Charles Collins joined Emerald's predecessor, Cohen & Company, in 1996. He has been a board member at American Rock Salt Company LLC since 1998 and led investments in several companies.

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Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ALead preference not reported
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Career

  1. Coopers & Lybrand LLP · Associate
    1988
  2. Coopers & Lybrand LLP · Manager
  3. Cohen & Company
    1996
  4. American Rock Salt Company LLC · Member of the Board of Managers
    1998
  5. Cohen & Company
    1996-null
  6. American Rock Salt Company LLC · interim CFO
  7. Emerald Development Managers · PARTNER
    Now

Companies founded

American Rock Salt (ARS)

Investments named in public bios

SocureTrueFortCywareCapital RxBatonSafeBreach

Focus

investmentsboard memberauditlife sciencesenterprise softwarecybersecurity

Education

New York University, BS in Accounting

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Who is Charles Collins?

Charles Collins joined Emerald's predecessor, Cohen & Company, in 1996. He has been a board member at American Rock Salt Company LLC since 1998 and led investments in several companies.

How much does Charles Collins invest?

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What did Charles Collins do before Emerald Development Managers?

Associate at Coopers & Lybrand LLP; Manager at Coopers & Lybrand LLP; Cohen & Company; Member of the Board of Managers at American Rock Salt Company LLC; Cohen & Company; interim CFO at American Rock Salt Company LLC.

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