Jeff Kearl Overview
- Investor Type
- Angel
- Status
- Active
- Professionals
- 1

- Investments
- 24
- Portfolio
- 12
- Exits
- 11

Jeff Kearl General Information
Description
Mr. Jeff Kearl serves as Managing Director at Pelion Venture Partners. Before Pelion, Jeff was CEO, Co-Founder, and Chairman of Stance, an apparel brand that celebrates human originality. Stance reinvented basics starting with socks and underwear by combining edgy prints with advanced material sciences and garment construction. Stance investors include Will Smith, Dwyane Wade, Jay-Z, James Harden, Stanford, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures and Mercato. Prior to Stance, Jeff was a board director and executive at Logoworks, an internet marketplace that was successfully acquired by Hewlett Packard, and worked as an Associate at vSpring Capital. Jeff has angel invested in 40+ tech and consumer startups with a 70% IRR. He is a board director at Scopely and Just Water. Jeff was named the 2012 Director of the Year by the Forum for Corporate Directors for serving as Chairman of Skullcandy during the company's growth from under $1M in sales in 2003 through its IPO in 2011. He was also named the 2019 EY Entrepreneur of the Year in Orange County. Jeff holds a B.A. from Brigham Young University.
Contact Information
- San Clemente, CA
- United States
Jeff Kearl Investments (24)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Dirty Labs | 01-Nov-2020 | Seed Round | 00.000 | Household Products | Generating Revenue | 0000 00000 |
00000 0000 | 20-Sep-2019 | 0000 00000 | 00.000 | Household Products | Generating Revenue | 0000 00000 |
000000 | 13-Feb-2019 | 00000 00000 | 000 | Personal Products | Generating Revenue | 0000 00000 |
0000 | 08-Sep-2016 | 00000 00000 | 00.00 | Accessories | Profitable | 0000 00000 |
0000 | 17-Aug-2015 | 0000 00000 | 00.00 | Accessories | Profitable | 0000 00000 |
0000 (000000000000 | 18-Mar-2015 | 00000 00000 | 000.00 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 00000 |
00000000 (00000000 | 06-Mar-2015 | 00000 00000 | 00.00 | Internet Retail | Generating Revenue | 0000 00000 |
00000 (00000 00000 | 28-Feb-2014 | 0000 00000 | 00.000 | Electronic Equipment and Instruments | Generating Revenue | 0000 00000 |
Domo | 13-Jul-2011 | Early Stage VC | 0000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue/Not Profitable | 0000 00000 |
Zefr | 09-Jul-2011 | Early Stage VC | 000 | Social/Platform Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 00000 |
Jeff Kearl Exits (11)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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99designs | 05-Oct-2020 | Merger/Acquisition | |
000000 | 28-Aug-2020 | 0000000000 | |
0000 | 29-Jun-2018 | 000 | 00000 |
00000 | 06-Oct-2016 | 000 | 00000 |
0000000000 | 03-Oct-2016 | 0000000000 | 00000 |
00000 | 15-Jan-2014 | 000000000000000000 | 0000 |
00000000 | 18-Jul-2012 | 000000000000000000 | 000.00 |
0000000000 | 21-Nov-2011 | 000000000000000000 | |
Skullcandy | 20-Jul-2011 | IPO | 00000 |
Ancestry | 05-Nov-2009 | IPO | 00000 |
Jeff Kearl Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
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Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
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Jeff Kearl | Angel Investor | 00 | 0 | 0 | San Clemente, CA |
Jeff Kearl Co-Investors (27)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Amplify (Consulting Services) | 1 | 0 |
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Bullish | 0 | 0 |
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Entrée Capital | 0 | 0 |
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FirstMark Capital | 0 | 0 |
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Upfront Ventures | 0 | 0 |
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