Craig Cummings

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General Partner at Moonshots Capital, Entrepreneur, Military Veteran @ Moonshots Capital
Craig Cummings's Location
Austin, Texas, United States, United States
About Craig Cummings

Craig Cummings, General Partner, Moonshots Capital, Austin, TX. Craig actively invests in technology start-ups, many of which are founded by military veteran entrepreneurs, through his venture capital firm, Moonshots Capital, which he co-founded with Kelly Perdew.Craig’s current and recent board positions include Ghostdog, Proteus Space, Outpost Space, Cartwheel, Copper Labs, Shep (acq by Flight Center) Zabo (acq by Coinbase), Threatcare (acq by Reliaquest), Able, Realize Me (acq by Upgrade Health), BTS, and Stealth Power, and serves on the Advisory Boards of VetsInTech, Texas Venture Labs (of the UT McCombs School of Business), and DivInc. He is also the Director of Military and Veteran Affairs for Capital Factory, Austin’s center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas. Craig is the Co-Founder and former Chief Operating Officer of RideScout, a mobile app that showed users how to get from point A to point B by providing real-time ground transportation information. RideScout was acquired by Daimler (maker of Mercedes-Benz) in September 2014. Before he became an entrepreneur, Craig spent 17 years in the Army, most of that time as an Intelligence Officer serving in support of the National Security Agency (NSA). Craig deployed to Afghanistan with the Joint Special Operations Command where he earned the Bronze Star. He also served as an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Department of Social Sciences at West Point, NY. Craig received a B.S. in Political Science from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he was their first Truman Scholar, and he received a Ph.D. in Political Science (minor: Econometrics) from Columbia University in 2005. In 2015, Craig was selected by HillVets as one of the 100 most influential and impactful veterans in the United States and, in 2016, Inc. Magazine named him as one of the Top 20 Military Veteran Entrepreneurs in the US. In 2022, Craig was selected as one of the Top 100 Entrepreneurs in the country by Alumni Spotlight. In 2023, Craig received the Greg Armstrong Future Texas Legend Veteran Award by the Texas Business Hall of Fame. Craig is a member of the 2016 Class of Henry Crown Fellows with the Aspen Institute. Craig is married to Lawton Cummings, a General Partner with Capital Factory. They have two children, Addison (20) and Cooper (18), and reside in Austin, TX.

Craig Cummings's Current Company Details
Moonshots Capital

Moonshots Capital

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General Partner at Moonshots Capital, Entrepreneur, Military Veteran
Craig Cummings Work Experience Details
  • Moonshots Capital
    Co-Founder And General Partner
    Moonshots Capital Sep 2014 - Present
    Austin, Tx, Us
    Moonshots Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in extraordinary leadership. Great leaders are hard to come by. We believe the best ones are military-trained or trial-by-fire entrepreneurs who have the ability to motivate others to action, inspire trust, and plan heuristically. We invest with conviction when those attributes are present. Moonshots Capital was founded by a team of veterans in 2017. We have collectively founded and operated 14 companies, and have personally invested in 121 ventures which includes 27 exits and 16 unicorns. Beyond capital, we deploy our military and entrepreneurial experience and network to help world-changing companies grow. Work with us. Go to http://www.moonshotscapital.com/. Moonshots Capital. Leadership Prevails.
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  • Capital Factory
    Director, Military And Veteran Affairs
    Capital Factory Dec 2016 - Present
    Austin, Tx, Us
    Capital Factory is the entrepreneurial center of gravity in Austin, Texas. Located in the middle of downtown, Capital Factory has 50,000 square feet full of startups and entrepreneurs. Take classes to learn the skills that startups need, attend meet ups to find a co-founder, rent a desk for you startup or apply for funding and mentorship in the Incubator.
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  • The Aspen Institute
    Henry Crown Fellow
    The Aspen Institute Apr 2016 - Present
    Washington, District Of Columbia, Us
    The Henry Crown Fellowship engages the next generation of leaders in the challenge of community spirited leadership. It brings together executives - most from the business world, all entrepreneurs, all under 45 - who have already achieved success in their chosen fields and are at a point of meaningful inflection in their lives and careers. The two year program comprises a structured series of four seminars and each Fellow will undertake an individual leadership project put thought into action.
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  • Ghostdog
    Investor And Board Member
    Ghostdog Feb 2024 - Present
    Worthington, Oh, Us
    The Modern, Mission Browser for the Classified Web
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  • Proteus Space, Inc.
    Investor And Board Member
    Proteus Space, Inc. Jun 2023 - Present
    Los Angeles, Us
    Proteus Space builds custom small satellites better and faster to help the United States win the new Space Race.
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  • Matchday
    Investor
    Matchday Feb 2023 - Present
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Matchday is transforming the way 5 billion soccer fans worldwide engage with their favorite sport, starting with mobile games.
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  • Returnlogic
    Investor
    Returnlogic Dec 2022 - Present
    Philadelphia, Pa, Us
    ReturnLogic is a developer of a SaaS returns optimization platform for modern retailers.
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  • Cleary
    Investor
    Cleary Nov 2022 - Present
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Cleary is an employee experience platform that provides personalized employee journeys to empower employees throughout the employee lifecycle.
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  • Outpost Space
    Investor And Board Member
    Outpost Space Sep 2022 - Present
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    Outpost is the sustainable space company. Enabling precision Earth Return of satellites and orbital payloads.
