Where does Neal Bloom work?

Neal Bloom is Managing Partner at Interlock Capital.

What check size does Neal Bloom write?

Neal Bloom typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.

Where did Neal Bloom go to school?

Neal Bloom studied at Pepperdine Graziadio Business School (MBA, Entrepreneurship); UC San Diego (B.S., Mechanical Engineering); Granada Hills HS (High School Diploma).

Neal Bloom

Investor

Managing Partner at Interlock Capital

San Diego, California

Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $500K

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

Houman HaghighiunlockedNeal: together at Portfolium (2012–2015)

×3Neal: together at Hired, Inc.

×8Neal: together at Pepperdine Graziadio Business School

About

Neal Bloom is Managing Partner at Rising Tide Partners, where he funds early-stage founders through a community of serial builders. With nearly 20 years in the tech sector, he previously co-founded Portfolium, an online portfolio platform acquired by Instructure in 2019, and held roles at Hired.com and other education and talent technology companies. He also worked as a systems engineer and product manager at Pratt & Whitney/Aerojet Rocketdyne on the Space Shuttle and Artemis programs, and advises governments on technology ecosystem development while publishing a newsletter and podcast on founding, funding, and community building.

Experience

Rising Tide PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Diego County, California, United States
Interlock CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
Upcycle and CompanyBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
Hired, Inc.Strategic Marketing Manager - DemandGen (Acquired)2015 — 2018Greater San Diego Area
Portfolium (Acquired by Instructure)Co-Founder, Board Director2012 — 2015San Diego, CA
Aerojet RocketdyneSystems Engineer/Product Manager (Acquired)2008 — 2013Los Angeles, CA
BAE SystemsMechanical Engineer Intern2007Santa Clara, CA

Skills & more

Pro Engineer8Investment4Entrepreneurship99Business Development99Leadership99Start-ups99Strategy52Start-up Environment37Project Management54Program Management48Systems Engineering99Engineering75

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Educational LeadershipTalent AcquisitionCollege RecruitingEarly-stage StartupsStart-ups ManagementMarketing StrategyEarned Value ManagementNew Business DevelopmentAerospace EngineeringManagementMechanical EngineeringData Analysis

Languages American Sign Language · Hebrew

ASU GSV Summit 2016 — ASU+GSV Summit
Leadership Development — Dale Carnegie Training
Beer Brewing Education — Golden Road Brewing

From Neal's professional profile.

Colleagues at Interlock Capital

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Al Bsharah

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Alessandra Lezama

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Alex Pascal

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Alona Rudnitsky

Investor at Interlock Capital

Andrew Kirk

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Anoop Patel

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Arjun Bansal

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Neal Bloom?: Neal Bloom is Managing Partner at Rising Tide Partners, where he funds early-stage founders through a community of serial builders. With nearly 20 years in the tech sector, he previously co-founded Portfolium, an online portfolio platform acquired by Instructure in 2019, and held roles at Hired.com and other education and talent technology companies. He also worked as a systems engineer and product manager at Pratt & Whitney/Aerojet Rocketdyne on the Space Shuttle and Artemis programs, and advises governments on technology ecosystem development while publishing a newsletter and podcast on founding, funding, and community building.
Where does Neal Bloom work?: Neal Bloom is Managing Partner at Interlock Capital.
What check size does Neal Bloom write?: Neal Bloom typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
Where did Neal Bloom go to school?: Neal Bloom studied at Pepperdine Graziadio Business School (MBA, Entrepreneurship); UC San Diego (B.S., Mechanical Engineering); Granada Hills HS (High School Diploma).

Founder mafias

UC San Diego mafia235

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Elad GilBAFounded Brain Co. +1 Chester NgBSFounded DivX Phillip SamayoaPhDFounded Generation Bio +2 Wendy JohanssonCognitive ScienceFounded Misaludhealth +2 Elizabeth A. MullerBachelorsFounded Deep Isolation +2 Sean AinsworthB.S.Founded RetroSense Therapeutics +1

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Pepperdine Graziadio Business School mafia25

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Miles MahoneyMBAFounded Veracity Industrial Networks +2 Colette CourtionMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Joyluxinc +2 Kim RodriguezBachelor's degreeFounded BrainCheck +1 Aaron BirdMBAFounded Inflection +1 David FeinbergMBAFounded Uclahealth Daniel DoimoMBAFounded Solarlytics

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Interlock Capital mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Mark LambertVenture PartnerFounded Applied Atomics Derek BarclayVenture PartnerFounded Loan Hero

Same school

Also attended Pepperdine Graziadio Business School65

Kenneth KellerAssociate at Marlin Equity Partners Mark FieldsInvestor at Alsop Louie Partners Hamlet YousefManaging Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors Jessica PascoliniHead of Operations at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES Nia PatelVice President at Electric Feel Ventures Llc Jamie RiggsCo-Founder and General Partner at Driven

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Also attended UC San Diego446

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil Capital Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront Ventures Chester NgGeneral Partner at Atomic BirgitteInvestor at Investinor Houman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo Ventures Freya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at Medicxi

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Shared employers

Also worked at Hired, Inc.14

Kelly BarnumDirector Of Talent at Volition Capital Andre CharooFounder & Managing Partner at Inovia Capital Rachel LangAssociate at Cheyenne Ventures Douglas FeirsteinInvestor at Deep Acre Rick ProstkoSenior Managing Director at Teachers' Venture Growth Clay KelloggVenture Partner at Fluent Ventures

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Also worked at Portfolium (Acquired by Instructure)4

Houman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo Ventures Daniel MarashlianChapter Director, San Diego at Startup Haven Allison Long PettineFounding Partner at Ad Astra Ventures Adam MarkowitzChief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Drata

Also worked at Aerojet Rocketdyne11

Krisztina 'Z' HollyOperating Partner at Good Growth Capital Ryan WesterdahlFounder at Turion Space Ross DohertyCo-Founder & COO at Orbital Operations Eliot KhachiFounder at Dalus Abhi BalijepalliFounder at CopyCat Aidan CantuCTO & Co-Founder at F4 Industries

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Also worked at BAE Systems49

Abe MurrayGeneral Partner at AlleyCorp Andreas IoannouSenior Associate at FinTech Collective Timothy YoungCo-Founder and General Partner at Eniac Ventures Andrew PearsonsPrincipal at M33 Growth Preetish RamasawmyJunior Partner at AiiM Partners Demetrius PalmerInvestor at Impact Engine at 2Flo Ventures

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