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Ted Cavan

Investor

Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital

Boston, Massachusetts

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

About

Ted Cavan joined Runway Growth Capital in 2022 as Managing Director, focusing on technology industry investments. He previously served as a Senior Vice President at Stifel, where he led venture lending in the firm's Boston office, and earlier was a Principal at TriplePoint Capital. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and dual B.A.s from Skidmore College.

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Invests in

Enterprise Software

Experience

  1. Runway Growth CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2022 — present
  2. Stifel BankSenior Vice President2019 — 2022Greater Boston
  3. TriplePoint CapitalPrincipal2015 — 2019Greater Boston
  4. Square 1 BankVice President2012 — 2015Greater Boston Area
  5. Colorado Cleantech Industry AssociationProject Manager, Bio-Derived Working Group2011Denver Metropolitan Area
  6. Ipswich Ale BreweryLead Brewer2006 — 2008Ipswich, MA
  7. Various locationsFly Fishing Guide2003 — 2005Colorado

Education

  1. University of Virginia Darden School of BusinessMBA2009 — 2011
  2. Skidmore CollegeBA, Government2002 — 2006

Skills & more

Financial Modeling12Competitive Analysis7Research5Risk Management4Project Management4Business Development2Valuation6Operations Management2Portfolio Management2Financial Analysis4Venture Capital1Industry Analysis
+9 moreDue DiligenceFinanceMarketingInvestmentsExecutive ManagementNegotiationAnalysisStrategyManagement

From Ted's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Virginia Darden School of Business98

Cathy FriedmanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Daniel LynchInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Rajan MehraPartner at March Capital PartnersRob LudwigChief Operating Officer at Hoxton VenturesBrett BrohlManaging Partner at Bread And Butter Ventures, LlcKwame UlmerVenture Partner at Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health

+ 92 more

Also attended Skidmore College18

Andrea HippeauPartner at Lerer HippeauDave BalterInvestor at True VenturesJordan RamerInvestor at Motus Ventures, LlcGregg SmithFounder at Evolution VC PartnersSarah FeingoldBoard Chair & Legal Expert at Chloe CapitalMichael CasagrandeLegal Counsel at Mainsail Partners

+ 12 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Stifel Bank5

Phil GagerManaging Director at Service Provider CapitalMinh LeManaging Director at Service Provider CapitalTess HatchPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersShyra CostasAssociate at Delta Emerald VenturesWilliam MinerInvestor at Huntington Angels Network

Also worked at TriplePoint Capital39

Nick DolikInvestor at 8VCPeter FairManaging Director at Golub GrowthRyan McCarthyManaging Director, Technology at Runway Growth CapitalRyan McKinneyPrincipal, Investment Team at Runway Growth CapitalJim LabeCo-CEO & Co-Founder at TriplePoint CapitalSajal SrivastavaCo-CEO & Co-Founder at TriplePoint Capital

+ 33 more

Also worked at Square 1 Bank10

Barrett EdgingtonPrincipal at Signal Peak VenturesJody ShepherdCo-Founder and Managing Director at Service Provider CapitalNed HillManaging Director at Service Provider CapitalPhil GagerManaging Director at Service Provider CapitalMinh LeManaging Director at Service Provider CapitalChris SwansonInvestor at TriplePoint Capital

+ 4 more

Colleagues at Runway Growth Capital

Andy Mizerek
Senior Director of Marketing at Runway Growth Capital
Andy Weyer
Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital
Avisha Khubani
Chief Credit Officer at Runway Growth Capital
Brad Pritchard
Senior Managing Director at Structural Capital
Brenda Lin
Associate, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
Brian Sapp
Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital
Brinton Hoover
Associate, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
Carmela Thomson
Chief Financial Officer at Runway Growth Capital

Network5

Andy Weyer
Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital
Brad Pritchard
Senior Managing Director at Structural Capital
Brian Sapp
Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital
David Ehrlich
Director, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
David Spreng
Founder, CEO, and CIO at Runway Growth Capital

Investors connected to Ted in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.