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  • Nxyz
    Investor
    Nxyz Jul 2022 - Present
    nxyz is a multi-chain indexing product suite that exposes real-time blockchain data through low-latency APIs. It provides best-in-class data infrastructure to enable developers to focus on building user-facing applications. nxyz also aims to empower a new generation of builders, creatives, and entrepreneurs to develop a better internet by providing fast, flexible, and reliable blockchain indexing and data infrastructure.
  • Cartwheel
    Investor And Board Member
    Cartwheel Mar 2022 - Present
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    Cartwheel is an on-demand delivery management platform for restaurants and beyond that helps streamline operations, save on costs, increase repeated orders, and get access to new revenue streams.
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  • Azibo
    Investor
    Azibo Jan 2022 - Present
    Reno, Nevada, Us
    Azibo is an all-in-one financial services platform for independent landlords, helping them save time, improve cash flow and grow their portfolio.
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  • Really
    Investor
    Really Jan 2022 - Present
    Austin, Texas, Us
    Really is a DeWi company on a mission to inspire a global community to power the world's largest mobile network.
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  • Grubmarket Inc.
    Investor
    Grubmarket Inc. Dec 2021 - Present
    San Francisco, Us
    GrubMarket's mission is to conveniently make fresh & healthy food accessible to everyone. We firmly believe that you, your family, and your friends should always have the opportunity to eat well, and that price should never be a barrier between you and healthy, delicious, and freshly-harvested food.GrubMarket is committed to providing you with the best grocery experience possible, by regularly offering you delicious food at unbeatable prices. We work with a variety of farms and artisan producers to bring you high-quality foods and other items at prices that are up to 50% OFF what you'd typically find at other premium grocers.
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  • Afterparty
    Investor
    Afterparty Dec 2021 - Present
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    Creator tools to build community and connections with fans in Web3.
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  • Groundswell
    Investor
    Groundswell Dec 2021 - Present
    El Segundo, Ca, Us
    Groundswell is a new type of financial service that uses powerful technology for better giving. Our product allows companies to create personal foundations for their employees and match employee contributions straight from payroll, like a 401K forgiving. Groundswell then provides users with access to all of the tools available to ultra-rich philanthropists: tax-free investments to grow your impact, matching to the best non-profits for the causes you care about, frictionless donations, a unified picture of your impact over time, and a single tax receipt at the end of the year. It puts employees in the driver's seat of corporate philanthropy and empowers them to create world-wide impact.
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  • Sgnl
    Investor
    Sgnl Nov 2021 - Present
    Palo Alto, Ca, Us
    SGNL offers an integrated access service for organizations to have a single pane to manage authorization based on role, context, and justification, remediate authorization requests, and prevent anomalous user behavior through modeling expected user behavior across applications.
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  • Versusgame
    Investor
    Versusgame Oct 2021 - Present
    Santa Monica, Ca, Us
    Versusgame unique mobile platform is designed to put your money where your mouth is. We have created an online prediction money marketplace. Simply, we allow anyone to play games that ask players to calculate which celebrity will be trending on social media, what business will have a higher stock price, or what cryptocurrency will worth more. But this is just one aspect of our marketplace. We have custom games that take trending news in pop culture and world affairs and create the opportunity for players to earn real money. Versusgame empowers individuals to earn money through categories they are experts about, through their own ingenuity, on an evolving array of topics. This is accomplished through a combination of advanced ML that utilize social media measurements, machine learning, and the creation of a new global community.
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  • Realize Me
    Investor And Board Member
    Realize Me Sep 2021 - Present
    The premium platform for health and performance optimization. Realize Me was acquired by The Asprey Group in May 2024.
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  • Nextcar Holding Company, Inc. (“Nxcr ”)
    Investor
    Nextcar Holding Company, Inc. (“Nxcr ”) May 2021 - Present
    Santa Monica, Ca, Us
    We believe that you don’t have to be owned by the machine to drive one. We believe in a way to subscribe to your next car that is debt-free and low commitment. And we believe that maintenance, insurance, and roadside assistance should be included in that one simple monthly payment.You can reserve your next car in as little as 10 minutes, drive it for as long as you want, and return it when you're done.
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  • Pacaso
    Investor
    Pacaso Mar 2021 - Present
    San Francisco, Us
    The best way to buy and own a second home.
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  • Able
    Investor And Board Observer
    Able Apr 2021 - Present
    San Jose, California, Us
    The simplest way to manage your income.
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  • Cart.Com
    Investor
    Cart.Com Mar 2021 - Present
    Houston, Tx, Us
    Cart.com is the first end-to-end ecommerce solutions provider delivering a fully integrated and owned suite of software, services and infrastructure to scale businesses online.
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  • Carta
    Investor
    Carta Feb 2021 - Present
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Carta is an ownership and equity management platform.
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  • Hiq Labs
    Investor
    Hiq Labs Nov 2016 - Present
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    hiQ Labs is a data science company, informed by public data sources, applied to human capital.
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  • X2 Performance®
    Investor
    X2 Performance® Jan 2021 - Present
    Englewood , New Jersey, Us
    X2 develops and sells natural energy drinks and supplements.
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  • Robinhood
    Investor
    Robinhood Jan 2021 - Present
    Menlo Park, California, Us
    Robinhood is a commission-free trading app and website that enables customers to invest and trade stocks, ETFs, options, gold, and crypto. The company also offers cash management services including debit cards.
