Joe Proto
InvestorCo-Founder at Windham Capital Partners
New York, New York
Writes $5K β $50K checks Β· typically $25K
About
Co-founder of Windham and Chairman/CEO of Transactis. A veteran of the billing and payments industry, he previously founded REMITCO and Financial Telesis, both later acquired.
Invests in
BiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- Green Check; Finexio; Identifee; LendKey; Photon Commerce; Google Cloud EABBoard Chairman, Director, Advisorcurrent2021 β present
- Windham VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2004 β presentNYC
- Mastercard (retired)Executive Vice President2019 β 2022
- TransactisChairman and CEO2007 β 2019
- First Data now FiservPresident, REMITCO2000 β 2006
- REMITCO acquired by FirstData now part of FiservFounder-CEO1995 β 2000
- CoreStates Bank now part of Wells FargoSVP1992 β 1995
- Financial Telesis / CashFlexCo-Founder/Executive acquired by Corestates Bank now part of Wells Fargo1982 β 1992
Skills & more
Strategic Partnerships99Electronic Payments61Thought Leadership3Debit Cards1Start-ups54Enterprise Software1Portfolio Management19Outsourcing2Payments76Account Management1E-commerce11Entrepreneurship12
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Product ManagementFinancial ServicesCustomer AcquisitionManagementSaaSExecutive ManagementBusiness DevelopmentBankingStrategyStrategic PlanningLeadershipMobile DevicesFrom Joe's professional profile.
Colleagues at Windham Capital Partners
Adam E. Fine
General Partner & CEO at Windham Capital Partners
Alistair Erskine
Operating Partner at Windham Capital Partners
Allan Bufferd
Advisor at Windham Capital Partners
Bill Crouse
Advisor at Windham Capital Partners
David Kereiakes
Managing Partner at Windham Capital Partners
Deneen Vojta
Senior Advisor at Windham Capital Partners
Jason Helgerson
Operating Partner at Windham Capital Partners
Jeffrey Sachs
Advisor at Windham Capital Partners
Network2
Investors connected to Joe in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joe Proto?
- Co-founder of Windham and Chairman/CEO of Transactis. A veteran of the billing and payments industry, he previously founded REMITCO and Financial Telesis, both later acquired.
- Where does Joe Proto work?
- Joe Proto is Co-Founder at Windham Capital Partners.
- What does Joe Proto invest in?
- Joe Proto invests in Biotech, Deep Tech, Hardware, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Joe Proto write?
- Joe Proto typically writes checks of $5K β $50K.
- Where did Joe Proto go to school?
- Joe Proto studied at Maharishi International University (MA, Education); Montclair State University (BA, English).
Same school
Also attended Maharishi International University3
Also attended Montclair State University13
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