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Jeff Rinehart

Investor

Partner at City Light · Board director at Affect Therapeutics · Board director at Teal · Director at Sh1ft

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Writes $50K – $3M checks

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About

20-year operator Jeff Rinehart led Capital One data science for 10+ years, was 2U’s CMO through its 2014 NASDAQ IPO, and uniquely became a venture partner from a portfolio company.

Contact· published on Jeff's own website

Invests in

Climate TechDefense TechEdTechEnergyHealthtech

Board director at Affect Therapeutics

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Affect Therapeutics's investors · 9

AlleyCorpNew York · $1M – $5M checks · since 2023Allumia VenturesSeattle · $5M – $15M checks · since 2025Artis VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $25M checks · since 2023City LightNew York · $1M – $6M checksKapor CapitalOakland · $100K – $1M checksLifeArc VenturesLondon · since 2023National Institutes of Health (NIH)since 2021Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023What If VenturesFrisco · since 2023

Co-founders at Affect Therapeutics

JDJeff DeFlavio
Jeff DeFlavioCo-founder

Board director at Teal

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Teal's investors · 14

Alpaca VCNew York · $500K – $1.3M checksAlumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checksBasecamp FundManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021City LightNew York · $1M – $6M checks · since 2021Corigin VenturesGaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checks · since 2021Human VenturesNew York · $250K – $500K checks · since 2021Lerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checks · since 2021New York Venture PartnersNew York · $25K checksOceans VenturesNew York · $1.3M checksPareto HoldingsSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021Rethink Capital PartnersNew York · $1M – $3M checksRethink EducationWhite Plains · since 2021Zelkova VenturesMiami Beach · since 2021

Co-founders at Teal

DFDave Fano
Dave FanoFounder
DFDavid Fano
David FanoCEO, Director, Founder

Director at Sh1ft

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Sh1ft's investors · 4

City LightNew York · $1M – $6M checks · since 2021Human VenturesNew York · $250K – $500K checks · since 2021Jam FundLos Angeles · $500K – $20M checks · since 2021K50 VenturesEncinitas · $50K – $250K checks · since 2021

Experience

  1. City Light CapitalPartnercurrent2018 — present
  2. Affect TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  3. MotimaticBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  4. OhmConnectStrategic Advisorcurrent2016 — present
  5. Shift OneBoard Member2021 — 2025
  6. Bicycle HealthBoard Observer2021 — 2023
  7. The Kogod School of Business at American UniversityProfessor / Executive in Residence2016 — 2021
  8. Workbench EducationBoard Member2016 — 2018
  9. FramebridgeChief Marketing Officer2017 — 2018Washington D.C. Metro Area
  10. RemitlyStrategic Advisor2017 — 2018
  11. VoxyBoard Member2013 — 2017
  12. 2UChief Marketing Officer2011 — 2016
  13. Capital OneVice President, Marketing Strategy - US Card2008 — 2011
  14. Capital OneSr. Director, Small Business Lending2006 — 2008
  15. Capital OneDirector, Card Customer Management2003 — 2006
  16. Capital OneSr Statistician Manager2000 — 2003

Skills & more

Management39CommunicationStrategic Planning1Strategy12Leadership3Risk Management29Online Marketing43Sales Management3Online Advertising12Direct Marketing5Executive Management8Business Strategy24
+10 moreBusiness DevelopmentMarketing StrategySegmentationProgram ManagementSEOAnalyticsStrategic PartnershipsMarketingE-commerceStart-ups

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Investments

Investor

AffectBrave CareMovoTeal

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Colleagues at City Light

AD Mohanraj
VP, Engineering at City Light
Grace Cushman
Senior Vice President, Operations at City Light
Irene Eddy
SVP, Chief Financial Officer at Accord Equipment Finance
Josh Cohen
Partner at City Light
Martina Stettler
Director (Board of Directors) at Sygnum Pte Ltd
Rohan Nair
Head of Product at City Light

Network1

Dan Katzman
Investor at City Light Capital

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jeff Rinehart?
20-year operator Jeff Rinehart led Capital One data science for 10+ years, was 2U’s CMO through its 2014 NASDAQ IPO, and uniquely became a venture partner from a portfolio company.
Where does Jeff Rinehart work?
Jeff Rinehart is Partner at City Light and Board director at Affect Therapeutics and Board director at Teal.
What does Jeff Rinehart invest in?
Jeff Rinehart invests in Climate Tech, Defense Tech, EdTech, Energy, Healthtech.
What check size does Jeff Rinehart write?
Jeff Rinehart typically writes checks of $50K – $3M.
What companies has Jeff Rinehart invested in?
Investments tracked here include Affect, Brave Care, Movo, Teal.
Where did Jeff Rinehart go to school?
Jeff Rinehart studied at East Carolina University (Master's, Economics); East Carolina University (BS, Economics).

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