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  • Transmute
    Investor
    Transmute Oct 2020 - Present
    Austin, Texas, Us
    Transmute digitizes trade documentation in a way that is cryptographically verifiable and traceable across an entire logistics ecosystem. The company’s approach combines decentralized identifier (DID), verifiable credential (VC), and blockchain technology with existing cloud-based systems to eliminate the paper hassle of trade docs and provide unprecedented visibility into customers’ supplier networks by effectively memorializing trade data at every step in a products’ journey from point of origin to point of import and beyond.
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  • Copper Labs
    Investor
    Copper Labs Nov 2019 - Present
    Boulder, Colorado, Us
    Copper is a wireless energy monitor that helps utilities leverage real-time energy data to engage consumers with actionable energy insights.
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  • Copper Labs
    Investor And Board Member
    Copper Labs Nov 2019 - Mar 2022
    Boulder, Colorado, Us
    Copper is a wireless energy monitor that helps utilities leverage real-time energy data to engage consumers with actionable energy insights.
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  • Literati
    Investor
    Literati Mar 2019 - Present
    Austin, Texas, Us
    Literati book clubs are thoughtfully-curated experiences for grown-ups. Receive and discuss a new book each month, curated by a Luminary in the arts, business, sports, mythology, or human equality.
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  • Nokking Inc
    Investor
    Nokking Inc Nov 2019 - Present
    Austin, Texas, Us
    nok enables brands to offer scalable, trackable brand experiences via 3 day free home try-outs; these include same-day delivery, no money up-front, 3 days to try the product, option to buy & return pickup.
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  • Earny Inc.
    Investor
    Earny Inc. May 2020 - Present
    Santa Monica, California, Us
    Earny is your personal assistant who automatically gets you money back on almost every item you buy.
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  • Gretel.Ai
    Investor
    Gretel.Ai Nov 2019 - Present
    Palo Alto, California, Us
    Gretel's mission is to enable developers to safely and quickly experiment, collaborate, and build with customer data. We believe that access to data needs to become easier, more accessible, and open. We are innovating with privacy-enhancing technologies that streamline developer access to data instead of limiting it. On top of this, our machine learning models help developers make sense of their data, and to automate joining data with complementary open source datasets, private datasets, or anything in between.
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  • Steereo
    Investor
    Steereo Sep 2019 - Present
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    Steereo broadcasts new music through an app exclusively for rideshare drivers, entertaining passengers as they travel. We are active in 20. U.S markets, including New York City, Los Angeles, Austin, San Francisco, Washington D.C, Miami and more.
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  • Biothread
    Investor
    Biothread Jul 2019 - Present
    Stealth Medical/Wellness Device Company.
  • Wildfire Systems, Inc
    Investor
    Wildfire Systems, Inc Jun 2019 - Present
    Solana Beach, California, Us
    Wildfire Systems is the creator of Wildlink, the first platform that monetizes social messaging and peer-to-peer communications. By harnessing word-of-mouth recommendations, Wildlink’s patent-pending technology drives incremental revenue for over 20,000 online merchants, rewards users for sharing product recommendations, and enables platform partners to embed the technology in their own platforms to create new revenue streams.
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  • Backtracks, Inc.
    Investor
    Backtracks, Inc. May 2019 - Present
    Austin, Texas, Us
    Backtracks helps podcasts, audio content creators, and brands know and grow their audience.
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  • Red 6
    Investor
    Red 6 Apr 2019 - Present
    Orlando, Florida, Us
    Red 6 is revolutionizing augmented reality (AR) for military training applications worldwide. The patented display technology developed by Red 6 augments the joint space through a suite of AR products that support the synthetic training environments (STE). The company is revolutionizing Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) training by providing crucial capabilities to advance US Military and allied readiness across the globe. Red 6 brings the Virtual and Constructive assets into the real-world by allowing pilots and ground operators to see synthetic threats in real-time, outdoors and, critically, in high-speed environments.
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  • Etailpet
    Investor
    Etailpet Mar 2019 - Present
    Santa Monica, California, Us
    In today’s evolving retail environment, retailers must offer convenient shopping options and connect with their customers on a digital level. eTailPet’s mission is to facilitate online sales for independent pet retailers.
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  • Catalog
    Investor
    Catalog Jul 2018 - Present
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    Catalog (formerly Unity Influence) is a platform that helps digitally native businesses produce branded content at scale to supercharge their online presence.
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  • Milestone Brands, Llc
    Investor
    Milestone Brands, Llc Jan 2018 - Present
    Milestone Brands, LLC is an acquirer and builder of alcohol beverage brands. Our culture consists of entrepreneurs whom are passionate, driven and love to have FUN!Parent Company of Dulce Vida Organic Tequila and Ready to Drink, Campo Bravo Tequila, Naranja Orange Liquor & American Born Moonshine and Whiskey, Nashville TN.
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  • Yonder
    Investor
    Yonder Jan 2018 - Present
    Yonder (formerly New Knowledge) is a cybersecurity company specializing in disinformation defense for highly visible brands under attack by coordinated disinformation campaigns. Through machine learning and AI New Knowledge detects threats and provides brand manipulation protection before damage is done.
  • Yoi Corp
    Investor
    Yoi Corp Oct 2016 - Present
    Los Angeles, Us
    Yoi's mission is to improve human performance in the workplace. Yoi is a SaaS platform leveraging advanced analytics to significantly accelerate an employee’s ramp to productivity, while boosting engagement and retention. The platform facilitates the success of every new hire using a unique blend of content based in behavioral science, light touch data collection, and adaptive workflow technology. As a result, Yoi empowers organizations to sustain a high performing workforce.
