Rafael Corrales
Rafael Corrales is a founder and managing partner at Background Capital. He has worked with Instacart since 2012.
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Background Capital writes $100K to $500K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.
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- Background Capital · Founder & Managing PartnerNow
- BACKGROUND CAPITAL FUND IV, L.P. · MANAGER OF THE GENERAL PARTNER OF THE ISSUER2023-01-31
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Who is Rafael Corrales?
Rafael Corrales is a founder and managing partner at Background Capital. He has worked with Instacart since 2012.
How much does Rafael Corrales invest?
Rafael Corrales invests through Background Capital, which writes checks of $100K to $500K at pre-seed, seed, series a.
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What did Rafael Corrales do before Background Capital?
MANAGER OF THE GENERAL PARTNER OF THE ISSUER at BACKGROUND CAPITAL FUND IV, L.P..
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