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Fred Coulson

Investor

Founder and Managing Partner at Five Elms Capital · Board director at Skynamo · Board director at Field Agent, Inc.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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About

Fred Coulson founded Five Elms in 2006, where he serves as Managing Partner. He also founded and chairs SVG, a digital health insurance platform in the senior healthcare market. Earlier in his career he was a senior investment professional at TH Lee Putnam Ventures, an investment banker at Morgan Stanley in New York, and worked in asset management at Citibank Asset Management in London. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Kansas.

Invests in

SaaS

Board director at Skynamo

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Skynamo's investors · 1

Five Elms CapitalKansas City · $15M – $150M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Skynamo

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Frans MeyerDirector
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Samuel ClarkeExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Field Agent, Inc.

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Field Agent, Inc.'s investors · 1

Five Elms CapitalKansas City · $15M – $150M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Field Agent, Inc.

RWRick West
Rick WestExecutive Officer, Director
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Henry HoExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Five Elms CapitalManaging Partner & Foundercurrent2007 — present
  2. TH Lee Putnam VenturesVice President2003 — 2007
  3. Morgan StanleySenior Associate1998 — 2003

Skills & more

Contract Negotiation4New Business Development22Strategic Partnerships36Strategic Financial Planning2

From Fred's professional profile.

Deals · 2

Field Agent, Inc.Board seat

via Five Elms Capital · filed Nov 2022 · $8.7M raise

ApptegyBoard seat

via Five Elms Capital · filed Mar 2019 · $13.2M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

SVGWebLink International

Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.

Colleagues at Five Elms Capital

Adam Coffman
Growth Investor at Five Elms Capital
Akash Kalagara
Analyst, Business Development at Five Elms Capital
Alex Stancati
Executive Assistant at Five Elms Capital
Alice Fitzgerald
Legal Analyst at Five Elms Capital
Ana Munoz
Growth Investor at Five Elms Capital
Annelise Overall
Administrative Assistant at Five Elms Capital
Anthony Fortino
Head of Capital Markets at Five Elms Capital
Asaf Shinar
Director at Pontifax Venture Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Fred Coulson?
Fred Coulson founded Five Elms in 2006, where he serves as Managing Partner. He also founded and chairs SVG, a digital health insurance platform in the senior healthcare market. Earlier in his career he was a senior investment professional at TH Lee Putnam Ventures, an investment banker at Morgan Stanley in New York, and worked in asset management at Citibank Asset Management in London. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Kansas.
Where does Fred Coulson work?
Fred Coulson is Founder and Managing Partner at Five Elms Capital and Board director at Skynamo and Board director at Field Agent, Inc..
What does Fred Coulson invest in?
Fred Coulson invests in SaaS.
What boards does Fred Coulson sit on?
Fred Coulson holds tracked board seats at Apptegy, Field Agent, Inc., SVG, WebLink International.
Where did Fred Coulson go to school?
Fred Coulson studied at The University of Kansas.

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