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  • Prefix Inc.
    Investor
    Prefix Inc. Apr 2016 - Present
    Austin, Texas, Us
    PreFix™ eliminates the hassles of home ownership and saves up to 50% off home maintenance costs. We create a trusted relationship with homeowners by making extremely efficient use of their time and always saving them money.
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  • Prefix Inc.
    Investor And Advisor
    Prefix Inc. Apr 2016 - Present
    Austin, Texas, Us
    PreFix™ provides comprehensive home management services through a hosted hardware/software platform. Homeowners and property managers are effectively able to outsource maintenance of appliances, HVAC, and urgent plumbing issues to service providers using PreFix™.
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  • Fair.Com
    Investor
    Fair.Com Jan 2017 - Present
    Fair is an automotive FinTech company that’s revolutionizing the way we finance and shop for cars by offering unprecedented freedom, flexibility and a fully digital experience. With Fair, you can shop all the cars that fit your budget, choose your monthly payment, and sign for your car all on your phone. No negotiation and no paperwork means you can get out of the dealership fast. And with no fixed terms, you can return your car any time you like.
  • Producepay
    Investor
    Producepay Jan 2017 - Present
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    ProducePay is a new tech-based cash flow solution that provides domestic and foreign fresh produce farmers (growers) who ship to the U.S. with immediate access to distribution and financing. ProducePay's solutions provide the working capital fresh-produce growers’ need to complete their harvest and grow.
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  • Producepay
    Investor
    Producepay Nov 2016 - Present
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    ProducePay is an Agriculture Fin-tech start-up with a focus on farmers who want to grow their business by offering tools that make their business more predictable, transparent and fair. Our technology gives farmers access to a trading marketplace, while our financing platform gives them access to capital. ProducePay has raised over $300MM+ in funding to help the multi-billion dollar Agriculture Industry. We work with fresh produce growers, distributors, and receivers across the globe.
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  • Plushcare - Delivering Health And Happiness
    Investor
    Plushcare - Delivering Health And Happiness Dec 2016 - Present
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    PlushCare provides doctor’s visits from the comfort of your home, office, or wherever you’re located.
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  • Pray.Com
    Investor
    Pray.Com Dec 2016 - Present
    Santa Monica, California, Us
    pray.com is the digital destination for faith. The pray.com website and mobile application allows you to connect with faith leaders and join faith communities. With pray.com you can share prayers, support others, and receive daily inspirational content. pray.com's mission is to empower people to live with purpose and connect with Faith.
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  • Pray.Com
    Investor
    Pray.Com Nov 2016 - Present
    Santa Monica, California, Us
    Pray.com is a social impact company with the #1 app for Christians. Our mission is to grow faith and cultivate community. Our vision is to create a world where everyone leaves a legacy of helping others. Pray.com supports millions of Christians in growing closer to Jesus. The mobile app allows you to prioritize prayer with daily devotionals, hear the Bible come to life with original content, and fall asleep to soothing Bedtime Bible stories elevating the faith experience for consumers, churches, and B2B2C organizations.
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  • Koji
    Investor
    Koji Sep 2016 - Present
    San Diego, Ca, Us
    Koji is a startup in the Augmented Reality space. Our mission is building a democratized AR Platform that allows regular people to easily build and experience AR. We are funded by 23 angels that include Michael Eisner (CEO Disney), Mike Jones (CEO MySpace), 9 senior Googlers, and a bunch of other prestigious folks. The team is all-star pedigree (3 Googlers, LivingSocial, ZipRecruiter, Disney, Valve Games).
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  • Reachify
    Investor
    Reachify May 2016 - Present
    New York, New York, Us
    Reachify transforms businesses by providing information they need before they even know they need it, so they never miss out on a prospect opportunity, customer retention or competitive shift, again.
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  • Reachify
    Investor
    Reachify May 2016 - Present
    New York, New York, Us
    Reachify has built the first decision making engine that can provide necessary intel to help retail companies to learn, understand and engage with enterprise software providers in an intelligible and user friendly way. Through a unique approach that combines robust data collection, industry expertise and a strong network of relationships, Reachify is helping retailers navigate the $620 billion enterprise software industry, while enabling enterprise technology companies to efficiently target the right prospects.
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  • Kasita
    Investor
    Kasita Mar 2016 - Present
    Austin, Tx, Us
    Kasita is a hospitality company created for independently-minded travelers. Kasita offers the optimal purpose-designed, precision-built hotel suite and a seamless guest experience. We combine the consistency of a global luxury hotel chain with the warmth, personal touch, and experiential authenticity of a local boutique hotel.Kasita aims to be the first boutique hospitality company with a global reach through rapid scale.
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  • Bts Software Solutions, Llc
    Co-Founder And Chairman
    Bts Software Solutions, Llc Sep 2011 - Present
    BTS Software Solutions is a cutting edge company that provides advanced software products and features for customers in the public and private sectors. Utilizing extensible technology to manage communications over many mediums, BTS Software Solutions is dedicated to the advancement of mobile and adaptable software applications for the modern consumer.
  • Ampsy
    Investor
    Ampsy Apr 2016 - Present
    Phoenix, Arizona, Us
    At scale, Ampsy uses its proprietary social geofencing technology and machine learning to help clients identify, segment & activate their most socially influential customers at events or business locations, leading to increased brand loyalty, engagement & revenue.Hundreds of clients have used the Ampsy platform, including the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Red Bull, Washington Wizards & Capitals, Phoenix Suns, AT&T, Samsung, Linkin Park, and many more. Ampsy was previously a Top 8 finalist at the SXSW Accelerator Competition and subsequently named one of the 20 Most Interesting Technologies at SXSW by IPG Media Lab.
