Joe Montana

Joe Montana

Managing Partner atLiquid 2 VenturesFirm active Oct 7San Francisco

Joe Montana has been active in venture capital since retiring from football in 1994, co-founding HRJ Capital and Modern Bank before starting Liquid 2 Ventures in 2015.

What Joe can write

Writes checks of$250K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series BMostly follows a lead
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Liquid 2 Ventures writes $250K to $10M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Liquid 2 Ventures.

Career

  1. HRJ Capital · acting partner
    1998-2004
  2. Modern Bank · board member
    2005-2010
  3. Liquid 2 Ventures, LLC · Managing Partner
    Now
  4. Liquid 2 Ventures · Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

HRJ CapitalModern BankLiquid 2 Ventures, LLCLiquid 2 Ventures

Investments named in public bios

PinterestDropBoxWeaveHouse Spirits

Focus

venture capitalangel investing

Also at Liquid 2 Ventures

Partners like Joe

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

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One email when Joe's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

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Questions

Who is Joe Montana?

Joe Montana has been active in venture capital since retiring from football in 1994, co-founding HRJ Capital and Modern Bank before starting Liquid 2 Ventures in 2015.

How much does Joe Montana invest?

Joe Montana invests through Liquid 2 Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series b.

How do I pitch Joe Montana?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Joe in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Liquid 2 Ventures backed works better.

What did Joe Montana do before Liquid 2 Ventures?

acting partner at HRJ Capital; board member at Modern Bank.

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