General Info
Blaine Vess is an Angel Investor with a focus on investing in Fin-Tech, Health-Tech, and other sectors. His investment thesis involves the power of pivoting business models, using M&A as a growth tactic, and transitioning to a subscription business model. Blaine’s professional career includes being the founder and former CEO of Student Brands, which was acquired by Barnes & Noble Education for $58.5M. He has a track record of successful acquisitions and revenue growth through subscription models. Blaine’s partnership and collaboration style involves valuing growth through M&A and not shying away from recruiters for bootstrapped companies. While there is no specific information on his geographical preference, it is known that he invests in companies like Kodo and Snazzy.
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Country: United States of America
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Investment Regions: SEA
Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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🤖 AI Activity Report
Status: not-active
AI Reasoning: Searches on reputable databases (Crunchbase, NFX/Signal) show Blaine Vess’s most recent documented investments occurred in 2021 (examples: Milk Video – Aug 18, 2021; Kodo – May 27, 2021). From that most recent known investment (Aug 18, 2021) to the reference date indicates well over 12 months without a recorded investment. Startup invested: Kodo (May 2021) is one of the companies found in his investment history.
Angel activity thresholds:
Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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