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  • Field Day - Structured Experiential Marketing For The Enterprise
    Investor
    Field Day - Structured Experiential Marketing For The Enterprise Mar 2016 - Present
    Marina Del Rey, California, Us
    Structured Experiential Marketing for Enterprise. Utilizing a unique approach that combines retro marketing tactics with new technology that allows you to monitor activities as they happen, Field Day can help you drive new opportunities for your locations. We specialize in Grand Openings, New Product Outreach, Product Sampling, B2B Sales, Seasonal Outreach Programs, and more.
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  • Olive
    Investor
    Olive Mar 2016 - Present
    Columbus, Oh, Us
    Olive is the automation company creating the Internet of Healthcare. Addressing healthcare's most burdensome issues with intelligent automation, Olive shines a bright light that drives connections between siloed technology. She increases revenue, reduces costs and improves efficiency for hospitals, health systems and payers, so everyone can benefit from a healthier industry tomorrow.
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  • Olive
    Investor
    Olive Aug 2012 - Present
    Columbus, Oh, Us
    We’re building the first global identity layer for healthcare. By implementing our products and systems, healthcare providers are connected by their patient’s unique and global IDs that Olive has created—60 million and counting. Now, hospitals, clinics, private practices, and caregivers all gain the benefits that come with true patient identity resolution.We’re creating a future that puts you in control of your health information. Every time you change your doctor, insurance, address, or any piece of your identity, a new and different medical profile of you is created. This forces care providers to make decisions with incomplete or inaccurate information.With Connect, you can securely store your medical history, prescriptions, and more all on your smartphone. Then, you can share your profile with any provider you want, eliminating paper forms while protecting your medical identity. Isn’t it better to be connected?
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  • Unoceros Corporation
    Investor
    Unoceros Corporation Dec 2015 - Present
    Unoceros is creating a massive, distributed computing network out of mobile devices. We pay the user for the processing power of their phone while they're not using it. That computing power can then be used by scientists and researchers as a faster, cheaper, and highly scalable alternative to traditional high performance computing solutions.
  • Unoceros Corporation
    Investor
    Unoceros Corporation Dec 2015 - Present
    Unoceros is creating a massive, distributed computing network out of mobile devices. We pay the user for the processing power of their phone while they're not using it. That computing power can then be used by scientists and researchers as a faster, cheaper, and highly scalable alternative to traditional high performance computing solutions.
  • Artcraft Entertainment
    Investor
    Artcraft Entertainment Sep 2015 - Present
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  • Upskill (Formerly Apx Labs)
    Co-Founder
    Upskill (Formerly Apx Labs) Nov 2010 - Present
    Vienna, Virginia, Us
    Upskill, formerly APX Labs, provides wearable technology to connect hands-on workers to the information, equipment, processes and people they need to do their jobs with greater efficiency and less errors. Trusted by the world's greatest companies such as Boeing, GE, Rio Tinto, Jabil, Merck, Shell, and Johnson & Johnson, our software platform, Skylight, powers smart glasses and other wearable devices from the factory to the warehouse to the jobsite to measurably and immediately improve productivity, quality, and compliance. To learn more, visit www.upskill.io.
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  • Millie
    Co-Founder And Chairman
    Millie Jan 2015 - Present
    Arlington, Virginia, Us
    MILLIE was created with the purpose of providing a solution to one of the most painful aspects of military life: the frequent moving process. MILLIE has been developed from the ground-up as a digital services platform by and for the military community, providing a trusted avenue for serving this hard-to-reach yet unique, sizable, and commercially attractive population. We have created a vibrant, organic community and marketplace that serves, engages, and connects active members of the military, veterans, and their families with a trusted partner that is finally offering solutions that alleviate the stress of this challenging experience.
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  • Id.Me
    Investor
    Id.Me Apr 2011 - Present
    Mclean, Va, Us
    Troop ID is groundbreaking technology that allows you to digitally verify your military credentials to military-friendly brands and government agencies in order to claim discounts and benefits. Once you verify your service, the e-mail and password you select while signing up for Troop ID will become your digital ID card.
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  • Mumo, Inc.
    Investor
    Mumo, Inc. Jan 2016 - Present
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    MUMO is a new social network that creates intimate connections through music. Whether you’re listening to music on your way to school, during your workout, studying, or kicking back at home, MUMO lets you share these Music Moments LIVE with friends.
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  • Yet Analytics, Inc.
    Investor
    Yet Analytics, Inc. Sep 2014 - Present
    Baltimore, Maryland, Us
    Our software enables organizations to collect, standardize, and analyze experiential learning and training data from any source. Built for the scale of real-world simulations and connected learning environments, our tools are designed for any size organization that needs to better understand the impact of their learning and training programs. From learning management systems, to sensors, to serious games, our system brings all your data together in real time, in one place, so you can have the answers.
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  • Synergy Fuels
    Investor
    Synergy Fuels Dec 2015 - Present
    Development and innovation of profitable advanced energy technologies. Including technologies reducing energy demand, as well as low-emissions / low-energy production of hydrogen, petroleum, diesel fuel, clean water, long-term power, and independent energy sites. Current products are patented, post-revenue, zero-emissions, zero-landfill, scalable solutions to address global energy needs.
