A founder’s journey to success is grueling and exhilarating. The early days are an electric juggling act. You need everything – an MVP, product market fit, a v1 product, customers, revenue, a team, a website, legal docs, an accounting system, FUNDING…and so on.
And it’s hard. Hard to prioritize. Hard to know what to focus on next. Hard to get anyone to talk with you about the real work ahead.
We understand. We’ve been through the furnace and out the other side. We started as founders, scaled up as operators, and exited. Multiple times. Over many years. We have loads of collective scar tissue. We know where the potholes are because we have stepped in them before. And now we have pattern recognition and know the formula it takes to go the distance.
Along the way, we have built a network of people to lean on – a community of supporters, investors, and other successful founders that have been there and done that. They are our village and the team we trust.
And they are with us to back your Founderville journey.
Please note that Founderville Fund I only invests in B2B SaaS tied to Greenville, SC. Stay tuned for future funds that will expand outside Greenville, SC.
Shay is a graduate of the Citadel and a veteran of the technology industry. Shay has served as a senior executive with various organizations and is experienced on the foundational side of the industry as an entrepreneur and investor. Shay has co-founded and led five technology businesses as CEO. Seruus Ventures (1996), Nuvox Communications (1997), UCI Communications (2003), Green Cloud Technologies (2011), and Youturn Health (2018).
Based on Shay’s experience raising hundreds of millions of public and private debt, filing for an IPO, and closing over 20 M&A transactions, he is experienced in developing emerging technology companies to achieve a significant return on investment.