About
Senior advisor to Edovate Capital with expertise in school-model innovation and scaling organizations. He leads innovative schools strategy at a national nonprofit, previously was an associate at Techstars and Kapor Capital focused on education, and is a founding board member of Moonshot edVentures. He holds a BA in economics from UC Irvine and an MBA from University of Chicago Booth.
Experience
- Charter School Growth FundPartner, Innovation - New Venturescurrent2024 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
- Charter School Growth FundEntrepreneur in Residence, Innovation & New Ventures2022 — 2024Denver, Colorado, United States
- Charter School Growth FundInvestment Principal2018 — 2022Denver Metropolitan Area
- Charter School Growth FundInvestment Associate2014 — 2017Denver Metropolitan Area
- Launchpad SoftwareBoard Membercurrent2009 — present
- Launchpad SoftwareCo-founder & Vice President2009 — 2012
- Hyde Park AngelsAssociate2012 — 2014Greater Chicago Area
- TechStarsAssociate2013Greater Chicago Area
- Kapor CapitalSummer Associate2012San Francisco Bay Area
- UniversityNow, Inc.Strategy and Campaigns Intern2012
Education
- The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Finance
- UC IrvineBA, Economics
Skills & more
Start-ups62Entrepreneurship48Sales26Strategic Partnerships30Team Building6Recruiting24Coaching6Staff Development4Training9Change Management5Marketing6Social Media Marketing6
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Colleagues at Edovate Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ian Connell work?
- Ian Connell is Senior Advisor at Edovate Capital.
Same school
Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business476
Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesKatrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankGlebFounder and Managing Partner at iTech Capital
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Also attended UC Irvine117
Christian BuergerPortfolio Development at Intel CapitalJonathan GiegCommunity Manager at Pantera CapitalRyan LaurinManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersPascal KroteePrincipal, Ph.D. at RiverVest Venture PartnersZack IsaacsonVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpCameron BaharVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc
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Shared employers
Also worked at Charter School Growth Fund7
Kevin HallCEO at Charter School Growth FundDarryl CobbPresident at Charter School Growth FundKathy HamelPartner at Charter School Growth FundEric ChanPartner at Charter School Growth FundSoenda HowellPartner at Charter School Growth FundAimee MartinezInvestment Director, Seed at Charter School Growth Fund
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Also worked at Hyde Park Angels10
Joanne ChenInvestor at Foundation CapitalIra WeissPartner at Hyde Park Venture PartnersVivien HoPartner at Pear VCVictor GutweinManaging Partner at M25Ellen A RudnickSenior Advisor at PACE Healthcare CapitalPaul D’AmatoCEO & Founding Partner at Michigan Capital Network
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Also worked at TechStars426
Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsRustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group
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Also worked at Kapor Capital20
Freada Kapor KleinFounding Partner at Kapor CapitalUlili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalBrian DixonManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalSteven PeraltaVP, Investments at Acumen AmericaSidney McLaurinPartner at Material ImpactBatul JoffreyPrincipal at Kapor Capital
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