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Luke Cooper

Investor

Venture Partner at Preface Ventures · Investor at Connectivity Ventures

Baltimore, Maryland

Writes $250K – $750K checks · typically $500K

About

Operating Partner at Preface Ventures, serial entrepreneur and author. Previously General Partner at Latimer Ventures, a $15M fund supporting underrepresented enterprise tech founders, and has served on boards including Maryland TEDCO.

Experience

  1. Latimer VenturesFounding Managing Partnercurrent2022 — presentBaltimore, Maryland, United States
  2. Preface VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2025 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  3. Preface VenturesVenture Partner2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  4. StarcloudInvestorcurrent2026 — present
  5. GleanInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  6. ChatdeskInvestor & Advisorcurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  7. AcclinateInvestor & Advisorcurrent2024 — presentBirmingham, Alabama, United States
  8. AI SquaredInvestor & Board Observercurrent2023 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
  9. PiensoInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2023 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  10. University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)Distinguished Scholarcurrent2022 — presentBaltimore, Maryland, United States
  11. University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)Board Trustee2019 — 2022Baltimore, Maryland Area
  12. AKASAInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  13. Meter FeederInvestorcurrent2021 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  14. Maryland State Retirement and Pension SystemTransition Committee Member2022 — 2023Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  15. OpenLatticeAdvisor2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  16. Georgetown University McDonough School of BusinessEntrepreneur In Residence2020 — 2021Washington, United States
  17. AssurantVice President, Global Growth, Alternative Service Delivery2020 — 2021Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  18. Fixt IncFounder & CEO (Exited 2020)2013 — 2020Baltimore, Maryland
  19. ArbitAdvisor (Exited 2019)2017 — 2019Baltimore, Maryland Area
  20. TEDCOMember of the Board of Directors2015 — 2019Baltimore, Maryland Area

Education

  1. Syracuse University College of LawJuris Doctor (J.D.), Law1998 — 2001
  2. Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance2009 — 2011
  3. The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessCertificate, Mergers & Acquisitions2007
  4. Adelphi UniversityBachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Classics and Classical Languages1994 — 1998

Skills & more

Board LevelEarly Stage InvestmentBoard SearchStrategic M&A3Entrepreneurship99Mergers19Strategic Planning66Investments37Corporate Finance15Start-ups99Management Consulting15Research21
+12 moreFundraisingPublic SpeakingBusiness StrategyValuationDue DiligenceFinancial ModelingNon-profitsMergers & AcquisitionsLeadershipStrategyManagementPrivate Equity
  • Certified Member (CM) — Maryland State Bar Association – MSBA

From Luke's professional profile.

Colleagues at Preface Ventures

Farooq Abbasi
Founding Partner at Preface Ventures
Julie Arndorfer
Executive Engagement Lead at Preface Ventures
Katie Reinert
Chief of Staff at Preface Ventures
Saad Siddiqui
Board Partner at Preface Ventures
Toni Alejandria
Events + Community at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp

Network1

Farooq AbbasiScout
Founding Partner at Preface Ventures

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

Frequently asked questions

Where does Luke Cooper work?
Luke Cooper is Venture Partner at Preface Ventures.
What check size does Luke Cooper write?
Luke Cooper typically writes checks of $250K – $750K.

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Also attended Syracuse University College of Law5

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Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business476

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Also attended Adelphi University7

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Shared employers

Also worked at Starcloud11

Sai SriramagiriInvestor at EQT VenturesSandra MalmbergInvestor at EQT VenturesBenny LiaoInvestor at Acorn Pacific VenturesMax SamuelPartner at SNÖ VenturesAlexander LangeFounding GP at Inflection.xyzMohamed SolimanCo-Founding & Managing Partner at Ventioneers Capital

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Also worked at Chatdesk1

Paul WeberGeneral Partner at Cultivation Capital

Also worked at Pienso3

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Also worked at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business6

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