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Ezra Galston

Investor

Managing Partner at Starting Line

Chicago, Illinois

Writes $500K – $1.8M checks · typically $1M

FoundedUnchained Capital

About

Ezra Galston brings consumer marketing experience from gaming and daily fantasy sports, subsidized mental-health support, and pop-punk/emo branding as a culturally aligned Midwest partner for 20s–30s founders.

Invests in

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFintechMarketplaces

Experience

  1. Starting LineFounding Partnercurrent2018 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  2. CameoBoard of Directorscurrent2018 — present
  3. AttainBoard Observercurrent2020 — present
  4. soonaBoard Observercurrent2020 — present
  5. Unchained CapitalBoard of Directorscurrent2018 — present
  6. Made InBoard Observercurrent2019 — present
  7. BoomMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  8. The Players TrunkBoard of Directorscurrent2021 — present
  9. iAsk.AiInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  10. Telly TVInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  11. ReclipInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  12. M1 FinanceInvestorcurrent2016 — present
  13. SunbitInvestorcurrent2016 — present
  14. SpotHeroInvestorcurrent2015 — present
  15. Chateau Galston (Troisiemes Cru)EVP of Drop-off, Dinner & Diapers2018Greater Chicago Area
  16. Chicago VenturesPrincipal2013 — 2018
  17. Kauffman Fellows ProgramKauffman Fellow - Class 182013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  18. Foundation CapitalYoung Entrepreneur2012 — 2013Palo Alto, CA
  19. I2A FundAssociate2012 — 2013Chicago, IL
  20. The Poker Financing Fund, LLCCo-Founder2011

Education

  1. The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA, Entrepreneurship2011 — 2013
  2. New York UniversityBA2002 — 2006
  3. JDS

Same school

Shared employers

Deals · 3

GO, Inc.Board seat

via Starting Line · filed Mar 2024 · $25M raise

Baron App, Inc.Board seat

via Starting Line · filed Sep 2022 · $12.9M raise

Unchained CapitalBoard seat

via Starting Line · filed Mar 2021 · $6.3M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Starting Line

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