Collin Hickey

Collin Hickey

Investor atRedbud VCMissouri

Collin Hickey is an Associate at Redbud VC, helping deploy their $25M Fund II. He previously led the University of Missouri's venture fund AACE as Managing Director and completed internships in private equity and investment banking.

What Collin can write

Writes checks of$25K to $250K
Comes in atPre-seedMostly follows a lead
Ownership target< 5%At first check
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Career

  1. Redbud VC · Associate
    Now
  2. AACE · Managing Director

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Who is Collin Hickey?

Collin Hickey is an Associate at Redbud VC, helping deploy their $25M Fund II. He previously led the University of Missouri's venture fund AACE as Managing Director and completed internships in private equity and investment banking.

How much does Collin Hickey invest?

Collin Hickey invests through Redbud VC, which writes checks of $25K to $250K at pre-seed.

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What did Collin Hickey do before Redbud VC?

Managing Director at AACE.

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