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Amy Francetic

Amy Francetic

Managing General Partner, Co-founder atBuoyant VenturesLake Forest, IL
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Amy Francetic is co-founder and Managing General Partner of Buoyant Ventures, investing in the intelligence layer for the physical world. She has over 20 years in tech entrepreneurship, private equity, and research, and previously founded Energize Ventures and Evergreen Climate Innovations.

What Amy can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Buoyant Ventures writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Energize Ventures · founder
  2. Buoyant Ventures · co-founder and Managing General Partner
    Now
  3. Stanford Research Institute
  4. MVC Capital
  5. consumer technology company · co-founder and CEO
  6. GluMobile · board
  7. Energize Ventures
  8. Buoyant Ventures · Managing General Partner Founder
    Now

Companies founded

Buoyant VenturesEnergize VenturesEvergreen Climate Innovations

Investments named in public bios

HDataHammerheadReelDataOcientFloodFlashBeniRaptor Maps

Focus

intelligence layerphysical worlddigital energyclean energyventure capitalhigh technology

Education

Stanford University, BA

Before you pitch

Buoyant Ventures does not invest inOil & Gas

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Who is Amy Francetic?

Amy Francetic is co-founder and Managing General Partner of Buoyant Ventures, investing in the intelligence layer for the physical world. She has over 20 years in tech entrepreneurship, private equity, and research, and previously founded Energize Ventures and Evergreen Climate Innovations.

How much does Amy Francetic invest?

Amy Francetic invests through Buoyant Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Amy Francetic?

A warm intro from a founder Buoyant Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Amy Francetic do before Buoyant Ventures?

founder at Energize Ventures; Stanford Research Institute; MVC Capital; co-founder and CEO at consumer technology company; board at GluMobile; Energize Ventures.

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