Sharon Knight Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Investments
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6
- Portfolio
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3
- Exits
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3
Sharon Knight General Information
Description
Ms. Sharon Knight serves as Venture Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners. Ms. Knight serves as Advisor at Bluesight. She served as Board Member at Ella Health. She served as Advisor at Buoy. She also serves as Angel Investor. She served as Chief Operating Officer and President at Hawthorne Effect. She brings diverse finance, operating, and leadership experience. Having started her career in commercial banking, she subsequently assumed senior finance roles at KFC Corporation, Gap Inc., and Electronic Arts (EA). In 2005, she transitioned into Operations, creating EA's global development shared services organization and developing an internal customer ethos. In 2009, she left gaming for healthcare, becoming President of the venture capital-backed One Medical Group, transforming patient experience in primary care, and growing it from 4 to 16 locations in 3 markets. Since 2012, she has also been an active digital health/health IT angel investor and board member through her own Avik Ventures. She holds an MBA in Finance from Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a BA in Economics from Smith College.
Business Details
Website
vikventures.comYear Founded
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- 2 Jack London Alley
- San Francisco, CA 94107
- United States
Sharon Knight Investments (6)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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| The Origin Way | 13-Apr-2021 | Early Stage VC | Clinics/Outpatient Services | Generating Revenue | ||
| VIDA (Internet Retail) | 01-Apr-2018 | Other Consumer Durables | Generating Revenue | |||
| Buoy Health | 11-Aug-2017 | Clinics/Outpatient Services | Generating Revenue | |||
| Ella Health | 08-Aug-2013 | Clinics/Outpatient Services | Out of Business | |||
| Captureproof | 01-Jul-2013 | Seed Round | Monitoring Equipment | Generating Revenue | ||
| Ringadoc | 16-May-2013 | Seed Round | Communication Software | Generating Revenue |
Sharon Knight Exits (3)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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| VIDA (Internet Retail) | 02-Jul-2018 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| Ella Health | 01-Dec-2016 | ||
| Ringadoc | 06-Aug-2014 |
Sharon Knight Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Sharon Knight Co-Investors (9)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| Blue Venture Fund | 1 |
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Sharon Knight FAQs
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Who is Sharon Knight?
Sharon Knight is an angel Investor who has made 6 investments.
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What kind of investor is Sharon Knight?
Sharon Knight is an angel investor.
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What does Sharon Knight do?
As an angel investor, Sharon Knight invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Sharon Knight invested in?
Sharon Knight has made numerous investments in companies like The Origin Way, VIDA (Internet Retail), and Buoy Health within the Clinics/Outpatient Services and Consumer Durables industries.
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What has Sharon Knight invested in recently?
Sharon Knight's latest investment was on 13-Apr-2021 in The Origin Way, a company within the Clinics/Outpatient Services industry.
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