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Travis Milks

Investor

Managing Partner at Topmark Partners

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

FoundedThrive Frozen Nutrition

About

Managing Partner and co-founder of Topmark Partners, responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and executing the firm's growth equity investments. He began his career in 1999 at Stonehenge Capital (Topmark's predecessor) and previously worked in investment banking at Morgan Keegan & Company, with around twenty years of direct investing experience. He holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Tampa and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Invests in

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSemiconductors

Experience

  1. Topmark PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2018 — presentChapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
  2. Topmark PartnersPartner2013 — 2018Tampa, FL
  3. Case StatusBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentCharleston, South Carolina, United States
  4. CEIPAL Corp.Investorcurrent2022 — presentRochester, NY
  5. SoundstripeBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentNashville, Tennessee, United States
  6. Thrive Frozen Nutrition, Inc.Board Membercurrent2014 — presentWinter Garden, FL
  7. DatasemblyBoard Observer2023 — 2025
  8. Tomahawk RoboticsBoard Observer2021 — 2023Melbourne, Florida, United States
  9. Choice Legal, Inc.Board Member2016 — 2022Greater Tampa Bay Area
  10. YPrimeBoard Member2017 — 2019Malvern, PA
  11. Stonehenge CapitalVice President2008 — 2013
  12. Microsoft CorporationBusiness Development Manager Intern2007
  13. Stonehenge Capital Company, LLCSenior Associate2004 — 2006
  14. Morgan Keegan & CompanyAnalyst - Associate2000 — 2003

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA2006 — 2008
  2. University of TampaB.S., Finance1996 — 2000

Skills & more

Private Equity24Venture Capital34Financial Modeling13Valuation8Due Diligence8Mergers1LBO7Investment Banking4M&A experience1Investments4Corporate Development9Corporate Finance4
+10 moreFinancial AnalysisBusiness StrategyGrowth CapitalCompetitive AnalysisStart-upsManagement ConsultingMergers & AcquisitionsPortfolio ManagementStrategyStrategic Planning

From Travis's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,818

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,812 more

Also attended University of Tampa6

Corey O'KeeffeInvestor at Third Rock VenturesThomas GoergenManaging Partner at Catalpa VenturesCarly LevineSenior Associate at AMR Action FundDan McNamaraPost Sale at M33 GrowthAngeles ToledoBoard Member at eco.business FundTrevor PaladinoFounder and Principal at Lakeside Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Case Status3

Dan DrechselGeneral Partner at BIP VenturesParaj MathurVice President at BIP VenturesSherman ChuManaging Partner at Grayhawk Capital

Also worked at Soundstripe3

Vinny OlmsteadManaging Partner at Vocap PartnersMike BeckerManaging Partner at Vocap PartnersEmery WaddellGeneral Partner at Vocap Partners

Also worked at Datasembly1

Vasant KamathGeneral Partner at Noro-Moseley Partners

Also worked at Stonehenge Capital1

Steve LuxManaging Partner at Topmark Partners

Deals · 1

Thrive Frozen NutritionBoard seat

via Topmark Partners · filed Mar 2016 · $1.2M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Topmark Partners

Brian Model
Managing Partner at Topmark Partners
Daniel Felman
Vice President at Topmark Partners
Pat Scheper
Strategic Advisor at Topmark Partners
Steve Lux
Managing Partner at Topmark Partners