainey is Partner at Charlotte Fund and Board director at Payzer and Board director at Intellinote and Board director at Booker.
What check size does Don Rainey write?
Don Rainey typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
What companies has Don Rainey invested in?
Investments tracked here include Accipiter, Adwerx, Booker, Clarabridge, Contactually, COVEGA, Defywire, FlatBurger, HelloWallet, ICX Media, Intellinote, Krista Software, and 10 more.
Where did Don Rainey go to school?
Don Rainey studied at James Madison University (BBA, Finance); George Mason University – Costello College of Business (Masters of Science, Bioscience Management).

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