Walter Hughes is a partner with executive experience across eight industries, including Meta, Elevance Health, startups, and government, focusing on business transformation.

What Walter can write

Writes checks of$250K to $3M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target5-7%, 7-10%, 10-12%, > 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Transform VC writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Meta
  2. Elevance Health
  3. Meta
  4. Elevance Health
  5. Transform VC · Partner
    Now

Focus

business transformation

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Transform VC does not invest incrypto, cannabis, vice

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Who is Walter Hughes?

Walter Hughes is a partner with executive experience across eight industries, including Meta, Elevance Health, startups, and government, focusing on business transformation.

How much does Walter Hughes invest?

Walter Hughes invests through Transform VC, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Walter Hughes?

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

What did Walter Hughes do before Transform VC?

Meta; Elevance Health; Meta; Elevance Health.

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