Connetic Ventures

Grit. Outgoing. Confidence. Purposeful. Approximate. Proactive. Systematic. Rebellious. Ethical. Leadership. These are the 10 most common traits of successful early-stage founders, regardless of the role they are in.

At Connetic Ventures, we definitely write checks but we also obsess over data on what makes startups successful. An interesting bi-product of our data-driven process is we've built the world's largest behavioral database on early-stage founders. From our analysis, founders and their teams are the most important factor when determining startup success.

In this article, we've pulled back the curtain to reveal 10 traits that are most prevalent in successful early-stage founders. These aren't necessary to be successful but give founders an edge.

10 Traits of a Successful Founder 3 years ago, we started our data-driven mission of becoming the first Venture Capital Firm in America to use data from sourcing all the way through to investment decisions. As we initially built out our technology, we started with what we thought was the most important component of startup evaluatio

Calling all early-stage startups currently raising pre-seed or seed rounds! We would love to have you apply for funding from Connetic Ventures.

Connetic has flipped the script and replaced "The Pitch" with an automated, data-driven process. As a result, our investment process is unbiased, fast, and transparent. It only takes 15 minutes to complete and tells you whether you are a fit or not. You'll also get a free TeamPrint profile and high-level feedback on your company.

We write up to $250k initial checks in software, fintech, and consumer product startups across North America.

Elise Tresley is cofounder and CEO of Realm Foods. She’s a multi-time founder across software and CPG industries.

Elise shares a lot of good nuggets about building companies and teams, but our favorite quote was when she dished on gender differences in the VC world:

She says, “I hope we can get to a point where I am just referred to as a founder instead of a female-founder."

S1E6 - Elise Tresley, CEO of Realm Foods - Problem Solver - The Aggregate Elise Tresley is Co-Founder and CEO of Realm Foods. Elise is a multi-time founder across software and CPG industries. On this episode Chris Hjelm and Elise Tresley discuss:- Her life before startups and what made her make the jump- What's required...

We’re doing things a little different this week. Interviewed by Killer Creamery COO, Matt Price, Brad Zapp kicks off our Disruptor segment with his journey into the VC world.

S1E4 - Brad Zapp - Disruptor - The Aggregate Hosted by Connetic Ventures, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Brad Zapp and Killer Creamery COO, Matt Price discuss: Brad’s journey into VC Introducing Wendal, the AI that is money balling founders The disruption of VC from overlooked markets ...

Our very own Chris Hjelm and Kyle Schlotman played in the Palmetto Championship this week at Congaree Golf Club. Connetic was proud to sponsor the event!

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