Douglas Carney

Douglas Carney

Investor atSoma CapitalNew York City, NY, USA

Douglas Carney is an investor at Soma, focusing on technical diligence. He has held engineering roles at Renew.com, Starbucks, and Shimmur, and co-founded Tag, which was acquired in 2015.

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Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedMostly follows a lead
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Career

  1. Shimmur · early developer
  2. Starbucks · engineering consultant
    late 2016
  3. Renew.com · senior founding engineering lead
  4. Soma · Soma Investor
    Now
  5. ODIN · Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
    2020-present
  6. Soma Capital · Investor
    Now

Companies founded

TagODIN

Focus

technical diligenceengineeringsoftwaree-commercesocial influencersearly-stage technology

Education

Rutgers New Brunswick, CSRutgers University, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

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Who is Douglas Carney?

Douglas Carney is an investor at Soma, focusing on technical diligence. He has held engineering roles at Renew.com, Starbucks, and Shimmur, and co-founded Tag, which was acquired in 2015.

How much does Douglas Carney invest?

Soma Capital has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed.

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What did Douglas Carney do before Soma Capital?

early developer at Shimmur; engineering consultant at Starbucks; senior founding engineering lead at Renew.com; Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder at ODIN.

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