6 Series A Investors in Durham

It can be hard find local investors that back companies at your stage. In person meetings (still) matter, and you want to exhaust your local options before searching for investors outside of your city. Here are 6 investors based in Durham that invest at Series A.

1) Anna Rumer

  • Fund: SJF Ventures
  • Title: Analyst, Portfolio Acceleration
  • Location: Durham, NC
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Agriculture Tech, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, EdTech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, Recruiting, DEI, Logistics, Social Impact, Transportation

2) Chrissy Whitty

  • Fund: Jurassic Capital
  • Title: Associate
  • Location: Durham, NC
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Fintech, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Sales Tech, Other

3) Emma Sissman

  • Fund: SJF Ventures
  • Title: Director, Portfolio Acceleration
  • Location: Durham, NC
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, Recruiting, DEI, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Social Impact

4) Joe Mancini

  • Fund: Front Porch Venture Partners
  • Title: General Partner
  • Location: Durham, NC
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

5) Josef Barrick

  • Fund: SJF Ventures
  • Title: Associate
  • Location: Durham, NC
  • Stages: Series B, Series A
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, DEI, Logistics, Marketplaces, Other, Transportation, Social Impact

6) Kevin Mosley

  • Fund: Jurassic Capital
  • Title: Partner
  • Location: Durham, NC
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, E-Commerce, Fintech, Legal, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Enterprise, Other Tech, Proptech, Sales Tech

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies at your stage. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC