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Brad Corona

Brad Corona

Managing Director atVertical Venture PartnersSolana Beach
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Brad Corona is a managing director at Vertical Venture Partners, an early-stage investor with a background in investment banking and co-founding an ecommerce company. He also builds and maintains the firm's AI systems.

What Brad can write

Writes checks of$250K to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Vertical Venture Partners writes $250K to $10M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Jefferies · Investment Banking
  2. Vertical Venture Partners · Managing Director
    Now

Companies founded

an ecommerce company

Focus

early-stage investingaivertical industriestechnology reached lastventure capitalvertical-first software

Education

Brown University, BA (Business Economics)

Before you pitch

Vertical Venture Partners does not invest inWe do not invest in anything B2C. We do not invest in companies with business models that are capital-intensive and/or require many years of development to bring a product to market.

Also at Vertical Venture Partners

David C. Schwab
David C. SchwabFounding Managing Director
Matt Schwab
Matt SchwabSenior Associate

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One email when Brad's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

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Questions

Who is Brad Corona?

Brad Corona is a managing director at Vertical Venture Partners, an early-stage investor with a background in investment banking and co-founding an ecommerce company. He also builds and maintains the firm's AI systems.

How much does Brad Corona invest?

Brad Corona invests through Vertical Venture Partners, which writes checks of $250K to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Brad Corona?

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

What did Brad Corona do before Vertical Venture Partners?

Investment Banking at Jefferies.

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