Jesse Rasch 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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60
- Portfolio
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36
- Exits
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23

Jesse Rasch General Information
Description
Mr. Jesse Rasch is a Co-Founder and serves as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Hedgewood. He is the co-founder and past Chairman & CEO of WebHosting.com and InQuent Technologies. He co-founded CareGuide. InQuent provides private label hosting solutions to telecommunications customers including Bell Canada, KPN, Telecom New Zealand, PCCW, AT&T, Comcast, & Cox Communications. WebHosting.Com was one of the largest business web hosting companies in the world. In 2000, Rasch sold InQuent and WebHosting.Com to AT&T. In 2002, Rasch orchestrated a management team acquisition of InQuent from AT&T. Rasch successfully sold InQuent once more in 2003. InQuent was merged with Network Solutions and is now part of publicly traded web.com. Rasch is widely credited with establishing the white label web hosting market segment that is a significant component of the $95 billion annual web hosting market. VerticalScope, which Rasch co-founded, develops and acquires online media and community properties. VerticalScope's network of websites is visited by over 85,000,000 people per month. VerticalScope's automotive publishing division, the Modified Automotive Group, was acquired by KKR / Primedia in 2007. Torstar acquired 56% of VerticalScope in 2015. Rasch is a proponent of venture philanthropy and is active in encouraging entrepreneurs to participate in strategic philanthropy. He established the Jesse & Julie Rasch Foundation in 2000 to invest in causes that reflect Rasch's broad charitable interests. In 2001, Rasch was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. He has been featured in Time Magazine, The Globe & Mail, Canadian Business, The National Post, Network World, Macleans, and on CBC, CTV, Global, City-TV, BNN, and many other print, televised, and radio media. He was a founding member of the Canadian E-Business Opportunities Roundtable, a joint private and public sector advisory group on e-business in Canada.
Contact Information
- Toronto, Ontario
- Canada
Jesse Rasch Investments (60)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Oisin Biotechnologies | 01-Dec-2022 | Later Stage VC | Drug Discovery | Generating Revenue | 00000 00000 | |
000000 | 30-Aug-2021 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Drug Discovery | Pre-Clinical Trials | 00000 00000 |
000000 | 26-May-2020 | 00000 00000 | 000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 00000 00000 |
00000000 | 02-Apr-2020 | 00000 00000 | 000 | Clinics/Outpatient Services | Generating Revenue | |
00000, 000, 0000! | 25-Jan-2020 | 00000 (00000 | 00000 | Food Products | Generating Revenue | 00000 00000 |
00000000 | 14-Jan-2020 | 00000 00000 | 000 | Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) | Generating Revenue | 00000 00000 |
000000 & 0000 | 10-May-2019 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Food Products | Generating Revenue | 00000 00000 |
0000000 | 18-Dec-2018 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Specialized Finance | Generating Revenue | 00000 00000 |
Super (Information Services (B2C)) | 04-Dec-2018 | Early Stage VC | 000.00 | Information Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | 00000 00000 |
Zoocasa | 01-Oct-2018 | Later Stage VC | Real Estate Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | 00000 00000 |
Jesse Rasch Exits (23)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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Sensibill | 04-Oct-2022 | Merger/Acquisition | |
0000000 | 01-Jul-2022 | 000000000000000000 | 000.00 |
0000000 | 17-Jun-2022 | 000000000000000000 | 0000 |
000 00 00000 | 25-Jan-2022 | 000000000000000000 | |
0000000 | 14-Apr-2021 | 0000000000: 000000 | |
000000 000000 | 05-Feb-2021 | 000 | 00000 |
00000 (00000 000 0 | 01-Feb-2021 | 000 00 00000000 | |
000000000 | 09-Oct-2019 | 000000000000000000 | |
CanadaStays | 22-Aug-2019 | Merger/Acquisition | |
CommitChange | 01-Apr-2019 | Secondary Transaction - Private |
Jesse Rasch Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Jesse Rasch Team (1)
Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
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Jesse Rasch | Angel Investor | 00 | 0 | Toronto, Canada |
Jesse Rasch Co-Investors (43)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Katie Wells | 2 | 0 |
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Keiretsu Forum | 0 | 0 |
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Manulife Investment Management -Private Equity & Credit | 0 | 0 |
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Pelion Venture Partners | 0 | 0 |
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Techstars | 0 | 0 |
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