David Tisch is a Co-Founder and serves as Investor and Managing Partner at BoxGroup. He is also the co-founder of TechStars NYC and previously served as Managing Director of the program. David was named to NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s Advisory Council on Technology and serves on the Investor Board of Venture for America. He is also a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal ‘The Accelerators’ online blog. Prior to joining TechStars, David served as Executive Vice President of Interactive Strategies at kgb, a global information services company. While at KGB, David founded and lead Knowmore.com, a social aggregation startup within kgb. David has a B.A. in American History from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from New York University School of Law. He served as Executive at Trigger.nyc. He also serves as Chairman at Good Dog.

JESSE RASCH

Technology Entrepreneur | Investor | Strategic Business Leader

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Hedgewood Managing Director and Co-Founder

• Lead strategic initiatives and provide executive leadership for the organization
• Drive business growth and development strategies
• Leverage extensive entrepreneurial experience to guide company direction

CareGuide Co-Founder

• Established and developed innovative technology platform
• Implemented strategic business model and operational frameworks

WebHosting.com Founder

• Built one of the world’s largest hosting companies
• Successfully scaled the business to significant market prominence
• Orchestrated strategic sale to AT&T

InQuent Technologies Founder

• Developed specialized hosting solutions for telecommunications industry
• Provided hosting services to major telecommunications clients including AT&T, Comcast, Cox Communications, and Bell Canada
• Successfully managed management team acquisition from AT&T
• Executed subsequent strategic sale

VerticalScope Founding Investor

• Supported development of digital commerce and social community platforms
• Contributed to growth of platform attracting over 100 million monthly visitors
• Publicly traded company (TSX:FORA)

Jesse Rasch Investment Portfolio

• Oisin Biotechnologies

• Deal Date: 28-Jun-2024
• Deal Type: Later Stage VC
• Industry: Biotechnology
• Company Stage: Generating Revenue
• Lead Partner: Not Specified

• Daily Harvest

• Deal Date: 15-Nov-2021
• Industry: Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure
• Company Stage: Generating Revenue
• Deal Size: Not Specified
• Lead Partner: Not Specified

• Angiex

• Deal Date: 30-Aug-2021
• Industry: Drug Discovery
• Company Stage: Pre-Clinical Trials
• Deal Size: Not Specified
• Lead Partner: Not Specified

• Cinchy

• Deal Date: 26-May-2020
• Industry: Business/Productivity Software
• Company Stage: Generating Revenue
• Deal Size: Not Specified
• Lead Partner: Not Specified

• SteadyMD

• Deal Date: 02-Apr-2020
• Industry: Clinics/Outpatient Services
• Company Stage: Generating Revenue
• Deal Size: Not Specified
• Lead Partner: Not Specified

• PetPlate

• Deal Date: 29-Jan-2020
• Industry: Consumer Non-Durables
• Company Stage: Generating Revenue
• Deal Size: Not Specified
• Lead Partner: Not Specified

• Kettle & Fire

• Deal Date: 10-May-2019
• Industry: Food Products
• Company Stage: Generating Revenue
• Deal Size: Not Specified
• Lead Partner: Not Specified

• Clearco

• Deal Date: 18-Dec-2018
• Industry: Specialized Finance
• Company Stage: Generating Revenue
• Deal Size: Not Specified
• Lead Partner: Not Specified

• Super.com

• Deal Date: 04-Dec-2018
• Deal Type: Early Stage VC
• Industry: Financial Software
• Company Stage: Generating Revenue
• Lead Partner: Not Specified

• Zoocasa

• Deal Date: 01-Oct-2018
• Deal Type: Later Stage VC
• Industry: Real Estate Services (B2C)
• Company Stage: Generating Revenue
• Lead Partner: Not Specified

PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVES

Family Foundation

• Established org
• Created leading non-profit healthcare resource focused on plant-based nutrition education
• Developed platform serving consumers and medical professionals

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Technology Entrepreneurship
• Strategic Business Development
• Technology Infrastructure
• Telecommunications Solutions
• Venture Investment
• Non-Profit Leadership

CONTACT INFORMATION

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada