Jack Tolman studied Strategic Management at BYU and works on the Investment Team at Ollin Ventures, focusing on pre-seed and seed-stage AI investments. He built Ollin's AI-powered deal evaluation stack.

What Jack can write

Writes checks of$100K to $500K
Comes in atPre-seedMostly follows a lead
Ownership target< 5%At first check
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Ollin Ventures writes $100K to $500K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Focus

pre-seedseed-stageai investments

Education

BYU, Strategic Management

Also at Ollin Ventures

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Questions

Who is Jack Tolman?

Jack Tolman studied Strategic Management at BYU and works on the Investment Team at Ollin Ventures, focusing on pre-seed and seed-stage AI investments. He built Ollin's AI-powered deal evaluation stack.

How much does Jack Tolman invest?

Jack Tolman invests through Ollin Ventures, which writes checks of $100K to $500K at pre-seed.

How do I pitch Jack Tolman?

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

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