Fundraising Fox

Ira Weiss

Investor

Partner at Hyde Park Venture Partners · Board director at FairXchange · Board director at ShipBob

New York, New York

About

Partner with HPVP since its founding in 2011 and a professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Involved in investments including AuditSight, FourKites, G2, ShipBob, and Slip Robotics. Previously Managing Director at Hyde Park Angels and a partner at RK Ventures.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Board director at FairXchange

Intro paths

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In turn, Ira can intro founders to FairXchange's investors below.

FairXchange's investors · 1

Hyde Park Venture PartnersChicago · $500K – $3M checks · since 2021

Board director at ShipBobYC S14

Intro paths

YC

Ira went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Ira can intro founders to ShipBob's investors below.

ShipBob's investors · 12

Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2016CapitalXLynnwood · $250K checks · since 2016FJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checks · since 2016FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2016Hyde Park AngelsChicago · since 2016Hyde Park Venture PartnersChicago · $500K – $3M checks · since 2016JuniperoMiami · since 2016Kube VCsince 2016Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2016SoftBank Vision FundLondon · since 2016SV AngelSan Francisco · since 2016Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

Co-founders at ShipBob

DGDivey Gulati
Divey GulatiFounder
DSDhruv Saxena
Dhruv SaxenaFounder
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Anthony WatsonCofounder

Experience

  1. Hyde Park Venture PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2011 — presentChicago, IL
  2. University of Chicago, Booth School of BusinessClinical Professor of Entreprenuership and Accountingcurrent2006 — presentChicago, IL
  3. Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA)Chairmancurrent2024 — presentIllinois
  4. Slip RoboticsInvestor/Board Observercurrent2022 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
  5. HDataInvestor/Board Observercurrent2021 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  6. Audit Sight Inc.Board Membercurrent2021 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
  7. LeapInvestor/Board Observercurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  8. LandscapeHubBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentChicago, IL
  9. RoadSyncBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
  10. ShipBob, Inc.Board Membercurrent2016 — presentChicago, IL
  11. FourKites, Inc.Board Member/Board Observercurrent2016 — presentChicago, IL
  12. PartySlateInvestor/Board Observercurrent2015 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  13. G2Investorcurrent2014 — presentChicago, IL
  14. Secure Illinois RetirementsBoard of Trustees2021 — 2025Illinois, United States
  15. NestEgg.rentBoard Member2020 — 2022Chicago, Illinois, United States
  16. FairXBoard Member2019 — 2021Chicago, Illinois, United States
  17. Cove MarketsBoard Member2019 — 2021Chicago, Illinois, United States
  18. Tock TixFormer Investor2016 — 2021Chicago, IL
  19. Base CRMInvestor2011 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  20. ParkWhizBoard Member/Observer2012 — 2018Chicago, IL
  21. StreamLink SoftwareBoard Observer2013 — 2016Cleveland, Ohio
  22. Hyde Park AngelsFaculty Liason2007 — 2014Chicago, IL
  23. ConcerroExecutive Chairman & Board Member2004 — 2012San Diego, CA
  24. RK VenturesManaging Director2000 — 2010New York, NY
  25. Columbia Business SchoolProfessor1999 — 2006

Skills & more

Venture Capital80Entrepreneurship92Start-ups79Valuation29Private Equity24Mergers5Financial Modeling24Economics8Due Diligence18Investments42Angel Investing23Research8

From Ira's professional profile.

Deals · 3

2ndKitchenBoard seat

via Hyde Park Venture Partners · filed Oct 2019 · $3M raise

Landscape HUBBoard seat

via Hyde Park Venture Partners · filed Feb 2019 · $5.2M raise

ShipBobBoard seat

via Hyde Park Venture Partners · filed May 2016 · $4.6M raise

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

Colleagues at Hyde Park Venture Partners

Alisa Vass
CFO at Hyde Park Venture Partners
Allison Weil Lechnir
Partner at Hyde Park Venture Partners
Carlos Covarrubias
Vice President at Hyde Park Venture Partners
Caroline McManus
Investor at Hyde Park Venture Partners
Greg Barnes
Partner at Hyde Park Venture Partners
Guy Turner
Partner at Hyde Park Venture Partners
Jim Conti
Talent Partner at Hyde Park Venture Partners
Nancy Corrie
Investor at Tensility Venture Partners

Network3

Carlos Covarrubias
Vice President at Hyde Park Venture Partners
Ethan Austin
Founding Partner at Outside VC
Farooq Abbasi
Founding Partner at Preface Ventures

Investors connected to Ira in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ira Weiss?
Partner with HPVP since its founding in 2011 and a professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Involved in investments including AuditSight, FourKites, G2, ShipBob, and Slip Robotics. Previously Managing Director at Hyde Park Angels and a partner at RK Ventures.
Where does Ira Weiss work?
Ira Weiss is Partner at Hyde Park Venture Partners and Board director at FairXchange and Board director at ShipBob.
What boards does Ira Weiss sit on?
Ira Weiss holds tracked board seats at 2ndKitchen, Landscape HUB, ShipBob.
Where did Ira Weiss go to school?
Ira Weiss studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, PHD); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.A., Accounting and Economics).

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Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign488

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Shared employers

Also worked at HData3

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Also worked at LandscapeHub2

Jim RyanFounder at 1809 CapitalRob ChesneyPartner at Chicago Ventures

Also worked at PartySlate1

Randi JakubowitzManaging Director, Head of Operations & Talent at 645 Ventures

Also worked at Hyde Park Angels13

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