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Ed Engler

Investor

Managing Partner at 3 Points Rising Ventures

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Ed Engler is a founder, CEO, and investor with over 40 years of experience in growth-stage B2B companies, with 17 exits to his credit. He currently serves as a board member at Rachel Carson Trail Conservancy and offers advisory and coaching services to company leaders, utilizing proprietary digital analytics to identify growth impediments. His work focuses on assessing organizational readiness for scaling, management capability, and identifying priorities for risk mitigation.

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Experience

  1. Rachel Carson Trail ConservancyBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentPittsburgh, PA
  2. 3 Points Rising VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2022 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  3. Mechanical X AdvantageChairmancurrent2019 — presentGreater Philadelphia Area
  4. bl!nkStrategic Advisorcurrent2023 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  5. Affective.healthStrategic Advisorcurrent2022 — presentGreater Pittsburgh Area
  6. Affective.healthDirector2017 — 2022Greater Pittsburgh Area
  7. Pittsburgh Venture Capital AssociationBoard Membercurrent2013 — present
  8. Bike PittsburghBoard President Emerituscurrent2002 — present
  9. Pittsburgh Equity PartnersManaging Partner2007 — 2024
  10. Honeycomb CreditDirector2018 — 2023Greater Pittsburgh Area
  11. Industry WeaponBoard Member2009 — 2020
  12. AlphaLabAdvisor2008 — 2018
  13. Wombat Security TechnologiesDirector2013 — 2018Greater Pittsburgh Area
  14. Carnegie Mellon UniversityAssociate Professor of Entrepreneurship2013 — 2017Greater Pittsburgh Area
  15. Vistage InternationalMember2003 — 2017
  16. Summa TechnologiesFounder & Chairman2006 — 2017Greater Pittsburgh Area
  17. Summa TechnologiesCEO1996 — 2006
  18. ShowClix, LLCBoard Member2009 — 2017
  19. mSpokeBoard Member2002 — 2011
  20. Summa VentureWorksManaging Partner2001 — 2006Pittsburgh, PA

Education

  1. Carnegie Mellon UniversityBS, Applied Math/Computer Science1982 — 1986

Skills & more

SaaS7Enterprise Software33Leadership61Strategy97Strategic Planning25Team LeadershipManagement48Board OperationBoard AdministrationBoard GovernanceQuantitative AnalyticsCustomer Development
+12 moreGo-to-Market StrategyLeadership DevelopmentOrganizational CultureTeam BuildingStart-upsEntrepreneurMarketing StrategyBusiness AnalysisVenture CapitalBusiness DevelopmentRecruitingEntrepreneurship

From Ed's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University209

Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorVlad LoktevInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 203 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Honeycomb Credit4

Kendall BedfordSenior Associate at SustainVCJeff MatersFounder and Managing Director at Network VenturesJosh TolmanManaging Partner at Mudita VentureAmber PorterAssociate at American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact

Also worked at Transarc Corporation1

Satish DharmarajManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures

Colleagues at 3 Points Rising Ventures

Karl Thomas
Managing Director at 3 Points Rising Ventures