The next generation consumer has arrived. There is a clear gap in the market when it comes to meeting the financial needs of that consumer. With declining wages and expenses on the rise across major categories like housing, healthcare and banking, consumers are seeking out new solutions. We invest in founders who challenge the status quo… founders that are compelled to help consumers adapt to a new financial paradigm.
HOMELIGHT
ENABLING A WORLD WHERE EVERY REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION IS SIMPLE, CERTAIN AND SATISFYING
UNLOCKING REAL ESTATE FOR THE MASSES
HAUS
INNOVATIVE RENT-TO-OWN SOLUTION FOR NEW HOMEOWNERS
EASYKNOCK
SALE LEASEBACK PROGRAM TO HELP HOMEOWNERS RELEASE CASH FROM THEIR HOMES
CARBON38
ACTIVE FASHION AND HIGH PERFORMANCE STYLES THAT CAN KEEP UP WITH YOUR DAY TO DAY
BEAUTY IS MORE THAN SKIN DEEP
LIVE TINTED
BEAUTY PRODUCTS AND STORYTELLING FOR EVERY SHADE IN BETWEEN
CROWN AFFAIR
MINDFUL HAIR CARE RITUAL GROUNDED IN COMMUNITY AND STORIES
SOLLIS HEALTH
URGENT CARE CONCIERGE MEMBERSHIP OFFERING SUPERIOR CARE, 24/7
Brokerage software platform for datacenter procurement
CHRISTOPHER TRAPP
Upswing Health
Online digital sports medicine clinic for consumers
JAY KIMMEL
STEVE SCHUTZER
ADAM TIBBS
Vint
Investment marketplace for fine wines and spirits
NICK KING
Vouch
Full stack insurance platform for start-ups
SAM HODGES
TRAVIS HEDGE
Waldo
Making Google search more productive for work
GUY COHEN
Welcome Homes
Digital homebuilding platform from land to delivery of keys
ALEC HARTMAN
BEN URETSKY
Wellpay
Better patient billing for providers
MOHAMMAD GABER
Wonder
Research platform leveraging distributed expert network
JUSTIN WOHLSTADTER
Workit Health
Expert addiction care is just a video chat away
ROBIN MCINTOSH
LISA MCLAUGHLIN
Yuca
Modern coliving spaces for young urbanites in Latam
EDUARDO CAMPOS
RAFAEL STEINBRUCH
PAULO BICHUCHER
Zipdrug
Medication drug delivery software for pharmacies
STU LIBBY
Zippin
Enabling frictionless retail with checkout free shopping
KRISHNA MOTUKURI
MOTILAL AGRAWAL
65
PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
150
FOUNDERS
17
FEMALE FOUNDERS
$4B
FOLLOW-ON FUNDING
10
EXITS
“We invest in founders seeking to make a difference. Founders set on tackling tough problems that address the new financial realities of modern consumers. We look for founders who seize every opportunity to improve their chances for success. Simply put, we look to invest in founders who are built just like us.”
– Todd Kimmel, Managing Director
"Montage has always been supportive of me and focuses on building the relationship first…and then on how they can help the business. That is what you want from an investor - someone investing in you and then in full on collaboration mode from that point forward."
-Claire Tomkins, Founder & CEO, Future Family
"The extent of Montage’s network continues to amaze me…if we need to get to a potential partner, connect with a candidate or engage with an investor, Montage either knows someone directly or will reach out on our behalf with strong success."
-Jonathan McNulty, CEO, Haus
"Montage has literally helped us every step of the way. Many firms talk about being supportive but Montage actually walks the walk… supporting a company from its infancy through to sustainable growth."
-Robin McIntosh & Lisa McLaughlin, Cofounders, Workit Health
"Montage is the first call for Paceline on all critical decisions… and equally the first one we want to share our successes with."
