Stephen Hays Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Investments
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31
- Portfolio
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20
- Exits
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10
Stephen Hays General Information
Description
Mr. Stephen Hays is the Founder & serves as Managing Partner at What If Ventures. He serves as a Venture Partner at Artist Capital Management. Previously, he was an investment banker at UBS, JP Morgan, and Houlihan Lokey covering Aerospace, Defense and multi-industrial companies. He received his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from West Point in 2003 and received his MBA from Vanderbilt in 2009.
Business Details
Website
www.stephenrhays.comInvestor Status
Primary Investor Type
Stephen Hays Investments (31)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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| Natilus | 14-Aug-2024 | Later Stage VC | Aerospace and Defense | Generating Revenue | ||
| Reflexivity | 16-Jul-2024 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Hype (Business/Productivity Software) | 05-Apr-2024 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Minicircle | 04-Apr-2024 | Drug Discovery | Clinical Trials - Phase 1 | |||
| PairTree (Services (B2C Non-Financial)) | 01-Apr-2024 | Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) | Out of Business | |||
| Paradromics | 01-Nov-2023 | Other Healthcare Technology Systems | Pre-Clinical Trials | |||
| Turing Enterprises | 01-Oct-2023 | IT Consulting and Outsourcing | Generating Revenue | |||
| Allocations | 27-Feb-2023 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Parallel Bio | 20-Dec-2022 | Seed Round | Drug Discovery | Generating Revenue | ||
| HepaTx | 01-Nov-2022 | Angel (individual) | Drug Discovery | Pre-Clinical Trials |
Stephen Hays Exits (10)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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| Mobalytics | 17-Mar-2025 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| FanAI | 03-Oct-2024 | ||
| Railz | 01-Aug-2024 | ||
| Hype (Business/Productivity Software) | 14-May-2024 | ||
| Salut | 02-Apr-2024 | ||
| Alto Neuroscience | 02-Feb-2024 | ||
| Pray.com | 01-Mar-2020 | ||
| OpTic Gaming | 08-Nov-2017 | ||
| Brave Care | Bankruptcy: Liquidation | ||
| Tripp | Secondary Transaction - Private |
Stephen Hays Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Stephen Hays Co-Investors (105)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| Gaingels | 3 |
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| Metaplanet Holdings |
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Stephen Hays FAQs
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Who is Stephen Hays?
Stephen Hays is an angel Investor who has made 31 investments.
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What kind of investor is Stephen Hays?
Stephen Hays is an angel investor.
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What does Stephen Hays do?
As an angel investor, Stephen Hays invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Stephen Hays invested in?
Stephen Hays has made numerous investments in companies like Natilus, Reflexivity, and Hype (Business/Productivity Software) within the Aerospace and Defense and Business/Productivity Software industries.
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What has Stephen Hays invested in recently?
Stephen Hays's latest investment was on 14-Aug-2024 in Natilus, a company within the Aerospace and Defense industry.
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