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Peter Franklin

Investor

Managing Director at East 11 Ventures

Austin, Texas, United States

Writes $5K – $3M checks · typically $100K

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About

Peter Franklin is Managing Director at East 11 Ventures and founder-investor with expertise spanning business development, strategy consulting, and technology solutions. He began programming at age 12 and brings technical knowledge alongside business acumen to areas including R&D scalability, corporate strategy, marketing partnerships, and investor relations. Franklin advises on product development, business model design, and operational execution across early-stage and growth-stage ventures.

Experience

  1. East 11 VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2019 — presentAustin, TX
  2. BistroCatChairpersoncurrent2022 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  3. Leapwave IncChief Technology Officercurrent2025 — present
  4. StableStackChairpersoncurrent2026 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  5. OptiwattCo-Foundercurrent2020 — present
  6. KronologicChairpersoncurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  7. Intelligent RostersChairpersoncurrent2022 — present
  8. Infuse.usFoundercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. Leanplum (a CleverTap company)Advisor (Acquired by CleverTap)2016 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  10. OnwardMobilityChief Executive Officer2019 — 2022Austin, Texas, United States
  11. Commerce SyncExecutive Chairman (Acquired by Constellation Software - TSE: CSU)2016 — 2022
  12. FanWideAdvisor, Auctions & Game Theory2016 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
  13. Weave Networking (Acquired by LunchClub)Chief Executive Officer2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  14. PryzeCEO, Founder2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  15. MyRoundUpCo-Founder, CEO2015 — 2017
  16. ZyngaSr. Engineering Manager (FarmVille 2)2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  17. Optimize Aspects, LLCFounder and Owner2005 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  18. MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2009 — 2011
  19. RSVP Business Systems, Inc.ERP Software System Developer2005 — 2007Rochester, NY

Skills & more

Distributed Systems64Software Engineering74Scalability20Multithreading8Win32 API6Debugging5Software Design43Cloud Computing25Algorithms11Object Oriented Design12Product Management13Mobile Applications26
+12 moreMobile Product DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentWeb ApplicationsIntegrationiOS DevelopmentBusiness IntelligenceScrumSoftware DevelopmentC++PythonJavaC#

From Peter's professional profile.

Deals · 26

PWA LabsSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures · filed Aug 2022

Bamboo AsiaSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

BistroCatSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

bonus siteSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

Commerce SyncSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

Firefly HealthSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

Firsthand VenturesSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

IlluminoteSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

Intelligent RostersSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

JoycarekidsSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

Key VerticalSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

KronologicSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

LeanplumSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

RealWearSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

SailPlan Marine Emissions OptimizationSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

SignalupSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

StablestackSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

StoreSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

TiptopSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

ZippymhSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

HowdybreakfastbunsSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

LeapwaveSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

OptiwattSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

T12Solo GP

via East 11 Ventures

TestacorporationSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

The Veteran FundSolo GP

via East 11 Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Peter Franklin?
Peter Franklin is Managing Director at East 11 Ventures and founder-investor with expertise spanning business development, strategy consulting, and technology solutions. He began programming at age 12 and brings technical knowledge alongside business acumen to areas including R&D scalability, corporate strategy, marketing partnerships, and investor relations. Franklin advises on product development, business model design, and operational execution across early-stage and growth-stage ventures.
Where does Peter Franklin work?
Peter Franklin is Managing Director at East 11 Ventures.
What check size does Peter Franklin write?
Peter Franklin typically writes checks of $5K – $3M.
Where did Peter Franklin go to school?
Peter Franklin studied at Duke University (Master of Science - MS, Computational Economics); Duke University (Bachelor of Science, Economics and Computer Science); St. Xavier Highschool.

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