Where does Neal Bloom work?

Neal Bloom is Founder of Portfolium and 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

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Managing Partner at Interlock Capital · Founder at Portfolium

San Diego, California

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

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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.

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Portfolium's investors · 6

AAF Management Ltd.Washington Keshif VenturesSan Diego Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2015 Sierra VenturesSan Mateo · $500K – $10M checks · since 2015 SJF VenturesDurham · $1M – $10M checks Vertical Venture PartnersPalo Alto · $500K – $4M checks

Co-founders at Portfolium

Adam MarkowitzExecutive Officer, Director

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

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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 Founder of Portfolium and Managing Partner at Interlock Capital.
What check size does Neal Bloom write?: Neal Bloom typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
What companies did Neal Bloom found?: Neal Bloom founded Portfolium.
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).

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