Joe Onofrio is a Partner and Co-Investment Chair at Five Elms Capital. He previously worked as an investor at Jayhawk Capital.

What Joe can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Five Elms Capital writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Jayhawk Capital · investor
  2. Five Elms Capital · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

CrelateFMXGoReactIntelligenceBankKarbonMagma MathProspyrScilifeSkeddaUserlaneVajroCatapultOutfitSherpaTeamDynamix

Focus

B2B softwareSaaSgrowth equity

Education

University of Kansas, B.S. in FinanceStanford Graduate School of Business, MBA

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Who is Joe Onofrio?

Joe Onofrio is a Partner and Co-Investment Chair at Five Elms Capital. He previously worked as an investor at Jayhawk Capital.

How much does Joe Onofrio invest?

Joe Onofrio invests through Five Elms Capital, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at series b.

How do I pitch Joe Onofrio?

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

What did Joe Onofrio do before Five Elms Capital?

investor at Jayhawk Capital.

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