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  • Synergy Fuel
    Investor
    Synergy Fuel Nov 2015 - Present
    Our focus is on advanced energy technologies with prior sales and a strong path to market. In late 2019, we acquired Alphabet Energy, and are preparing to launch in collaboration with their founding PhD and team of engineers. Previous engagements include low emissions production of hydrogen, zero emissions tire recycling, long-term power, and off-grid energy and resource regeneration. The technologies we align with include awards and funding from the Gates Foundation, Cargill, General Motors, Conoco, and the World Economic Forum.
  • Subjectwell
    Investor
    Subjectwell Oct 2015 - Present
    Austin, Texas, Us
    SubjectWell provides risk-free patient recruitment for clinical trials. We engage the 96% of Americans who have never participated in clinical trials and we only charge for those who randomize.Unlike traditional approaches to recruiting which are study, site and disease-specific, SubjectWell’s technology continuously recruits nationwide, informing and educating patients about clinical trials in general, at times when they are not thinking about their condition. We then contact and qualify these patients as new trials are added to our marketplace.SubjectWell allows pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and contract research organizations to reach beyond the usual candidate populations in order to deliver results on time.
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  • Edbacker
    Advisor + Investor
    Edbacker Sep 2014 - Present
    Edbacker is the online platform for educators, parents, and businesses to communicate and fundraise. The platform allows PTAs + PTOs to raise money for educational initiatives in a frictionless way that benefits parents, schools, and businesses who want to support schools. In addition, Edbacker membership affords schools and parents special purchasing opportunities with businesses ala give back programs to schools.
  • Wonder
    Investor
    Wonder Apr 2015 - Present
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    MobLabs is building and launching mobile products with high engagement and massive reach. We build apps that people love. Our team has many years of experience building mobile products and understanding the mechanics that create the highest levels of engagement for users, lower marketing costs through organic viral growth, and maximize opportunities for monetization. We are applying these mechanics to different types of products, both developed internally and with trusted partners, and launch them through a centralized efficient operation for marketing, business development, technology, analytics, ad sales, customer service, legal and finance.
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  • Harvest.Ai (Formerly 405Labs)
    Investor And Advisor (Harvest.Ai Acquired By Amazon)
    Harvest.Ai (Formerly 405Labs) Aug 2014 - Present
    harvest.ai MACIE™ analytics discover the use of stolen credentials and insider threat by searching for changes in the behavior of users and key business systems, protecting the most sensitive part of your organization from cyber attacks, your people.
  • Classpass
    Investor In Fitmob (Acquired By Classpass)
    Classpass Feb 2015 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    Access to the best fitness in your city has never been easier thanks to fitmob. fitmob is redefining the way you workout by offering unlimited access to top-rated studios classes, gyms and fitmob-exclusive workouts rooted in fun, results and community.ClassPass closed a $30M Series C led by Google Ventures in November 2015.
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  • Arx Pax
    Investor
    Arx Pax Jun 2014 - Present
    Los Gatos, Ca, Us
    Arx Pax LLC is the company behind Magnetic Field Architecture, aka hover technology. Their hover board is just a sneak peak of a revolution we will witness in everything from transportation to architecture. Check out the hover board if you haven't seen or heard about it already. Time Magazine rated it as the best invention of 2014. Here's the Kickstarter campaign. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/142464853/hendo-hoverboards-worlds-first-real-hoverboard. It's real.
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  • Local Id
    Investor
    Local Id Mar 2016 - Present
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    Local ID is a cloud-based Local Intelligence Platform with a sole focus on maximizing Local Marketing for multi-unit brands. We provide our customers with unprecedented visibility into the identity of every store, including the opportunities and marketing activities that surround them, resulting in the creation of a dynamic Local Marketing Playbook.
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  • Precisetarget
    Investor
    Precisetarget Feb 2015 - Present
    Bethesda, Maryland, Us
    PreciseTarget is the first data-science company to machine learn over 5 billion retail transactions to map the shopping Tastes of 220 million Americans. PreciseTarget's unique insights have created hundreds of powerful data sets for new customer acquisition. Brands and retailers use Taste Audiences to improve their DTC efforts and find their best new customers.
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  • Precisetarget
    Investor
    Precisetarget Feb 2015 - Present
    Bethesda, Maryland, Us
    PreciseTarget (formerly Cobrain) is building the first cross-merchant personalization ecosystem in partnership with hundreds of large retail merchants. The core technology is a personalization system designed to recommend the appropriate products for a retail customer, when visiting a merchant site, or using a shopping app. The system is based on proprietary algorithms and data science, with the goal of significantly advancing the state-of-the-art in predictive product personalization.
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  • Agenthero
    Investor
    Agenthero Dec 2014 - Present
    We connect home buyers and sellers with experienced and vetted professional real estate agents who are veterans or military spouses.
  • Parking Panda
    Investor (Parking Panda Acquired By Spothero, April 2017)
    Parking Panda Nov 2011 - Present
    Baltimore, Md, Us
    Find, reserve, and pay for on-demand parking with Parking Panda. Search and compare prices at thousands of parking lots and garages across 40 cities for savings up to 70%.
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  • Domuso
    Investor
    Domuso Oct 2015 - Present
    Santa Monica, Ca, Us
    Domuso is a consumer finance company offering a unique blend of point-of-sale financing plus modern payment capabilities to renters living at multifamily apartments. Our solution enables renters to finance their move-in payment upon signing a new lease; spreading out this large expense over more affordable monthly installments. Domuso’s unique approach promises to streamline a cumbersome rental process; we help property managers save time and convert qualified prospects quickly.
