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Evan Hamilton

Investor

Head of Capital Formation at Upfront Ventures

Los Angeles, California

Writes $750K – $5M checks · typically $1M

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Experience

  1. Upfront VenturesHead of Capital Formationcurrent2026 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  2. Homeboy IndustriesInaugural Fund Manager and Current Board Membercurrent2020 — present
  3. Lilac Capital GroupFounder and Managing Partner2023 — 2026Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  4. Upfront VenturesInvestor & Chief Of Staff2021 — 2023Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  5. MIT Sloan School of ManagementMBA Graduate Student2019 — 2021Cambridge, Massachusettes
  6. MiLA CapitalVC Summer Associate2020Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  7. Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)Senior Advisor2018 — 2019Greater Los Angeles Area
  8. Alta MotorsLead Factotum (Marketing and Strategy)2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Lamont-Doherty Earth ObservatoryResearch Analyst2011 — 2013Palisades, NY

Skills & more

Customer Service13Research14Social Media2Marketing3Strategic Partnerships2Business StrategyPresentation Skills1Branding & IdentityOperations ManagementSalesMicrosoft Office2Public Speaking16
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Languages English · Spanish

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Colleagues at Upfront Ventures

Aditi Maliwal
General Partner at Upfront Ventures
Anthony Gin
Partner, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Upfront Ventures
Audrey Lee
Controller at Upfront Ventures
Benjamin Yasharel
Accounting Manager at Upfront Ventures
Brenna Minor
Executive Assistant at Upfront Ventures
Christen Warfield
Executive Assistant at Upfront Ventures
Christina Fattore
Investment Team at Upfront Ventures
Conor Hayward
Investment Team, Strategic Initiatives at Upfront Ventures

Network1

Janice Roberts
Advisory Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Evan Hamilton?
Head of Capital Formation at Upfront Ventures
Where does Evan Hamilton work?
Evan Hamilton is Head of Capital Formation at Upfront Ventures.
What check size does Evan Hamilton write?
Evan Hamilton typically writes checks of $750K – $5M.
Where did Evan Hamilton go to school?
Evan Hamilton studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts, Sustainable Development and Anthropology); Fordham University (Anthropology).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Homeboy Industries1

Noah BernsteinAdvisory Board at AiiM Partners