Ezra Galston
InvestorManaging Partner at Starting Line · Board director at Unchained Capital
Chicago, Illinois
Writes $500K – $1.8M checks · typically $1M
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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFintechMarketplaces
Board director at Unchained Capital
Intro paths
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In turn, Ezra can intro founders to Unchained Capital's investors below.
Unchained Capital's investors · 4
Co-founders at Unchained Capital
JK
Joseph KellyExecutive Officer, Director
DB
Dhruv BansalExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Starting LineFounding Partnercurrent2018 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- CameoBoard of Directorscurrent2018 — present
- AttainBoard Observercurrent2020 — present
- soonaBoard Observercurrent2020 — present
- Unchained CapitalBoard of Directorscurrent2018 — present
- Made InBoard Observercurrent2019 — present
- BoomMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- The Players TrunkBoard of Directorscurrent2021 — present
- iAsk.AiInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Telly TVInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- ReclipInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- M1 FinanceInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- SunbitInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- SpotHeroInvestorcurrent2015 — present
- Chateau Galston (Troisiemes Cru)EVP of Drop-off, Dinner & Diapers2018Greater Chicago Area
- Chicago VenturesPrincipal2013 — 2018
- Kauffman Fellows ProgramKauffman Fellow - Class 182013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Foundation CapitalYoung Entrepreneur2012 — 2013Palo Alto, CA
- I2A FundAssociate2012 — 2013Chicago, IL
- The Poker Financing Fund, LLCCo-Founder2011
- CardRunners GamingDirector of Marketing2007 — 2010Chicago, IL
- Self-Employed Professional Poker PlayerProfessional Poker Player2005 — 2007New York, NY
- Buzz Internet Marketing GroupDirector of Interactive Marketing2003 — 2004New York, NY
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
Network8
Jess LeeScout
Partner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia Capital
Tony XuScout
Co-founder & CEO of DoorDash
William HockeyScout
Co-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of Column
Enrique Zambrano
Managing Partner at Proeza Ventures
Gary Benitt
Managing Partner at Social Leverage
Raj Gokal
Investor at Solana Ventures
Rodolfo Elias Dieck
Managing Partner at Proeza Ventures
Ty Findley
Co-Founder + General Partner at Ironspring Venture
Investors connected to Ezra in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ezra Galston?
- 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.
- Where does Ezra Galston work?
- Ezra Galston is Managing Partner at Starting Line and Board director at Unchained Capital.
- What does Ezra Galston invest in?
- Ezra Galston invests in Consumer, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, Fintech, Marketplaces.
- What check size does Ezra Galston write?
- Ezra Galston typically writes checks of $500K – $1.8M.
- What boards does Ezra Galston sit on?
- Ezra Galston holds tracked board seats at Baron App, Inc., GO, Inc., Unchained Capital.
- Where did Ezra Galston go to school?
- Ezra Galston studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Entrepreneurship); New York University (BA); JDS.
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