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Sydney Holness

Sydney Holness

Senior Investment Associate atCollab CapitalAtlanta
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Sydney Holness is a Senior Investment Associate at Collab Capital, focusing on due diligence, market research, and portfolio support. She also teaches entrepreneurship at Morehouse College and holds advisory roles.

What Sydney can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Collab Capital writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. ACT House · Entrepreneur
  2. Black Venture Capital Consortium (BVCC) HBCU Curriculum · Entrepreneurship Lead and Vice President
  3. Precursor Ventures · Intern
  4. 4WRD Venture Capital · Co-founder
  5. Venture for America
  6. Ed Farm · Entrepreneurship Associate
  7. Collab Capital · Senior Investment Associate
    Now

Companies founded

4WRD Venture Capital

Focus

black foundersventure capitalentrepreneurship educationpre-seedseedai research

Education

Florida A&M University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, concentrated in Marketing

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

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Questions

Who is Sydney Holness?

Sydney Holness is a Senior Investment Associate at Collab Capital, focusing on due diligence, market research, and portfolio support. She also teaches entrepreneurship at Morehouse College and holds advisory roles.

How much does Sydney Holness invest?

Sydney Holness invests through Collab Capital, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Sydney Holness?

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

What did Sydney Holness do before Collab Capital?

Entrepreneur at ACT House; Entrepreneurship Lead and Vice President at Black Venture Capital Consortium (BVCC) HBCU Curriculum; Intern at Precursor Ventures; Co-founder at 4WRD Venture Capital; Venture for America; Entrepreneurship Associate at Ed Farm.

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