Stephen Beck Overview
- Firm
- Serra Ventures
- Primary Position
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Managing Partner
- Primary Industry
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Information Technology
- Active Board Seats
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3
- Med. Deal Size
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- Med. Valuation
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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
Address
- 520 North Neil Street
- Suite 510
- Champaign, IL 61820
- United States
Stephen Beck Positions (1)
Firm name | Firm type | Title | Location | Industry | Since |
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Serra Ventures | Investor | Managing Partner | Champaign, IL | Venture Capital |
Stephen Beck Board Seats (3)
Company | Industry | Ownership Status | Financing Status | Location | Since |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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Who is Stephen Beck?
Mr. Stephen Beck served as Advisor at IOVOX.
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How much does Stephen Beck typically invest?
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What is Stephen Beck’s main position?
Stephen Beck’s primary position is Managing Partner.
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How many active board seats does Stephen Beck hold?
Stephen Beck holds 3 board seats including Barn2Door, GoSite, and PayStand.
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