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  • Lettrs
    Investor And Advisor
    Lettrs Jul 2013 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    lettrs is a platform to organize the world’s letters. Designed by lovers of the written word, lettrs is the place that facilitates, inspires, and slows the world’s lasting communications.Being part of a community that encourages people to “take time to write,” people use lettrs to convert significant moments into words of rich timeless letters.
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  • Socialtoaster Inc
    Investor
    Socialtoaster Inc Sep 2011 - Present
    Towson, Maryland, Us
    SocialToaster has been heating up the social marketing scene since 2009. We started out with four programmers and a widget with the goal of making it easy for companies to connect with their fans. Through working and partnering with some of the world’s best brands including Viacom, Sony, and the Baltimore Ravens, we have evolved into an enterprise-level fan engagement platform that uses social media to amplify your brand’s message.So what do we do, exactly? We turn your fans into Superfans! Through our custom fan engagement platform, you can empower your biggest supporters to act as word-of-mouth ambassadors for your brand; Content is sent directly to them through SocialToaster and they share with the click of a button.
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  • Meegenius
    Investor
    Meegenius Aug 2011 - Present
    MeeGenius is the world’s largest virtual store for enhanced children's books.
  • Shep
    Investor And Board Member
    Shep Feb 2018 - Dec 2021
    Austin, Texas, Us
    Shep's mission is to make traveling and managing business travel more enriching by lessening the work, burden and constraints for both the traveler, taking to the skies; and the manager, tracking traveler’s spending, saving, compliance and ROI.
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  • Zabo
    Investor And Board Member
    Zabo Feb 2020 - Aug 2021
    Zabo is an API for connecting to any crypto exchange, wallet, protocol or account.
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  • Threatcare
    Investor And Board Member
    Threatcare Dec 2017 - Oct 2019
    Acquired by ReliaQuest. Threatcare is a cybersecurity platform that allows organizations to simulate intrusions on their network to help improve their people's performance, their processes, and their product utilization.
  • Bitium
    Investor
    Bitium Jun 2012 - Sep 2017
    Mountain View, California, Us
    Bitium acquired by Google, September 2017.Bitium makes it easy to manage all of your web-based corporate software so you can get work done faster. You can:- Access your software from a single dashboard- Remember just one password to access all of your apps- Seamlessly jump between programs without worrying about logging in or timing out- View consolidated app notifications in a unified Message Center- Expedite onboarding of new employees
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  • Moovel Group
    Head Of Corporate Development
    Moovel Group Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
    Berlin, Deutschland (Deu), De
    In 2016, after successful acquisitions by Daimler AG, RideScout and GlobeSherpa merged to become moovel North America with the aim to create the future of urban mobility. Since 2010, GlobeSherpa and RideScout have built mobile solutions that help people navigate their city with real-time information and mobile payments. We help people connect to transportation no matter where they are.At moovel, we believe that mobility is an ecosystem — a group of interconnected transportation modes that form the fabric of our cities. With each moovel product--moovelTransit, RideTap (formerly RideScout), and moovel, we seek to make accessing public transit, discovering new rides, and planning journeys a seamless, convenient, and elegant experience.
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  • Omniscience Technology Partners
    Partner
    Omniscience Technology Partners Aug 2011 - Sep 2016
    OSTP is an early stage venture capital firm which founds, accelerates, and invests in start up companies which have high impact potential.
  • Betamore
    Investor
    Betamore Dec 2012 - Dec 2015
    Baltimore, Md, Us
    Betamore is an urban campus for technology + entrepreneurship located in the heart of the Federal Hill neighborhood of downtown Baltimore.
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  • Ridescout
    Co-Founder And Chief Operating Officer (Ridescout Acquired By Daimler, September 2014)
    Ridescout May 2011 - Dec 2015
    RideScout is a mobile app that helps you get from point A to point B faster and smarter. Available for iPhone and Android, RideScout shows you real-time information about your available transportation options. Download RideScout and get all transit, bus, bike, taxi, car share, rideshare, parking and walking directions in one view. RideScout was acquired by Daimler AG in September 2014 and merged with GlobeSherpa in 2016 to form moovel North America, a Daimler AG subsidiary.
  • Digital Harbor Foundation
    Trustee
    Digital Harbor Foundation May 2011 - Aug 2012
    Baltimore, Md, Us
    Provide support, services and advice for students and recent college graduates in the field of technology while strengthening the innovation economy of the Greater Baltimore Area. • to end digital inequity among Baltimore’s school children by giving them tech age skills and workforce capacity that will help them to see themselves as engaged citizens within their city’s tech culture;• to empower Baltimore’s teachers to be leaders in the development of tech-integrated 21st century education relevant to the growth of Baltimore’s digital age industry, economy, and civic culture;• to help develop a culture of learning that will build sustainable links between K-12 education, college and workforce STE(A)M readiness, and the local tech community;• to foster a community of innovation and entrepreneurship in Baltimore;• to strengthen the technology economy in the Greater Baltimore Area;• to make Baltimore a national model of collaboration and innovation between learners, teachers, and technologists
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  • Bts
    Co-Founder And Board Member
    Bts Aug 2009 - Sep 2011
    The BTS mission is to pioneer, refine, and deploy unique technical solutions to commercial and government markets to achieve communications and information dominance. Through a combination of innovative technical products, high-quality professionals, and first-rate delivery execution and support, BTS focuses on addressing our customer’s most critical operational needs.
