Damon Cronkey Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Board Member

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Damon Cronkey General Information

Biography

Mr. Damon Cronkey served as Board Member at Narrative. He served as Partner at XSeed Capital. He served as Board Member at FINDMINE. He also served as a Board Member at Esports One. He served as Board Member at Apptentive. A strategic advisor to global companies, he is interested in identifying opportunities for technology to create long-term value in new markets. With more than a decade of experience executing corporate development transactions ranging from early-stage investments to multi-billion dollar acquisitions, as well as directly managing high-growth operating units, he works to help entrepreneurs build successful businesses that overcome the challenges of the market, geographic, and platform risk. He is currently focused on learning more about how data will facilitate engagement with applications and services to enhance behaviors both inside and outside of the workplace. He advises and serves on the board of directors of several technology companies as well as the development advisory board of Think College Now, a public school in Oakland, CA. Prior to joining XSeed, he was Senior Vice President at Silicon Valley's highly regarded firm SurveyMonkey, overseeing strategy, corporate development, and a number of business units. Before SurveyMonkey, he spent several years at Yahoo!, where he held a variety of senior roles in multiple operating units. He began his career in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions at Deutsche Bank Securities. He holds a BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy at SurveyMonkey. He is an Angel Investor.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Board Member, Narrative (New York).
Education
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits

Damon Cronkey Lead Partner on Deals (10)

Damon Cronkey has been the lead partner on 10 deals. Their latest deal was with FindMine, a business/productivity software company. The deal was made for on 02-Sep-2022.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
FindMine 02-Sep-2022 Later Stage VC Completed Business/Productivity Software New York, NY
Esports One 17-Nov-2020 Completed Entertainment Software Santa Monica, CA
Narrative (New York). 27-Aug-2020 Completed Business/Productivity Software New York, NY
Narrative (New York). 25-Feb-2019 Completed Business/Productivity Software New York, NY
Esports One 29-Nov-2017 Completed Entertainment Software Santa Monica, CA
Gixo 25-May-2017 Completed Educational and Training Services (B2C) CA
FindMine 21-Dec-2016 Completed Business/Productivity Software New York, NY
The Marcus Buckingham Company 19-Nov-2014 Completed Education and Training Services (B2B) Beverly Hills, CA
Apptentive 24-Sep-2014 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Business/Productivity Software Seattle, WA
Apptentive 05-Dec-2012 Seed Round Completed Business/Productivity Software Seattle, WA

Damon Cronkey Network (62)

Board Members (16)

Name Company Representing Location From
Konstantin Itskov FindMine FindMine New York, NY
Jason Woods Esports One Crest Capital Ventures Santa Monica, CA
FindMine FindMine New York, NY
Esports One Esports One Santa Monica, CA
FindMine Tuhaye Venture Partners New York, NY

Portfolio Executives (42)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
John Swords FindMine Chief Technology and Product Officer & Board Member 02-Sep-2022 New York, NY
Bill Cohen FindMine Advisor 02-Sep-2022 New York, NY
FindMine Advisor 02-Sep-2022 New York, NY
FindMine Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Board Member 02-Sep-2022 New York, NY
FindMine Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President & Board Member 02-Sep-2022 New York, NY

Fund Team Members (4)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Robert Siegel XSeed Capital X/Seed Capital II Portola Valley, CA
Michael Borrus JD XSeed Capital X/Seed Capital III Portola Valley, CA
XSeed Capital Portola Valley, CA
XSeed Capital Portola Valley, CA

Damon Cronkey Affiliated Funds (2)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
X/Seed Capital III XSeed Capital Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2018
X/Seed Capital II XSeed Capital Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2012

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