Walter Kortschak
Walter Kortschak is an engineer and venture capitalist. He currently invests his own capital through Firestreak and serves as a senior advisor at Summit Partners and a trustee of Caltech.
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Firestreak Ventures writes $25K to $250K checks, larger than 1% of firms in the atlas.
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- Crosspoint1985
- Summit1989
- SignalFire2013
- Firestreak · FounderNow
- Summit Partners · Senior Advisor
- Caltech · Trustee
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Who is Walter Kortschak?
Walter Kortschak is an engineer and venture capitalist. He currently invests his own capital through Firestreak and serves as a senior advisor at Summit Partners and a trustee of Caltech.
How much does Walter Kortschak invest?
Walter Kortschak invests through Firestreak Ventures, which writes checks of $25K to $250K at pre-seed, seed.
How do I pitch Walter Kortschak?
A warm intro from a founder Firestreak Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.
What did Walter Kortschak do before Firestreak Ventures?
Crosspoint; Summit; SignalFire; Senior Advisor at Summit Partners; Trustee at Caltech.
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