Carl Hanstetter is a U.S. Army Ranger and Silver Star recipient with 20 years in Special Operations. He is an Executive MBA candidate at NYU Stern and a cancer survivor and mentor.
What Carl can write
ThoRaven Ventures writes Up to $250K checks, larger than 0% of firms in the atlas.
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- U.S. Army · Ranger
- 10th Special Forces Group
- ThoRaven Ventures · Co-FounderNow
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Who is Carl Hanstetter?
Carl Hanstetter is a U.S. Army Ranger and Silver Star recipient with 20 years in Special Operations. He is an Executive MBA candidate at NYU Stern and a cancer survivor and mentor.
How much does Carl Hanstetter invest?
Carl Hanstetter invests through ThoRaven Ventures, which writes checks of Up to $250K at pre-seed.
How do I pitch Carl Hanstetter?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Carl in the subject. A warm intro from a founder ThoRaven Ventures backed works better.
What did Carl Hanstetter do before ThoRaven Ventures?
Ranger at U.S. Army; 10th Special Forces Group.
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