Stephen Beck Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Managing Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 3

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Stephen Beck General Information

Biography

Mr. Stephen Beck served as Advisor at IOVOX. He serves as Managing Partner at Serra Ventures. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at MarketRiders. He served as Board Member at Home Bay and Barn2Door. He serves as Board Observer at GoSite. Steve originally joined Serra Capital as a Venture Partner in January 2016, and in January 2017 became a Managing Partner with an emphasis on further developing Serra Capital's presence on the West Coast. Steve began his entrepreneurial career by launching California Cheap Skates (CCS) at the age of 23, which grew into the world's leading action sports e-commerce business selling to Foot Locker (NYSE: FL). Later, Steve joined the founding team of C2B Technologies, one of the Web's first and leading product search engines which ultimately was acquired by Inktomi (Nasdaq: INKT) in 1998. Subsequently, Steve joined his longtime C2B Technologies colleagues to form Integrity Partners, a boutique venture firm pioneering the now popular category of super angel investing. At Integrity Partners, Steve assisted in sourcing, analyzing, investing, and guiding a portfolio of 15 early-stage companies. Throughout Steve's entrepreneurial and technology investing career, he has participated in two IPOs: Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) and Lifelock (Nasdaq: LOCK) and he has transacted five public and five private company sales. He served as Director and Founding Investor at Baidu. He served as Board Member at WhiteFox.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Managing Partner, Serra Ventures
Education
California Polytechnic State University, Degree
California Polytechnic State University, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Email
st
Phone
+1 (858)
Address
  • 520 North Neil Street
  • Suite 510
  • Champaign, IL 61820
  • United States
+1 (217)

Stephen Beck Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Serra Ventures Investor Managing Partner Champaign, IL Venture Capital

Stephen Beck Board Seats (3)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Barn2Door Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Nashville, TN
GoSite Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed San Diego, CA
PayStand Other Financial Services Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Scotts Valley, CA

Stephen Beck Lead Partner on Deals (18)

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Bonsai Robotics 02-Oct-2023 Seed Round Completed Machinery (B2B) San Jose, CA
IntelliCulture 01-Jul-2023 Completed Business/Productivity Software Salinas, CA
Veritas Substrates 28-Jan-2022 Completed Other Agriculture Watsonville, CA
Barn2Door 02-Dec-2021 Completed Business/Productivity Software Nashville, TN
GoSite 01-Dec-2020 Completed Business/Productivity Software San Diego, CA
GoSite 31-Jul-2020 Completed Business/Productivity Software San Diego, CA
Surefyre 01-Jan-2020 Completed Business/Productivity Software San Francisco, CA
WhiteFox 18-Sep-2019 Completed Other Hardware San Luis Obispo, CA
Blooma 20-Aug-2019 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Financial Software Encinitas, CA
Home Bay 08-Jan-2019 Early Stage VC (Series A1) Completed Real Estate Services (B2C) San Diego, CA

Stephen Beck Network (127)

Board Members (26)

Name Company Representing Location From
Aditya Harnal Barn2Door Raine Ventures Nashville, TN
John Schmidt Jr. WhiteFox JAM Capital (Denver) San Luis Obispo, CA
Barn2Door Raine Ventures Nashville, TN
WhiteFox Self San Luis Obispo, CA
PayStand DNX Ventures Scotts Valley, CA

Portfolio Executives (98)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Dylan Weening Bonsai Robotics Advisor 02-Oct-2023 San Jose, CA
Ugur Oezdemir Bonsai Robotics Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer 02-Oct-2023 San Jose, CA
Bonsai Robotics Chief Financial Officer 02-Oct-2023 San Jose, CA
Bonsai Robotics Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 02-Oct-2023 San Jose, CA
IntelliCulture Finance Manager 01-Jul-2023 Salinas, CA

Fund Team Members (3)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Timothy Hoerr Serra Ventures Serra Capital III (SBIC) Champaign, IL
Timothy Hoerr Serra Ventures Serra Capital III Champaign, IL
Serra Ventures Champaign, IL
Serra Ventures Champaign, IL
Serra Ventures Champaign, IL

Stephen Beck Affiliated Funds (4)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Serra Capital Ag Tech Fund Serra Ventures Venture - General Closed 2022
Serra Capital III (SBIC) Serra Ventures Venture - General Closed 2019
Serra Capital II Serra Ventures Venture - General Closed 2014
Serra Capital III Serra Ventures Venture - General Closed 2017

Stephen Beck FAQs

  • Who is Stephen Beck?

    Mr. Stephen Beck served as Advisor at IOVOX.

  • How much does Stephen Beck typically invest?

    Stephen Beck's median deal size is .

  • What is Stephen Beck’s main position?

    Stephen Beck’s primary position is Managing Partner.

  • What are the contact details for Stephen Beck?

    Stephen Beck’s email address is st and his phone number is +1 (858) .

  • How many active board seats does Stephen Beck hold?

    Stephen Beck holds 3 board seats including Barn2Door, GoSite, and PayStand.

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