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Red Bear Angels

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Red Bear Angels is a NYC venture capital firm investing in Cornell-affiliated startups.

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RBA, RBAngels

founded date

01.01.2014

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Private

Description

Founded in 2014 by Sam Sezak, Red Bear Angels focuses on providing strategic capital, industry expertise, mentorship, and active support to entrepreneurs through their broad network. They typically invest in seed, Series A, and Series B stages of high-growth businesses across various industries. With notable investments in companies like Cylera, Eversound, and Urban Umbrella, Red Bear Angels has raised a single venture fund and has made 11 investments and 1 exit as of January 2020.
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Drew Bagin
Drew Bagin

Drew Bagin

Mr. Bagin is an experienced private equity/investment professional, having completed multiple principal transactions for both a strategic and financial investor. Prior to Aeterna Capital, Drew executed and monitored strategic acquisitions for ORIX Corp., a global financial services company (ticker: IX), deploying over $2.7 billion in capital across three transactions. Mr. Bagin started his career in private equity at Lincolnshire Management, Inc., a leading middle market private equity firm, where he was responsible for analyzing/sourcing new investment opportunities and providing operational support to the firm’s portfolio companies. Founded in 1986, Lincolnshire has approximately $1.7 billion in capital under management and has executed over 70 private equity investments across various industries. Prior to Lincolnshire, Mr. Bagin worked at Lehman Brothers, advising high net worth clients in the Investment Management Division. Drew received his undergraduate degree in Applied Economics & Management at Cornell University, is a CFA charterholder, and is Co-founder and advisory board member of Red Bear Angels, a Cornell focused angel investment group.

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Sam Sezak
Sam Sezak

Sam Sezak

Sam Sezak Before joining Blue Heron Capital, Sam was a co-founder and Managing Partner of Breo International, a development company focused on real estate opportunities in southeastern Europe. Sam had previously worked as portfolio manager for New Vantage Group, a venture capital firm where he co-managed a portfolio of over $35 million and 35 early stage companies. Prior to joining New Vantage Group, Sam worked for Merrill Lynch’s Global Markets and Investment Banking Division. Sam has spent several years in the Ukraine and in Poland as a Peace Corps volunteer and a business consultant. Sam holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Cornell University School of Hospitality Management and earned his MBA at Georgetown University. Sam and his wife Maureen reside in Portland, Maine with their two sons Tommy and Sammy. Sam enjoys staying active with hockey, baseball, surfing, mountain biking, and also participating in triathlons and marathons. He is active with small business development initiatives in the State of Maine and emerging markets primarily in Haiti, Central America, and Eastern Europe.

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Drew Bagin

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Sam Sezak

Founder, Chairman

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