Steven Hamerslag – Startup Investor Profile

Steven Hamerslag is a Co-Founder of TVC Capital, a growth equity firm with a focus on investments in software companies and software-enabled service firms. With over 40 years of experience in starting, growing, and leading high-tech enterprises, Steven has a track record of success, including serving as President and CEO of J2 Global Communications. He has been involved in creating successful business transformations and has founded companies like MTI Technology. Steven’s geographical preference is in the East, Midwest, South, and West US regions. He is known for his partnership and collaboration styles that emphasize hands-on involvement and strategic guidance. Some of his previous investments include CorVel Corporation, Celigo, CreatorIQ, eVisit, SpotHopper, SmartAction, and MediaPlatform.

Location: San Diego, CA

Country: United States of America

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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed

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AI Reasoning: I found a PR Newswire release showing Steven Hamerslag and TVC Capital led SpotHopper’s Series A on Nov 30, 2021; Tracxn shows more recent TVC Capital activity including SpotHopper Series B on Jun 13, 2023 and Capacity on Sep 22, 2023. The most recent identified investment involving TVC Capital (and associated with Steven Hamerslag as partner/board member) is Sep 22, 2023 (Capacity) which is 2 years and ~1 month before the reference date – however Tracxn lists Spothopper follow-on on Jun 13, 2023 which is 2 years and ~4.5 months before the reference date. No investments were found in the last 12 months. Therefore the investor’s last known investment was more than 12 months ago, classifying them as low-active.

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.