-Joel Lieginger, Founder & CEO, Paceline and team
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We take great pride in forming a partnership with our founders and being an extension of the founding team
Todd Kimmel
MANAGING PARTNER
Montage founding partner and passionate early stage investor
Founder many times over with latest projects Pacecar and Upswing Health
NY native, Amherst College graduate, history major
Happily married and father of three amazing daughters, crazy NY sports fan and aspiring novelist still searching for the perfect storyline
Matt Murphy
PARTNER
Father of two, avid runner and aspiring winemaker
Passionate Marketer (CMO at Chegg, Head of Advertising at E*TRADE and Global VP at Renren)
Bay Area Native and Santa Clara University grad
Six time founder (Lemon Wallet, Chime Technologies, Appsurdity, Quad, Dubbler and Unwritten Wines)
Daphne Che
PRINCIPAL
Data nerd, ambidextrous and enjoys exotic foods (she thinks durian and century eggs should be food staples)
Has been with Montage since Day 1
Grew up in Vietnam, Bay Area transplant 15+ years ago
Berkeley undergrad, Stanford PhD in Physical Chemistry, made a left turn to build a career in venture capital
Connie Wang
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
USC Trojan who started her career in banking
Recently led growth at Karat, a consumer fintech startup
Uncovered her passion for operationalizing data after doing BizOps at PlanGrid/Autodesk
Weekends include Barry's Bootcamp, making ceramics, and French bulldogs
Nia Patel
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Born and raised in England, but California won her heart
Previously an early employee at PeerStreet where she scaled volume from $125MM to over $4B and Investor at BOLD Capital
Pepperdine University grad and Adjunct Professor at Graziadio Business School
Avid baker but also loves all things health and wellness. Latest obsession includes Powerplate workouts
Lars Ahlstrom
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Grew up in Sweden, spent 6 years in New Jersey before embracing the warm coast since graduating from Stanford
Experienced CFO working with various firms across VC and private equity
Enjoys tennis, music and the great outdoors
Happily married and father of two daughters
David Le
VENTURE PARTNER
Started his first ecommerce business at 18
Strategy obsessed, with a knack for M&A (currently VP of Corporate Development & Strategy at Lyft)
Loves cooking (almost as much as eating), live music nerd and Bay Area native (go Niners!)
Proud son of immigrants; married and father to two amazing girls
Pankaj Shah
VENTURE PARTNER
Founder (Sparrow, Pacecar and a soon-to-be announced gin company), investor and advisor
Geek out on irrational numbers and passionate about sports, music and travel
Grew up in New England but love the Lakers, Dolphins and Dodgers (say what?)
Father of three wonderful kids
Mohammad Gaber
VENTURE PARTNER
Co-Founder & CEO of GoGetDoc. Previously Global GTM Strategy @Adobe and Head of Growth @Uplift
Built his first company at his parents kitchen table as a Sophomore in College
Husband, and proud father of three wonderful children
Avid sailor... sailed UK, Mediterranean, Lake Michigan, San Diego, and SFBay waters
Howard Wolf
VENTURE PARTNER
Stanford administrator (VP for Alumni Affairs) by day…
Investor, advisor and cheerleader by night
Husband + Father of two adult children and one spirited Golden Retriever
Never met an ocean, beach or spy novel I didn’t like
It’s never too early to reach out. While we focus on Seed and Series A rounds, we invest in pre-Seed rounds as well. We prefer to invest in founders that we have time to get to know and build a relationship with, so the earlier we can engage the better. Even if you are not fundraising, we’re happy to meet, share thoughts and find ways to help out.
We like to invest in areas we know well and that we can have a meaningful impact on. As a result, we focus on Fintech, Consumer and Healthcare start-ups.
We strive to be more than just a check to our founders and always ask how we can be helpful in building their business. We love rolling up our sleeves and collaborating with our founders to help find the right people to power their business, determine the right growth strategies (sales, marketing or partnerships), define the ideal product market fit and of course help support networking in their industry of focus.
We invest throughout the United States and Latin America.
Our initial investment in a startup ranges from $250,000 to $1,000,000, but we’ve gone higher and lower. We also reserve a meaningful amount to support our companies as they mature and scale.
We see hundreds of deals and try to focus our time on the very best opportunities. We value referrals from our network of founders and fellow investors. You are much more likely to get a quick response if you find an introduction through someone in the Montage network. But with that said, we also know that great deals can come from outside our network, so please don’t be afraid to email us directly at: info@montageventures.com.
