Elyse Kent is a partner at Denver Ventures. She previously led platform at Access Venture Partners and founded Paired, a Colorado professional social club.

What Elyse can write

Writes checks of$250K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Denver Ventures writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Access Venture Partners · head of platform
  2. Paired
  3. Denver Ventures · Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Paired

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

tech ecosystemstartupscolorado startup ecosystemtechventure capitalstartup growth

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Questions

Who is Elyse Kent?

Elyse Kent is a partner at Denver Ventures. She previously led platform at Access Venture Partners and founded Paired, a Colorado professional social club.

How much does Elyse Kent invest?

Elyse Kent invests through Denver Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Elyse Kent?

A warm intro from a founder Denver Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Elyse Kent do before Denver Ventures?

head of platform at Access Venture Partners; Paired.

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