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Andrew Palmer

Founder atKoa LabsMassachusetts
Koa Labs websiteFirm profile

Andrew Palmer is the CEO and co-founder of Tamr and the founder of Koa Labs. He previously co-founded Vertica and held leadership roles at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research and Infinity Pharmaceuticals.

What Andrew can write

Writes checks of$100K to $250K
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedMostly follows a lead
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Koa Labs writes $100K to $250K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Koa Labs.

Career

  1. Trilogy
  2. pcOrder.com
  3. Bowstreet
  4. Infinity Pharmaceuticals · Chief Information and Administrative Officer
  5. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research · Global Head of Software and Data Engineering
  6. Vertica
  7. Tamr · CEO & Co-Founder
  8. Koa Labs · founder
    Now

Companies founded

VerticaTamrKoa Labs

Focus

data analyticsdatabase software

Education

Bowdoin College, undergraduate degrees in English, history and computer scienceTuck School of Business at Dartmouth, MBA

Partners like Andrew

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Daniel AcheampongGeneral Partner, Visible Hands
James Murphy
James MurphyManaging Partner, Forum Ventures
Packy McCormick
Packy McCormickFounder & General Partner, Not Boring Capital
Jordan ColbyVenture Associate, Ag Ventures Alliance
Carlos Torres de la CubaManaging Director, AMG Block Ventures

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Questions

Who is Andrew Palmer?

Andrew Palmer is the CEO and co-founder of Tamr and the founder of Koa Labs. He previously co-founded Vertica and held leadership roles at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research and Infinity Pharmaceuticals.

How much does Andrew Palmer invest?

Andrew Palmer invests through Koa Labs, which writes checks of $100K to $250K at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Andrew Palmer?

A warm intro from a founder Koa Labs backed works best.

What did Andrew Palmer do before Koa Labs?

Trilogy; pcOrder.com; Bowstreet; Chief Information and Administrative Officer at Infinity Pharmaceuticals; Global Head of Software and Data Engineering at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research; Vertica; CEO & Co-Founder at Tamr.

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