Morris Wheeler Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1

- Investments
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61
- Portfolio
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14
- Exits
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45

Morris Wheeler General Information
Description
Mr. Morris Wheeler is an Angel Investor. He serves as Senior Fund Advisor at DalFort Capital Partners. Mr. Wheeler Founded and served as Principal at Drummond Road Capital. He also served as Co-Chairman at VersaFlex. He served as a Board Member at Expensebot. He also founded and served as the managing partner at Clarion Direct Investment. He served as the Chairman-Audit Committee at Aventura (Automation/Workflow Software). Over the past decade, he has managed diverse venture capital and private equity portfolios and served as Chairman and CEO of Cohesant, a company providing solutions that extend the life of aging water infrastructure. During his operating tenure, Cohesant's investors enjoyed a 28% annualized return culminating with a sale to Graco Inc. in 2008. Following that sale, Drummond Road retained an interest in Raven Linings Systems, which was sold to VersaFlex, a Dalfort portfolio company, in December 2017. Earlier in his career, he specialized in software and digital media. From there, as CEO and Founder, he led the team that created the first Internet music distribution platform with the founders of MTV, Island Records, and Gateway Computers. Sputnik7 was acquired by a major media company in early 2000. Most recently, he has focused on making 10 to 12 value-added seed-stage investments per year in software companies participating in top national accelerator programs like TechStars, 500 Startups, Y-Combinator, and The Brandery. Drummond Road Capital has been recognized as one of the 100 most active startup investors in the US. He began his career on Wall Street after studying Economics and Computer Science at The University of Massachusetts at Amherst and earned his JD at Yale Law School. He served as a Board member at Within3. Mr. Wheeler began his career on Wall Street after studying Economics and Computer Science at The University of Massachusetts at Amherst and earned his JD at Yale Law School.
Business Details
Investor Status
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Corporate Office
- Cleveland, OH
- United States
Morris Wheeler Investments (61)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Mapistry | 09-Nov-2020 | Seed Round | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
Hammerhead | 02-Apr-2020 | Electronics (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |||
PlateJoy | 01-Jan-2018 | Application Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Next Thing | 26-Dec-2017 | Other Hardware | Out of Business | |||
Pagedip | 28-Dec-2016 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Notion (Electronics (B2C) | 02-Jun-2016 | Electronics (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |||
Parkifi | 24-Feb-2016 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | |||
Shinesty | 16-Feb-2016 | Clothing | Generating Revenue | |||
Gem | 06-Jan-2016 | Early Stage VC | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | ||
FocusMotion Health | 31-Oct-2015 | Seed Round | Other Healthcare Technology Systems | Out of Business |
Morris Wheeler Exits (45)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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Lassy Project | 19-Feb-2025 | Out of Business | |
WorkBright | 01-Feb-2024 | ||
Within3 | 25-Apr-2023 | ||
Rabbl | 01-Mar-2023 | ||
ExpenseBot | 30-Jan-2023 | ||
Sickweather | 15-Dec-2022 | ||
Ramen (Financial Software) | 15-Jun-2022 | ||
Codementor | 05-Apr-2022 | ||
Gem | 06-Mar-2022 | Merger/Acquisition | |
Hammerhead | 19-Jan-2022 | Merger/Acquisition |
Morris Wheeler Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Morris Wheeler FAQs
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Who is Morris Wheeler?
Morris Wheeler is an angel Investor who has made 61 investments.
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What kind of investor is Morris Wheeler?
Morris Wheeler is an angel investor.
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What does Morris Wheeler do?
As an angel investor, Morris Wheeler invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Morris Wheeler invested in?
Morris Wheeler has made numerous investments in companies like Mapistry, Hammerhead, and PlateJoy within the Business/Productivity Software, Electronics (B2C), and Application Software industries.
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What has Morris Wheeler invested in recently?
Morris Wheeler's latest investment was on 09-Nov-2020 in Mapistry, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.
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