COMEBACK CAPITAL
Innovation. Talent. Hustle.
Small town. Big city. It doesn't matter.
Your work. Your life.
Your customers. Your partners. Your network.
It is all here in the Heartland.
And we are here to help you build it.
WHY COMEBACK?
You don't need to leave to build your company. You can do it right here in the Heartland. But finding capital can be a challenge. You would rather raise a small round. Quickly. Then, get back to showing everyone that you can execute. That is the reason we exist. Comeback Capital has assembled an all-star group of coastal and local LP's who share our passion and belief that great companies have been and will continue to be built in the Heartland. In addition to capital, Comeback Capital portfolio companies benefit from connections to advisors from more established startup markets.
Pittsburgh, PA
Walking to the Sky
TEAM
Scott has been investing in start-ups for nearly 20 years. He is a venture partner for Case Angel Network, mentor at several startups and deal flow partner for a West coast micro-VC. Scott is also the A Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at Case Western Reserve University.
Phil manages direct investments, funds, and real estate for Skypoint Ventures. He currently serves as CEO of Forum Health Enterprises, Inc. that is focusing on building a network of integrative and functional medical practices . Additionally, Phil was a co-founder, alongside his father, of Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy which he successfully went public in 2014.
Patrick founded Facet Wealth, a venture-backed company focused on increasing access to professional financial planning for average US households. He also created HighRidge Venture to invest in early stage tech startups outside of Silicon Valley and established One America Works, a non-profit focused on addressing the geographic and economic divide across America
Scott Shane
Managing Director
Phil Hagerman
Partner
Patrick McKenna
Partner
Tony is an active investor and advisor to start-ups. He also serves as Co-CEO of Hummingbird Nano. Tony built supply chain, analytic and technology services working for a large privately held company. Early in his career, Tony worked in corporate M&A assessing and valuing deals in high growth industries.
Larry co-founded Landscape Capital, which manages alternative assets in excess of $300 million. Starting in 2014 Larry primarily served as Portfolio Manager for Landscape Private
Investments, LLC, the general partner for three private funds focusing on illiquid investments.
Maggie is a Partner at gener8tor where she leads the Flagship Accelerator team which invests in 50+ companies each year. She co-founded gener8tor's gBETA program which operates in more than 25 cities.
Maggie came to gener8tor after 10 years of working for Wisconsin political organizations and campaigns, where she gained extensive experience starting things from scratch, building high-functioning teams, and managing big budgets.
Tony Olivito
Partner
Larry Bernstein
Venture Partner
Maggie Brickerman
Venture Partner
Kevin is an experienced software developer and a serial entrepreneur. He founded Obtiva which was acquired by Groupon. He also has experience as a CTO and as a startup executive at Groupon and HelloCollege. He has been an active angel investor in more than 20 ventures since 2010 and is currently and entrepreneurship professor at Stetson University.
Robb is a former venture-backed (by Drive Capital) entrepreneur who sold his company to Yelp. He is an entrepreneur in residence at Carnegie Mellon University and is the organizer of the CMU angel network (99 Tartans). Robb also runs CMU VentureBridge, an accelerator that connects the university’s startups to alumni.