EARLY STAGE FUND investing in high-potential companies located outside traditional VC hubs
WHY COMEBACK?
Finding capital can be a challenge for America's Heartland companies. We are here to help you raise the investment you need: a small round, quickly. And then get back to showing everyone that you can execute. You don't need to leave your region to build your company. You can do it right here in the Heartland.
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.
IT'S ALL HERE
IN THE HEARTLAND
MEET OUR TEAM
SCOTT SHANE
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Scott has been making angel investments for nearly two decades and has direct investments in 50 portfolio companies. He is an LP and mentor at three accelerators: Acceleprise, gener8tor, and Iconyc and is a deal flow partner for Right Side Capital Management.
PATRICK MCKENNA
PARTNER
Patrick has co-founded 4 technology companies raising over $100 million, served on multiple company boards as the Independent Director, and invested in over 40 startups. Currently, he serves as Executive Chairman at Facet Wealth, a venture-backed company innovating the wealth management industry.
PHIL HAGERMAN
PARTNER
Phil founded SkyPoint Ventures a venture investment firm that focuses on early stage companies in multiple disciplines. He co-founded Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy and took it public on the NYSE in October 2014. Phil also serves as CEO of Forum Health Enterprises, Inc.
TONY OLIVITO
PARTNER
Tony is an entrepreneur, advisor, and angel with direct investments in 15 startups and one venture fund. He is co-founder of Medical Ingenuities, a venture-backed medical device company, and has extensive experience in accounting, strategy, supply chain, analytic services, and technology.
LARRY BERNSTEIN
VENTURE PARTNER
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 BRICKERMAN
VENTURE PARTNER
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.
KEVIN TAYLOR
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 MEYER
PARTNER EMERITUS
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.
