Phil Herget

Phil Herget

Co-founder & General Partner atArdent Venture PartnersDistrict of Columbia

Phil Herget is a Co-founder and General Partner at Ardent Venture Partners, investing in companies like Gridline and Swivel. He previously founded Avonlea Capital and co-managed Columbia Capital.

What Phil can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
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Career

  1. Columbia Capital · Co-Managing General Partner
    1992-
  2. Avonlea Capital · Founder/Managing Member
  3. Ardent Venture Partners · Co-founder & General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Avonlea CapitalArdent Venture Partners

Investments named in public bios

GridlineSwivelAirside MobileAviziaBlackLynxBooyah NetworksClearLeapGreensmithInterfolioPacifySpotXAltiga NetworksCall TechnologiesColumbia Spectrum ManagementGoAhead SoftwareNMP

Focus

venture capitalprivate equitycommunicationsmediatechnologyB2B fintech

Education

University of Virginia, B.A.Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC-Chapel Hill, M.B.A.

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Who is Phil Herget?

Phil Herget is a Co-founder and General Partner at Ardent Venture Partners, investing in companies like Gridline and Swivel. He previously founded Avonlea Capital and co-managed Columbia Capital.

How much does Phil Herget invest?

Ardent Venture Partners has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Phil Herget?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Phil in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Ardent Venture Partners backed works better.

What did Phil Herget do before Ardent Venture Partners?

Co-Managing General Partner at Columbia Capital; Founder/Managing Member at Avonlea Capital.

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