Fundraising Fox

Owen Davis

Investor

General Partner at Contour Venture Partners · Board director at TireTutor · Board director at Wallaroo

New York, New York, United States

About

General Partner at Contour Venture Partners who from 2008 to 2016 was Managing Director of NYC Seed and founded the NYC Seedstart accelerator. An early web entrepreneur and patent author, he is also an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School and Columbia Law School.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Board director at TireTutor

Intro paths

→

In turn, Owen can intro founders to TireTutor's investors below.

TireTutor's investors · 4

Bantam GroupWestwoodBonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $4M checks · since 2026Contour Venture PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M checksWalnut Venture AssociatesWellesley

Co-founders at TireTutor

JA
Jason AbrahamsExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Wallaroo

Intro paths

→

In turn, Owen can intro founders to Wallaroo's investors below.

Wallaroo's investors · 9

boldstart venturesMiami · $1M – $3M checksContour Venture PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M checks · since 2024Four Acres CapitalNew York · $50K – $100K checksM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checksMyAsiaVCSeattleResolute VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checksSierra VenturesSan Mateo · $10M checks · since 2024Supernode VenturesNew York · $500K – $1.3M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2019

Co-founders at Wallaroo

VJ
Vidyut JainExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Big Pi VenturesPartnercurrent2023 — presentAthens, Greece
  2. NumanBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  3. Astrato AnalyticsBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  4. CorsmedBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
  5. AcuminoBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSeattle, WA
  6. TileDBBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  7. Prime Ventures (VC)Partner2015 — 2023Amsterdam
  8. Blueground CoBoard Member2019 — 2023Greater New York City Area
  9. HoliduBoard Member2019 — 2023Munich Area, Germany
  10. RSM Erasmus UniversityGuest Lecturer2014 — 2023Rotterdam Area, Netherlands
  11. AImotiveBoard Member2017 — 2022Budapest
  12. Bright ComputingBoard Member2019 — 2021San Jose, California
  13. ZappiBoard Observer2016 — 2020London, United Kingdom
  14. VEECEEFounding Board Member2015 — 2019Europe
  15. Randstad Innovation FundInvestment Team2014 — 2015Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
  16. Dutch Expansion CapitalInvestment Analyst2012 — 2014Eindhoven Area, Netherlands
  17. Ernst & YoungIntern, Financial Services and Risk Management2011
  18. University of PatrasHigh Performance Information Systems Laboratory, Computer Engineering & Informatics Department2009 — 2010

Skills & more

Strategy31Start-ups93Private Equity57Entrepreneurship56Venture Capital47Business Strategy34Valuation18Investments24Financial Modeling16International Business7Business Modeling6Business Analysis7
+3 moreCorporate FinanceFinanceDue Diligence

Languages English · Greek

From Owen's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

Wallaroo

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Contour Venture Partners

Bob Greene
Managing Partner at Contour Venture Partners
Maddie Linde
Venture Associate at Contour Venture Partners
Matt Gorin
Managing Partner at Contour Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Owen Davis?
General Partner at Contour Venture Partners who from 2008 to 2016 was Managing Director of NYC Seed and founded the NYC Seedstart accelerator. An early web entrepreneur and patent author, he is also an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School and Columbia Law School.
Where does Owen Davis work?
Owen Davis is General Partner at Contour Venture Partners and Board director at TireTutor and Board director at Wallaroo.
What boards does Owen Davis sit on?
Owen Davis holds tracked board seats at Wallaroo.
Where did Owen Davis go to school?
Owen Davis studied at Harvard Business School Online (Disruptive Strategy with Clayton Christensen); Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (MSc, Finance and Investments); Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (MSc, Business Administration - General Management).

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School Online209

MariaInvestor at InvestinorKelsey BeausoleilBusiness Development Network at Redpoint VenturesOliver MarquesPartner, Capital Formation at March Capital PartnersJohn DemeterInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeff RoseAdvisor at AI CapitalRobAdvisor at TFX Capital

+ 203 more

Also attended Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University244

Paul BragielCo-founder at Golden Gate VenturesJulian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalWouterHead of Nomads (Fund-of-Fund) at Hummingbird VenturesConrad SchooInvestor at EQT VenturesHampus SärnbrattInvestor at EQT VenturesNoah FreyFinance Analyst at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag

+ 238 more

Also attended University of Patras12

Nikos DeligiannisMachine learning | Data | Tech at AngelwiseSpyros TrachanisManaging Partner at Odyssey Venture Funds LPMarina BoukiIndependent, Non-Executive Member (Investment Committee) at Halcyon Equity Advisors SARLNancy LivaFinance Director at Corallia VenturesLouisa ZahareasDesign Lead at HighTechXLPanos VouzisFounder at NetBeez

+ 6 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Numan1

Keith RichmanInvestor at Boosted Commerce

Also worked at TileDB3

J. Seth StrattanGeneral Partner at Two Bear CapitalNeil SadaranganeyDirector at Alberta Enterprise CorporationStavros PapadopoulosExecutive Officer, Director at TileDB

Also worked at Prime Ventures (VC)11

Robert VerwaayenGeneral Partner at Keen Venture PartnersJoost HollemanInvestor at Prime VenturesSake BoschInvestor at Prime VenturesAta SenkonAssociate at Rubio Impact VenturesCarlos AlzateCTO at AI FundAndrew GrayPartner at Tilia Impact Ventures

+ 5 more

Also worked at Blueground Co6

Apostolos ApostolakisFounding Partner at VentureFriendsAlex AlexakisPartner at Marathon Venture CapitalGeorge ChaldaiakisInvestment Manager at Halcyon Equity Advisors SARLOmer KucukdereVice President at bluegroundJoshua DartPartner at WestCapAlejandro ZanioloFounder at Signals