Portfolio Company Entrepreneurs
Aristos Ventures considers each company founder in the portfolio to be a partner, and we all want to grow the companies to meet their full potential. Aristos Ventures can help at a strategic level, or we can roll up our sleeves and help wherever needed because building a company is hard. Below are the founders of each company.
Joseph Lane, Meteora
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Nicholas Paschal, Meteora
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Dr. Rajesh Narasimha, EdgeTensor
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Dr. Soumitry Ray, EdgeTensor
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Sidd Gupta, Nesh
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Seth Anderson, Nesh
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Andres Fabris, Traxo
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Andy Chen, Traxo
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Zaré Baghdasarian, Avata Intelligence
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Dr. Manish Jain, Avata Intelligence
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Ripple Goyal, Avata Intelligence
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Dr. James Pita, Avata Intelligence
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Dr. Milind Tambe, Avata Intelligence
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Chris Todd, Theatro
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Ravi Shankar Kumar, Theatro
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Patrick Fitzgerald, Theatro
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Tom Hull, CloudCoreo
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Paul Allen, CloudCoreo
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David Wilson, JamKazam
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Dr. Peter Walker, JamKazam
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Seth Call, JamKazam
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Ken Lewis, Netsocket
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Carey Parker, Netsocket
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Steve Hebert, Nimbix
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Rob Sherrard, Nimbix
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Brandon Cotter, InvoiceCare
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Elaine O'Gorman, InvoiceCare
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Entrepreneur FAQ
How do I approach Aristos Ventures?
Call us, email us, talk to us at a networking event. We answer all emails and phone conversations and will follow up with an in person meeting if we get excited about your idea. Contact us.
How much do you invest?
Aristos Ventures focuses on investments of $200,000 - $1,000,000. We can lead, co-lead and syndicate and can participate in follow-on rounds. We also help introduce you to the right venture capital firms if you have larger funding needs in the future.
What markets and technologies do you invest in?
We consider a wide variety of good ideas that are technology related. We invest in what we know and we are experienced in a number of different markets and technologies including in no particular order:
What do you look for in an investment?
Over the course of many years, reviewing thousands of potential investments, we've learned that the key items to look for are the following:
Do you have a preference for where companies are located?
Aristos Ventures is a venture capital firm that prefers to work with companies located in Texas and specifically in Dallas / Fort Worth, Austin, Houston and San Antonio. We can provide frequent contact with our portfolio companies when they are close to home.
What is your value add? What do you do for start-ups?
Not only can Aristos Ventures help companies at a board of directors level, we can assist them with their product development decisions, go-to-market strategy, financial considerations, operations and supply chain concerns, strategic and tactical decisions. We help start-ups jump to a higher trajectory. Anyone can write a check to a start-up, but some of the efforts we support are:
Come talk to us first. Then talk to other Texas Venture Capital firms.
Call us, email us, talk to us at a networking event. We answer all emails and phone conversations and will follow up with an in person meeting if we get excited about your idea. Contact us.
How much do you invest?
Aristos Ventures focuses on investments of $200,000 - $1,000,000. We can lead, co-lead and syndicate and can participate in follow-on rounds. We also help introduce you to the right venture capital firms if you have larger funding needs in the future.
What markets and technologies do you invest in?
We consider a wide variety of good ideas that are technology related. We invest in what we know and we are experienced in a number of different markets and technologies including in no particular order:
- Software/SaaS
- Hardware/PaaS/IaaS
- Networking
- Semiconductor
- Storage
- Mobile enrichment
- Web-based Applications
- Security
- Cloud infrastructure
What do you look for in an investment?
Over the course of many years, reviewing thousands of potential investments, we've learned that the key items to look for are the following:
- Strong Founder and Team: A start-up can rapidly adapt to fluid changes when the team is strong.
- Highly Capital Efficient: Some of the largest and most sustainable technology companies required very little capital. Companies such as Apple, Adobe, Broadcom, Cisco, Checkpoint, Compaq, Dell, eBay, EMC, Google, Intel, Lotus, Microsoft, Oracle, Seibel, Sun, Symantec, Yahoo, and many others consumed very little capital (on average ~$2 million) on their way to immense profits.
- Large Market: Large is relative, but the ability to grow a company to several million dollars in revenue at least. Backfilling existing makers can lead to success, but accelerating growth in new markets is exciting. The potential for a huge outcome must be present, even if the path is uncertain and likely to change.
- Unique Technology: It does not have to be disruptive, just compelling and unique.
Do you have a preference for where companies are located?
Aristos Ventures is a venture capital firm that prefers to work with companies located in Texas and specifically in Dallas / Fort Worth, Austin, Houston and San Antonio. We can provide frequent contact with our portfolio companies when they are close to home.
What is your value add? What do you do for start-ups?
Not only can Aristos Ventures help companies at a board of directors level, we can assist them with their product development decisions, go-to-market strategy, financial considerations, operations and supply chain concerns, strategic and tactical decisions. We help start-ups jump to a higher trajectory. Anyone can write a check to a start-up, but some of the efforts we support are:
- Identifying key opportunities.
- Determining what not to do.
- Focusing on the areas that create the most value for your customers.
- Attracting and hiring talent.
- Generating momentum and enthusiasm inside and outside the company.
Come talk to us first. Then talk to other Texas Venture Capital firms.