Lelon Winstead
InvestorInvestor at IDEA Fund Partners
Raleigh, North Carolina
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Experience
- Wolfpack Investor NetworkInvestor & Advisorcurrent2018 — presentRaleigh, North Carolina, United States
- KWIPPED / APPROVEBoard Advisorcurrent2020 — presentWilmington, North Carolina, United States
- IDEA Fund PartnersLimited Partnercurrent2019 — present
- AccentureGlobal Utilities Ventures & Acquisition Lead - Managing Director2016 — 2018
- AccentureManaging Director2015 — 2018
- OMNETRICBoard Advisor2016 — 2017
- The Structure GroupManaging Partner2000 — 2015
Education
- North Carolina State UniversityBachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering
Skills & more
Commodity Markets46Demand-side Management19Program Management18Integration7Business Process Improvement23Energy35Endur1Business Process18Electricity Markets11Business Analysis14Smart Grid20Energy Efficiency3
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Colleagues at IDEA Fund Partners
Dewi Aung
Venture Fellow at IDEA Fund Partners
John Cambier
Partner / CFO at IDEA Fund Partners
Juan Carlos Pacheco
Senior Associate at IDEA Fund Partners
Krish Gandhi
Venture Fellow at IDEA Fund Partners
Kriss Ascanio Gomez
Venture Fellow at IDEA Fund Partners
Lister Delgado
Managing Partner at IDEA Fund Partners
Michael Baiardi
Venture Fellow at IDEA Fund Partners
Michael Jaberi
Venture Fellow at IDEA Fund Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lelon Winstead?
- Investor at IDEA Fund Partners
- Where does Lelon Winstead work?
- Lelon Winstead is at IDEA Fund Partners.
- What check size does Lelon Winstead write?
- Lelon Winstead typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Lelon Winstead go to school?
- Lelon Winstead studied at North Carolina State University (Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering).
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