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Operator Partners

Operator Partners

Operator Partners is a wealth management company founded in 2020.

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Established in 2020, and headquartered in New York, United States, Operator Partners invests in early-stage technology companies and founders. The firm invests in technology companies across Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A and prefers to invest alongside a lead VC check; if there is no lead yet, they help the founder find one. The firm does not take board seats.

Investment funds

Operator Partners raised a total of $1.8M in a single venture fund, Operator Partners. This fund was announced on May 27, 2020. In 2021, Operator Partners made about eighty-eight investments, including that of December 12, 2021, when Sensi.Ai raised $14M. At that time, the firm had made seven diversity investments, including that of Sep 29, 2021, when Benepass raised $12M. Operator Partners's most notable exits include Bridgecrew and Weav.

Engagement areas

Depending on industry and stage, below are some of the areas the firm commonly engages with their founders:

Inception, early product, and customer work
  • Evaluating early product iterations
  • Making introductions to early customers, domain experts, and potential co-founders / founding employees
  • Helping with initial customer development best practices
  • Product marketing and sales positioning
Fundraising
  • Crafting the story—how the pitch shifts from pre-seed to seed to Series A and beyond
  • Developing the target investor list and making introductions to potential leads and strategic angels
  • Fundraising process—which firms to target and when
  • Advice on term sheet negotiations—how to maximize round and financial terms
Recruiting
  • Building a recruiting culture—making recruiting a competitive advantage
  • Defining hiring sequence / strategy and interview structures
  • Building out job descriptions and helping to articulate target role profiles
  • Assisting in candidates CV reviews, interpreting interview performance, and advising on hiring decisions
  • Interviewing and assisting close candidates
  • Sharing job descriptions with the partners' network and referring candidates
Strategic Partnerships & BD
  • Helping to provide guidance on strategic partnership execution, governance strategy, and key term negotiation
  • ​Helping with evaluating equity investments from strategics
Building Security and Compliance Programs
  • Supporting key investment decisions (scoping a program, balancing between services, tooling, and hiring, vendor selection and evaluation)
  • Supporting team building (interviewing, organization design)
  • Helping with information security architecture
Investor & Board Management
  • Founder compensation negotiations with investors/board
  • Guidance and strategy on structuring investor updates, board materials and board meetings
  • Independent directors advice and serve as a sounding board

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Company attributes

Industry
Wealth management
Wealth management
Location
United States
United States
New York City
New York City
B2X
B2B
B2B
Legal Name
Operator Partners, LLC
Number of Employees (Ranges)
1 – 10
Founded Date
2020
Competitors
Spark Capital
Spark Capital
SV Angel
SV Angel
Accel Partners
Accel Partners
NEA (New Enterprise Associates)
NEA (New Enterprise Associates)
Tech Square Ventures
Tech Square Ventures
Venrock
Venrock
Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures
First Round Capital
First Round Capital
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Key People
Amit Avner
Amit Avner
Gil Shklarski
Gil Shklarski
Nat Turner
Nat Turner
Olivia Benjamin
Olivia Benjamin

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Company Operating Status
Active

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