Fundraising Fox

Pablo Cruz

Investor

Investor at Cap Table Coalition

Denver, Colorado

Writes $50K – $1.5M checks · typically $250K

About

Pablo Cruz is a Partner focused on Product Strategy and Behavioral AI at AWSM Labs. He has held product, growth, and investment roles at organizations including Frog Design, Brands of Americas, Booster Fuels, and Cap Table Coalition, where he deployed capital into early-stage companies across fintech, healthcare, transportation, and energy sectors. Cruz is also a co-founder of JULO Exchange, Inc and engages in mentoring through Techstars and the Notre Dame Tech Forum.

Experience

  1. AWSM LABSPartner | Product Strategy + Behavioral AIcurrent2025 — present
  2. Subconscious AIExecutive Advisorcurrent2024 — present
  3. Subconscious AICo-Founder | Revenue + Product2024 — 2025
  4. Cap Table CoalitionInvestment Committee Board Member & Investorcurrent2022 — present
  5. PSCRUZ - Angel InvestmentsAuthor, Strategic Facilitator and Guest Speakercurrent2022 — present
  6. PSCRUZ - Angel InvestmentsFLYR - Investorcurrent2023 — present
  7. PSCRUZ - Angel InvestmentsCollective - Investorcurrent2023 — present
  8. PSCRUZ - Angel InvestmentsGigEasy - Investorcurrent2023 — present
  9. PSCRUZ - Angel InvestmentsTandem - Investor (Acquired by Reseda Group)current2023 — present
  10. PSCRUZ - Angel InvestmentsCoLife, Inc. - Investorcurrent2023 — present
  11. PSCRUZ - Angel InvestmentsSlang.ai - Investorcurrent2023 — present
  12. PSCRUZ - Angel InvestmentsUseBump.com - Investorcurrent2023 — present
  13. PSCRUZ - Angel InvestmentsCashDrop - Investorcurrent2023 — present
  14. PSCRUZ - Angel InvestmentsCastor - Investorcurrent2022 — present
  15. PSCRUZ - Angel InvestmentsFlourish FI - Investorcurrent2022 — present
  16. PSCRUZ - Angel InvestmentsExotanium - Investor (Acquired by Qualcomm)current2022 — present
  17. PSCRUZ - Angel InvestmentsForm Energy - Investorcurrent2022 — present
  18. PSCRUZ - Angel InvestmentsFunctional Finance - Investorcurrent2022 — present
  19. PSCRUZ - Angel InvestmentsMedHaul - Investorcurrent2022 — present
  20. PSCRUZ - Angel InvestmentsHopSkipDrive - Investorcurrent2022 — present

Education

  1. University of Notre DameBachelor's of Business Administration - BBA, Management Information Systems and Services
  2. University of California, BerkeleyExecutive Education, Venture Finance2023
  3. Correlation OneData Science For All (DS4A) / Empowerment Program, Artificial Intelligence + Machine Learning2020 — 2021
  4. Hofstra UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Finance

Skills & more

Software as a Service (SaaS)Access63Microsoft Excel9Microsoft Access4PowerPoint6Microsoft Office3Analysis71Management3Leadership15Strategy4Analytical Skills1Public Speaking1
+12 moreNegotiationBusiness NetworkingRelationship BuildingDesign ThinkingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Behavioral SciencesGo-to-Market StrategyDigital StrategyGrowth StrategiesE-CommerceBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Web Development

Languages English · Spanish

  • Finta's Fundraising Academy — Maven
  • VC University — VC University
  • VC Fellow - Cohort 14 — VC University
  • Product-Led Certified — Mind the Product
  • Insights for Innovation — IDEO U
  • Behavioral Science — frog
  • Design Thinking: Understanding the Process — LinkedIn
  • DS4A / Empowerment 1.0 Honors Certificate — Correlation One
  • Google Data Studio — Google
  • Product Management: Building a Product Roadmap — LinkedIn

From Pablo's professional profile.

Colleagues at Cap Table Coalition

Odean Maye
Angel at Cap Table Coalition

Frequently asked questions

Where does Pablo Cruz work?
Pablo Cruz is Investor at Cap Table Coalition.
What check size does Pablo Cruz write?
Pablo Cruz typically writes checks of $50K – $1.5M.

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