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Lister Delgado

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Managing Partner at IDEA Fund Partners · Board director at Finmark · Board director at FilterEasy · Board director at Windsor Circle

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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356 people in our graph share verified history with Lister — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

John KimunlockedLister: together at Brown University (1989)
×3Lister: together at Brown University
×2Lister: together at The University of Texas at Austin
×6Lister: together at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

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

Board director at FinmarkYC S20

Intro paths

YC

Finmark went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — Lister sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

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Finmark's investors · 7

AAF Management Ltd.Washington · since 2020Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2020Decibel PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $10M checks · since 2020IDEA Fund PartnersChapel Hill · $250K – $500K checks · since 2022Service Provider CapitalVail · since 2020Wayfinder VenturesSan Francisco · $300K – $1M checks · since 2020Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Finmark

RERami Essaid
Rami EssaidFounder
GLGreg Lissy
Greg LissyFounder
JNJeremy Neuberger
Jeremy NeubergerFounder

Board director at FilterEasy

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FilterEasy's investors · 9

ArsenalNew York · since 2017Arsenal Growth EquityWinter ParkBonaventure CapitalBirmingham · $5M checksCofounders CapitalNCElevate Innovation PartnersNew YorkHatteras Venture PartnersResearch Triangle · $500K – $4M checksIDEA Fund PartnersChapel Hill · $250K – $500K checksLead Edge CapitalNew York · $50M – $400M checksOne Better VenturesRaleigh

Co-founders at FilterEasy

TW
Thaddeus W. TarkingtonExecutive Officer, Director
KJKevin J. Barry
Kevin J. BarryExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Windsor Circle

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Windsor Circle's investors · 3

Alerion VenturesCharlestonComcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checksIDEA Fund PartnersChapel Hill · $250K – $500K checks

Co-founders at Windsor Circle

MW
Matthew WilliamsonExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. IDEA Fund PartnersFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2007 — presentChapel Hill, NC
  2. El FuturoBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
  3. FinmarkInvestor and Board Membercurrent2020 — presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  4. Allvision IOBoard Observercurrent2018 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  5. Pendo.ioBoard Observercurrent2014 — presentRaleigh, NC
  6. SpiffyInvestorcurrent2016 — present
  7. 71LbsInvestorcurrent2013 — presentMiami-Fort Lauderdale Area
  8. PhyscientBoard Observercurrent2013 — presentDurham, NC
  9. Windsor Circle, Inc.Board Membercurrent2011 — presentDurham, NC
  10. NextrayBoard Observercurrent2010 — presentCharleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area
  11. KlearlyInvestor and Board Member2019 — 2024Durham, North Carolina, United States
  12. AdrichBoard Observer2018 — 2023Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  13. FirstBoard Member2015 — 2019Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  14. Canopy Lawn CareBoard Member2014 — 2019Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  15. Distil NetworksBoard Member2012 — 2019Arlington, VA
  16. GradSaveBoard Member2012 — 2019Miami, FL
  17. NC IDEAVenture Advisor2005 — 2018Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  18. NC IDEAVice President2005 — 2013
  19. WedPicsBoard Member2014 — 2017Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  20. Argyle SocialBoard Member2010 — 2016Durham, NC
  21. Oncoscope, Inc.Board Member2008 — 2015Durham, NC

Skills & more

Big Data5Capital Markets13Finance7Equity Research5Global Business Development4Venture Capital99Entrepreneurship94Board of Director experienceSoftware3Electrical Engineering2Board of Directors8Corporate Development62
+10 moreAngel InvestingFinancial ModelingSaaSBusiness PlanningCommercializationSocial EntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyStart-upsStrategy

From 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 and Board director at Finmark and Board director at FilterEasy and Board director at Windsor Circle.
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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Shared employers

Also worked at Windsor Circle, Inc.1

Jenn SummeGeneral Partner at Primordial Ventures