Tim Streit Email & Phone Number

Grand Rapids, MI, US

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Co-Founder of Grand Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on innovative technology companies serving Fintech (Financial Technology), DevOps (Software Development & IT Operations), Supply Chain & Logistics, and Digital Healthcare with a strong presence between the coasts. We pride ourselves on supporting great entrepreneurs from.

Cincinnati, OH

Greater Chicago Area

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Denver, Colorado, United States

Reed City, Michigan, United States

Ann Arbor, MI

Founding partner at Huron River Ventures, a venture fund focused on early-stage Agriculture, Energy, and Transportation technology companies based in Michigan and the Midwest. We back great people with big ideas and pride ourselves on rolling up our sleeves to add value and help entrepreneurs to succeed.

San Francisco Bay Area

San Mateo, California

Lansing, Michigan Area

Ann Arbor, MI

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Ann Arbor, MI

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Plymouth, Michigan

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

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Ann Arbor, MI

Teaching entrepreneurship elective to the best and brightest at U of M. Go Blue!

Consultant to Private Equity, Venture Capital, and growth-stage companies in the MidwestConsultant to Sterling Partners. Led consulting project at Portfolio Company creating comprehensive financial modeling platform to evaluate projected performance and resulting capital requirements in support of strategic planning. Recruited by Sterling Partners, CEO.

• Co-founded and operated entrepreneurial team commercializing innovative products in emerging consumer payments markets through product development, strategic alliance, and acquisition on behalf of $17.1bn Retail.
• Co-Founded and launched OptiPaySM, a first-of-its-kind consumer payment transaction processing business projected to earn over $20M per year and achieving recognition as “The Future of the Shopping Experience” by First.
• Established and executed OptiPay’s business development growth plan with Fortune 100 retail clients. Contracted, launched, and managed first four OptiPay programs.
• Formed, recruited, and led Payment Products Group Client Development team
• Managed Program P&L and Strategic Marketing teams; developed multi-channel marketing strategy incorporating online account acquisition and lifecycle marketing strategies.

Co-led venture capital practice focused on consumer payment and marketing technology including mobile payments and transaction processing as well as insight, loyalty, and database marketing. Managed company’s first two venture investments and strategic alliances with early-stage technology companies.

Advised clients on public and private equity and debt financing alternatives, supporting business development through broad range of corporate finance and acquisition advisory services.

Led teams of rating agency, tax, legal and accounting counterparties through complex securitization processes, from conception to settlement, enabling clients to capitalize receivables to bridge their balance sheet assets and strategic financial objectives.

Completed market research and strategy consulting engagements on behalf of Fortune 100 clients in health care, automotive, and chemical industries, including gathering and evaluating market and trend data to support strategic planning, benchmarking, and competitive intelligence efforts.

Mba

Activities and Societies: • Formed Booth Social Capital Club, online networking website to match Booth Students with philanthropic.

Bse, Mechanical Engineering

• Graduated in top 5% of class Summa Cum Laude • Ford Motor Company summer internship