  • Berico Technologies
    Senior Vice President
    Berico Technologies Apr 2009 - Jul 2009
    Leads and manages the Services component of Berico Technologies worldwide; responsible for Berico’s performance across its service contracts in five states and two countries, ensuring that Berico delivers the highest quality analytical, information technology and software development services in support of our mission partners and government and private sector customers; Manage three portfolios of contracts generating annual revenues of approximately $12M
  • National Security Agency
    Deputy Chief, Expeditionary Cryptology
    National Security Agency Jul 2008 - Apr 2009
    Direct the development, testing, and fielding of critical signals intelligence systems and architectures for deployment to Army and Joint forces. Work closely with multiple Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community agencies and contractors to help ensure the development of capabilities to produce foreign signals intelligence in a rapidly evolving and complex communications environment.
  • 704Th Military Intelligence Brigade
    Brigade Operations Officer
    704Th Military Intelligence Brigade Feb 2007 - Jun 2008
    Plan, direct, and synchronize training and operations for the Army’s largest Military Intelligence Brigade with over 1,600 Soldiers, government civilians, and contractors worldwide who conduct full-spectrum Intelligence Operations missions in 27 locations in the United States and in Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, Australia and other theaters as required. Provide operational guidance for a $14.5M budget. Coordinate with DoD and Intelligence Community Agencies to help manage and direct continual transformation and growth of Signals Intelligence and Computer Network Operations missions.
  • Addison York, Llc
    Owner
    Addison York, Llc Nov 2004 - Jun 2008
    Invested directly and bundled investors for real estate properties and projects valued in excess $15M in Washington D.C., VA, MD, FL, and CO. Passively manage four remaining Addison York Series LLCs.
  • Joint Interagency Task Force-Afghanistan
    Intelligence Liaison Officer
    Joint Interagency Task Force-Afghanistan Aug 2006 - Jan 2007
    Tampa, Fl, Us
    Directed and advised a 67-person Intelligence Team based in Washington, DC while forward-deployed as their Intelligence Liaison Officer at Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan. Ensured that the intelligence team leveraged highly advanced scientific methods and intelligence data from multiple partner organizations. Briefed Senior DoD leaders on specialized intelligence products as required. Worked closely with FBI, Treasury, State, CIA, DIA, NSA, NGA, and other DoD and Intelligence Community representatives to synchronize and exchange critical intelligence data. Received Bronze Star Medal for exceptional meritorious performance during sustained combat operations.
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  • 743D Military Intelligence Battalion
    Executive Officer
    743D Military Intelligence Battalion Jun 2005 - Jul 2006
    Served as second-in-command of a 370-person Military Intelligence battalion that conducts signals intelligence operations in support of Army and National requirements from the most technologically advanced joint and combined site in the world. Led staff of 40 to earn “superior” ratings in 9 of 10 inspectable areas with several “Best Practice” awards during bi-annual Inspector General evaluation.
  • U.S. Military Academy (West Point)
    Assistant Professor, Dept. Of Social Sciences
    U.S. Military Academy (West Point) Jun 2003 - Jun 2005
    Taught Mass Media and American Politics and Introduction to American Politics. Selected as first-ever Executive Officer to COL (Ret) Jack Jacobs, Medal of Honor Recipient and McDermott Professor of Humanities and Public Affairs. Completed doctorate from Columbia University while teaching full load of courses and serving as Assistant Director of West Point’s Scholarship Program.
  • National Security Agency
    Military Intelligence Officer
    National Security Agency 1997 - 2000
    Ft. Meade, Md, Us
    Company Commander for the Army’s Information Operations Company (May 99 – Jul 00). Commanded a 90-person company that supports information operations missions when directed by the National Command Authority.Operations Chief for the Army’s Information Operations Company (Jul 98 – Apr 99). Planned operations of an 85-person company that supports special information operations missions and helps develop advanced technology countermeasures. Operations Chief for the Army Technical Control and Analysis Element (Oct 97 – Jun 98). Coordinated signals intelligence operations to support forward-deployed and garrison-based Army and Marine organizations with global contingency missions.
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  • 1St Battalion, 68Th Armor Regiment
    Armor Officer
    1St Battalion, 68Th Armor Regiment 1994 - 1996
    Company Executive Officer (Mar 96 – Dec 96). Served as second-in-command of a 356-person company with direct responsibility for the operations and maintenance of over 300 combat vehicles valued at over $100M. Battalion Liaison Officer (Jun 95 – Feb 96). Represented a 560-person battalion during the planning and execution of Army and multi-national tactical military operations in Kuwait. Tank Platoon Leader (Jan 94 – May 95). Planned, coordinated, and supervised the collective training of a 15-person platoon. Recognized as “Best Platoon” in 4th Infantry Division.

Craig Cummings Education Details

  • Columbia University
    Columbia University
    Major: Political Science Minor: Econometrics
  • United States Military Academy At West Point
    United States Military Academy At West Point
    Political Science And Civil Engineering

Frequently Asked Questions about Craig Cummings

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Craig Cummings works for Moonshots Capital

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Craig Cummings's current role is General Partner at Moonshots Capital, Entrepreneur, Military Veteran.

What schools did Craig Cummings attend?

Craig Cummings attended Columbia University, United States Military Academy At West Point.

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