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Russell Cook

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Investor at HC9 Ventures · Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital · Founder at AllTrails

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedAllTrails

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About

Russell Cook is a limited partner at HC9 Ventures with a background as a serial entrepreneur. His experience spans operations, business development, user acquisition, monetization strategy, and product design and development.

Founder at AllTrails

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AllTrails's investors · 4

500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K checks · since 2011Great Oaks Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $500K checks · since 2011Spectrum EquityBoston · $25M – $250M checks · since 2011Voyager CapitalSeattle · $1M – $4M checks · since 2021

Experience

  1. HC9 VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2022 — present
  2. FitOnCo-Founder / Presidentcurrent2018 — present
  3. AllTrailsFounder / President2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. AllTrailsFounder / CEO2010 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Postmates Inc.Seed Investor / SVP Operations2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. BeRecruitedGrowth2007 — 2009
  7. BeRecruitedCTO2002 — 2007
  8. Microsoft CorporationTechnical Product Manager2004 — 2006
  9. Developers Network, Inc.Owner1998 — 2002

Skills & more

Business Development14MonetizationSocial Media1Entrepreneurship27Product Management22Start-ups38E-commerce4Online Advertising5Strategic Partnerships11Analytics1Mobile Devices2Product Marketing1
+4 moreMarketing StrategyVenture CapitalBusiness StrategyCustomer Acquisition

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Colleagues at HC9 Ventures

Bob Clerici
Fund Operations at HC9 Ventures
Charlie Falcone
General Partner at HC9 Ventures
Hayley Hovious
Head of Network and Community at HC9 Ventures
Helen Ciesielski
Principal at HC9 Ventures
Jonathan Gordon
General Partner at HC9 Ventures
Michael Kaushansky
Head of Growth & Strategy at HC9 Ventures
Richard Lungen
General Partner at HC9 Ventures

Network1

Brendon BlackerScout
Managing Partner at Delivery Hero Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Russell Cook?
Russell Cook is a limited partner at HC9 Ventures with a background as a serial entrepreneur. His experience spans operations, business development, user acquisition, monetization strategy, and product design and development.
Where does Russell Cook work?
Russell Cook is Founder of AllTrails and at HC9 Ventures.
What check size does Russell Cook write?
Russell Cook typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Russell Cook found?
Russell Cook founded AllTrails.
What companies has Russell Cook invested in?
Investments tracked here include Bolt, Bonsai, Carta, Chewse, Civic, Flexport, gyft, Hims, Pacaso, Postmates, Priime, Rain, and 3 more.
Where did Russell Cook go to school?
Russell Cook studied at Duke University (BSE, Electrical Engineering); The University of Queensland; Marketing Leadership Recruit (MLR) Program (Marketing, Business).

Founder mafias

HC9 Ventures mafia2

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Charlie FalconeGeneral PartnerFounded Verisys

Same school

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