Edward Frindt is the Managing Director at KCRise Fund. He previously held finance and leadership roles at OCA Ventures, Chicago Growth Partners, Ernst & Young, and Wachovia.
What Edward can write
KCRise Fund writes $100K to $1M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.
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- Ernst & Young
- Wachovia · finance associate
- Chicago Growth Partners · Vice President
- OCA Ventures · Director of Finance
- KCRise Fund · Managing DirectorNow
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Who is Edward Frindt?
Edward Frindt is the Managing Director at KCRise Fund. He previously held finance and leadership roles at OCA Ventures, Chicago Growth Partners, Ernst & Young, and Wachovia.
How much does Edward Frindt invest?
Edward Frindt invests through KCRise Fund, which writes checks of $100K to $1M at pre-seed, seed, series a.
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What did Edward Frindt do before KCRise Fund?
Ernst & Young; finance associate at Wachovia; Vice President at Chicago Growth Partners; Director of Finance at OCA Ventures.
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