Joshua B. Siegel is the founding General Partner of Acronym Venture Capital, overseeing operations and investments. He has held roles at Rubicon Venture Capital, Citicorp, Citibank, and OPIC, and serves on multiple boards.

What Joshua can write

Writes checks of$1M to $3M
Comes in atSeedCan lead the round
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Acronym Venture Capital writes $1M to $3M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC)
  2. Citibank · Manager of Eastern European Banking Systems
  3. Citicorp Debt Capital Markets · Director of Market Intelligence
  4. Rubicon Venture Capital · General Partner
  5. Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC)
  6. Acronym Venture Capital · General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Acronym Venture Capital

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

softwaretechnologyreal estateluxury lifestyle brandsdigital media

Education

Boston UniversityGeorgetown University’s McDonough School of BusinessInstitute of Culinary Education, Degree in GastronomyInstitute of Culinary Education in New York, Degree in Gastronomy

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Acronym Venture Capital does not invest inMUSH - Municipality, Utilities, Schools and Hospitals. So nothing that sells into government, energy, EdTech or healthcare. We will consider Heatlhtech Saas.

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Who is Joshua B. Siegel?

Joshua B. Siegel is the founding General Partner of Acronym Venture Capital, overseeing operations and investments. He has held roles at Rubicon Venture Capital, Citicorp, Citibank, and OPIC, and serves on multiple boards.

How much does Joshua B. Siegel invest?

Joshua B. Siegel invests through Acronym Venture Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $3M at seed.

How do I pitch Joshua B. Siegel?

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

What did Joshua B. Siegel do before Acronym Venture Capital?

Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Manager of Eastern European Banking Systems at Citibank; Director of Market Intelligence at Citicorp Debt Capital Markets; General Partner at Rubicon Venture Capital; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC).

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