About
Co-founder, sole owner, and Managing Partner of IDEA Fund Partners, responsible for all aspects of the venture process from sourcing to portfolio management. A first-generation immigrant from Peru, he previously worked at AT&T Bell Labs and Lucent Technologies and was part of the investment team at MCNC Ventures, where he designed the NC IDEA grants program.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Enterprise Software
Experience
- IDEA Fund PartnersFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2007 — presentChapel Hill, NC
- El FuturoBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
- FinmarkInvestor and Board Membercurrent2020 — presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
- Allvision IOBoard Observercurrent2018 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Pendo.ioBoard Observercurrent2014 — presentRaleigh, NC
- SpiffyInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- 71LbsInvestorcurrent2013 — presentMiami-Fort Lauderdale Area
- PhyscientBoard Observercurrent2013 — presentDurham, NC
- Windsor Circle, Inc.Board Membercurrent2011 — presentDurham, NC
- NextrayBoard Observercurrent2010 — presentCharleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area
- KlearlyInvestor and Board Member2019 — 2024Durham, North Carolina, United States
- AdrichBoard Observer2018 — 2023Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- FirstBoard Member2015 — 2019Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
- Canopy Lawn CareBoard Member2014 — 2019Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
- Distil NetworksBoard Member2012 — 2019Arlington, VA
- GradSaveBoard Member2012 — 2019Miami, FL
- NC IDEAVenture Advisor2005 — 2018Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
- NC IDEAVice President2005 — 2013
- WedPicsBoard Member2014 — 2017Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
- Argyle SocialBoard Member2010 — 2016Durham, NC
- Oncoscope, Inc.Board Member2008 — 2015Durham, NC
Skills & more
Big Data5Capital Markets13Finance7Equity Research5Global Business Development4Venture Capital99Entrepreneurship94Board of Director experienceSoftware3Electrical Engineering2Board of Directors8Corporate Development62
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Angel InvestingFinancial ModelingSaaSBusiness PlanningCommercializationSocial EntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyStart-upsStrategyFrom Lister's professional profile.
Colleagues at IDEA Fund Partners
John Cambier
Partner / CFO at IDEA Fund Partners
Juan Carlos Pacheco
Senior Associate at IDEA Fund Partners
Lelon Winstead
Investor at IDEA Fund Partners
Michael Baiardi
Venture Fellow at IDEA Fund Partners
Rami Essaid
Founder at Finmark
Zach Herak
Venture Fellow at IDEA Fund Partners
Zakiya Alta Lee-Hill
Principal at IDEA Fund Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lister Delgado?
- Co-founder, sole owner, and Managing Partner of IDEA Fund Partners, responsible for all aspects of the venture process from sourcing to portfolio management. A first-generation immigrant from Peru, he previously worked at AT&T Bell Labs and Lucent Technologies and was part of the investment team at MCNC Ventures, where he designed the NC IDEA grants program.
- Where does Lister Delgado work?
- Lister Delgado is Managing Partner at IDEA Fund Partners.
- What does Lister Delgado invest in?
- Lister Delgado invests in Enterprise Software.
- Where did Lister Delgado go to school?
- Lister Delgado studied at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (MBA, Entrepreneurship); The University of Texas at Austin (Masters, Computer Engineering); Brown University (Sc.B., Electrical Engineering).
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Also attended UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School101
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Also attended The University of Texas at Austin384
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Also attended Brown University423
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