TJ Mahony founded Vinyl Capital and co-founded Compete.com, FlipKey, and Chosen. He was managing director at WPP after Compete.com's acquisition and CEO at FlipKey until TripAdvisor acquired it.
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Vinyl Capital writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- Compete.com · Managing Director2008
- FlipKey · Co-Founder, CEO2012
- Chosen · Co-Founder
- Vinyl · Founder & General PartnerNow
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Who is TJ Mahony?
TJ Mahony founded Vinyl Capital and co-founded Compete.com, FlipKey, and Chosen. He was managing director at WPP after Compete.com's acquisition and CEO at FlipKey until TripAdvisor acquired it.
How much does TJ Mahony invest?
TJ Mahony invests through Vinyl Capital, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed.
How do I pitch TJ Mahony?
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What did TJ Mahony do before Vinyl Capital?
Managing Director at Compete.com; Co-Founder, CEO at FlipKey; Co-Founder at Chosen.
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