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Phin Upham

Investor

Managing Partner at Haymaker Ventures

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Managing Partner of Haymaker Ventures who previously spent nearly a decade investing in fintech at Thiel Capital, and worked as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley, Rothschild, and Lazard. He holds a BA from Harvard and an MBA and PhD from the Wharton School.

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Experience

  1. Haymaker VenturesManaging Partner-VC/Fintechcurrent2020 — present
  2. Haymaker GrowthPartner-Growth Investingcurrent2017 — present
  3. Thiel CapitalManaging Director-VC/Fintech2008 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Rothschild & CoAssociate - Restructuring2008New York, New York
  5. Morgan StanleyAssociate - IBD (Media & Telecom Group / Real Estate Group / FSG M&A)2006 — 2008Greater New York City Area
  6. Tishman SpeyerLeadership Development Associate - RE Private Equity2004 — 2006Greater New York City Area
  7. LazardAssociate - M&A (Summer)2004Greater New York City Area
  8. United Press InternationalFinancial Analyst (Syndicated Column)2000 — 2002Washington D.C. Metro Area
  9. Beansprout NetworksAssociate2000Boston, Massachusetts
  10. National Post, Inc.Financial Analyst (Summer)1999Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.)1997 — 2000
  2. The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Financial Entrepreneurship2003 — 2005
  3. The Wharton SchoolPh.D., Applied Economics and Management Science2002 — 2006
  4. The Wharton SchoolMaster's degree, Applied Economics and Management Science2002 — 2004
  5. Columbia UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, (Transferred)1996 — 1997
  6. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessLecturer - Entrepreneurship
  7. Columbia Business SchoolVisiting Scholar
  8. The Wharton SchoolResearch Fellow
  9. NYU Stern School of BusinessVisiting Scholar
  10. Collegiate SchoolHigh School Diploma1992 — 1996

Skills & more

Strategy4Venture Capital50Investments16Business Strategy7Start-ups24Emerging Markets5Financial Modeling22Private Equity39Valuation20Equities5Portfolio Management2Asset Managment
+12 moreCapital MarketsFinancial AnalysisHedge FundsEntrepreneurshipInvestment BankingDue DiligenceMergers & AcquisitionsCorporate DevelopmentAsset ManagementBloombergCorporate FinanceInvestment Management

Languages English · Spanish

From Phin's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,230

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,224 more

Also attended Columbia University552

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel Capital

+ 546 more

Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business511

Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital

+ 505 more

Also attended Collegiate School6

Christopher YipPartner at RET VenturesStephen TodresSenior Associate at American Family VenturesGreg XethalisPartner, General Counsel at Multicoin CapitalMax AdelmanAssociate at Ironspring VentureSpyro JacobsonVenture Investor at Olive Tree VenturesJacob BrodyVenture Partner at Expanding Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Thiel Capital13

James FitzgeraldManaging Partner at Valar Ventures LlcErin Ashley PorterfieldEmployee at Valar Ventures LlcMax SamuelPartner at SNÖ VenturesJack SelbyManaging Partner at AZ-VCMichael GibsonGeneral Partner, Co-Founder at 1517Brian RowenPresident and Managing Partner at Fifth Down Capital

+ 7 more

Also worked at Morgan Stanley881

Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BONDAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

+ 875 more

Also worked at Lazard163

Jimena NowackInvestor at Index VenturesChristian TeichmannCEO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsSolomon HailuPartner at March Capital PartnersKevin KopczynskiPartner at Congruent VenturesDerek RappInvestor at RiverVest Venture PartnersWill DuftonPartner at Giant Ventures Global Llp

+ 157 more

Colleagues at Haymaker Ventures

Arieh Levi
Principal at Haymaker Ventures
Jennifer Dashek
Operations and Finance at Haymaker Ventures
Matt Danzeisen
Head of Investment Advisory Committee at Haymaker Ventures
Olivia Baribeau
Principal at Haymaker Ventures

Network2

Andres Barreto
General Partner at Firstrock Capital
Carey Ransom
Investor at Launch House

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