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Nelson Ray

InvestorFounder

CEO at SalesPatriot

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedSalesPatriot · YC

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About

Nelson Ray leads SalesPatriot, which assists manufacturers in responding to Department of Defense contracting opportunities. He has experience in full-stack development and sales.

CEO at SalesPatriotYC W25

Intro paths

YC

Nelson went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran SalesPatriot's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Nelson can intro founders to SalesPatriot's investors below.

SalesPatriot's investors · 10

CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2025Impellent VenturesRochester · $1.5M checks · since 2025Link VenturesCambridge · $1M – $8M checksLiquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksMetsu CapitalPear VCSan Francisco · $150K – $4M checks · since 2025Reinvent CapitalNew York · since 2025SV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks · since 2025Uncorrelated VenturesLas Vegas · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at SalesPatriot

BRBen Rhodes-Kropf
Ben Rhodes-KropfCTO
MSMaciej Szymczyk
Maciej SzymczykFounder

Investments

Per curated public sources.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nelson Ray?
Nelson Ray leads SalesPatriot, which assists manufacturers in responding to Department of Defense contracting opportunities. He has experience in full-stack development and sales.
Where does Nelson Ray work?
Nelson Ray is CEO of SalesPatriot.
What companies did Nelson Ray found?
Nelson Ray founded SalesPatriot.
What companies has Nelson Ray invested in?
Investments tracked here include Bystreet, Mentra, Onlook.

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