Stephan Cizmar
InvestorPartner at Blackhorn Ventures · General Partner at Lorimer Ventures
Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee
Writes $50K – $300K checks · typically $150K
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Stephan: together at Yext
Stephan: together at IBM Global Business Services
About
Stephan Cizmar scaled Yext from ~$40M to ~$330M ARR through an NYSE listing and invests thesis-driven in Industry 4.0 and industrial software, emphasizing empathy and an operator-led founder partnership network.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnergyFintechSaaS
Experience
- Lorimer VenturesCo-Foundercurrent2019 — presentBrooklyn, New York, United States
- Blackhorn VenturesPartnercurrent2022 — presentBrooklyn, New York, United States
- FormicBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Circuit MindBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- RidepandaBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentBrooklyn, New York, United States
- DatchBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentBrooklyn, New York, United States
- Lang.aiCo-Foundercurrent2020 — present
- Lang.aiChief Strategy Officer, Co-Founder2021 — 2023Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Sway (formerly Returnmates)Board Membercurrent2023 — presentCulver City, California, United States
- Forum VenturesMentorcurrent2018 — presentGreater New York City Area
- GoliothBoard Observer2023 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- YextSenior Director of Corporate Strategy2016 — 2021New York, New York
- YextRevenue Operations2015 — 2016New York, New York
- UnqorkVice President of Product Strategy and Research2020 — 2021New York, United States
- Ocelot LabsCo-Founder2014Washington D.C.
- IBM Global Business ServicesSenior Consultant2011 — 2014District of Columbia, United States
- Colby CollegeEconomics Tutor2009 — 2011
- National Science FoundationEPSCOR Research Grant2010
- Morgan StanleySummer Analyst2009New York City Metropolitan Area
- HSMSummer Intern2008
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Skills & more
Stata12JavaScript1SaaS7HTML1CSS1SharePointMicrosoft Office10jQuerySoftware as a Service (SaaS)4Financial Modeling33Due Diligence11Strategic Planning17
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EditingBusiness DevelopmentAgile Project ManagementSDLCMacroeconomicsProblem SolvingCritical ThinkingGeomarketingLocation Based ServicesEnterprise IT StrategyClearQuestMarket ResearchLanguages Chinese · English
From Stephan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Blackhorn Ventures
Amanda Rohrer
Senior Associate at Blackhorn Ventures
Bill Ritter
Senior Advisor at Blackhorn Ventures
Cameron Carver
Senior Associate at Blackhorn Ventures
Christina Curtis
Senior Advisor at Blackhorn Ventures
Christopher Lai
Founding Managing Partner at The March Group
David Mindell
Co-Founder at Unless
Dr. Raymond Levitt
Senior Advisor at Blackhorn Ventures
Enrique Zambrano
Managing Partner at Proeza Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Stephan Cizmar?
- Stephan Cizmar scaled Yext from ~$40M to ~$330M ARR through an NYSE listing and invests thesis-driven in Industry 4.0 and industrial software, emphasizing empathy and an operator-led founder partnership network.
- Where does Stephan Cizmar work?
- Stephan Cizmar is Partner at Blackhorn Ventures.
- What does Stephan Cizmar invest in?
- Stephan Cizmar invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Energy, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Stephan Cizmar write?
- Stephan Cizmar typically writes checks of $50K – $300K.
- Where did Stephan Cizmar go to school?
- Stephan Cizmar studied at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business (Accounting and Finance); Colby College (Economics, Science); General Assembly (Front End Web Development).
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Also attended Georgetown University McDonough School of Business201
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Also attended Colby College112
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Also attended General Assembly152
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Also attended The Pingry School38
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Shared employers
Also worked at Circuit Mind7
Nicholas AdamsManaging Partner at Differential VenturesSimon MurdochGeneral Partner, PhD at Episode1James WangGeneral Partner at Creative VenturesZach MagdovitzCo-Founder at Lorimer VenturesAndrius SutasCEO at AimbrainTomide AdesanmiCEO at CircuitMind Inc.
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Also worked at Datch8
Ernst SackPartner at Blue Bear Capital PartnersCarolin FunkPartner at Blue Bear Capital PartnersThomas FergusonInvestor at Blue Bear Capital PartnersJack FuchsCo-Founder and Operating Partner at Blackhorn VenturesBen PurcellCTO at DatchMark FosdikeCEO at Datch
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