Jason Kraus
InvestorHead of Ecosystem Relations at Boston Harbor Angels
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
About
Jason Kraus is founder and CEO of Prepare 4 VC, which advises early-stage founders from pre-seed through Series A on investor readiness and leadership development; the company's founders have collectively raised over $480 million in capital. He is also an active venture investor with more than 20 investments across technology, life sciences, and proptech through EQx Fund and Equity Venture Partners, and serves as director of Startup Grind Boston. Kraus is the author of *Venture Forward: Lessons from Leaders* and has written and spoken on venture capital and founder development.
Experience
- Prepare 4 VCFounder and CEOcurrent2016 — presentGreater Boston Area
- EQx FundPartnercurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston Area
- Equity Venture Partners (equityvp.com)Director of Venture Capitalcurrent2016 — presentGreater Boston Area
- Startup GrindChapter Directorcurrent2018 — presentBoston, Massachusetts
- Venture Forward: Lessons from LeadersAuthorcurrent2019 — presentGreater Boston Area
- Boston Harbor Angels Inc.Member and Sponsor (EVP)current2018 — presentGreater Boston Area
- MatterVestCo-Founder2017 — 2018Greater Boston Area
- ImpactSeekerCo-Founder2016 — 2017Greater Boston Area
- Private Family OfficeAssociate2015 — 2016Greater Boston Area
- Boston Harbor Angels Inc.Angel investment intern2014 — 2015Babson Park, MA
- Sandler & Company, P.C.Accounting Intern2014Needham, MA
- UBSFinancial Services Intern2014Andover, MA
- East Coast Property ManagementReal Estate Investment and Management Intern2013Boston
- NEWMAN DIGNAN & SHEERAR, INC.Wealth Management Intern2012Providence, Rhode Island Area
Skills & more
Leadership69Public Speaking35Management37PowerPoint39Microsoft Excel59Microsoft Office48Microsoft Word29Stata24SAS21SPSS19Microsoft PowerPoint23iMovie7
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Microsoft OutlookLeadership DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalFinancial AnalysisResearchEconomicsEconometricsStatisticsData AnalysisMarket AnalysisSocial MediaLanguages English · Hebrew · Spanish
- Lovable
- Prepare 4 VC Expert Contributor — Prepare 4 VC
- SMB Owner | Manager - Build Your Trade Secret Foundations — B4Patents
- Startup School Online — Y Combinator
From Jason's professional profile.
Colleagues at Boston Harbor Angels
Anthony Gellert
Head of Syndication at Boston Harbor Angels
Antonette Ho
Managing Director at Boston Harbor Angels
Kristin King
Head of Group Management at Boston Harbor Angels
Leslie Moukheiber
Operations Manager at Boston Harbor Angels
Marcos Bento
Head of Investment at Boston Harbor Angels
Ziad Moukheiber
President and CEO at Boston Harbor Angels
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jason Kraus?
- Jason Kraus is founder and CEO of Prepare 4 VC, which advises early-stage founders from pre-seed through Series A on investor readiness and leadership development; the company's founders have collectively raised over $480 million in capital. He is also an active venture investor with more than 20 investments across technology, life sciences, and proptech through EQx Fund and Equity Venture Partners, and serves as director of Startup Grind Boston. Kraus is the author of *Venture Forward: Lessons from Leaders* and has written and spoken on venture capital and founder development.
- Where does Jason Kraus work?
- Jason Kraus is Head of Ecosystem Relations at Boston Harbor Angels.
- Where did Jason Kraus go to school?
- Jason Kraus studied at Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business (Master’s Degree, Management in Entrepreneurial Leadership); Colgate University (Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Mathematics); DIS - Study Abroad (Study Abroad Program, Global Economics).
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