Investor profile
Jay Shaffer
Syndicate / Angel group, Venture capital & Market Director at VentureSouth, Board Member at Atlanta Technology Angels
Jay Shaffer is a Market Director at VentureSouth, whose known portfolio counts 11 companies.
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Market Director at VentureSouth, whose known portfolio counts 11 companies
- Gradient Health
- mPath Health
- 6AM City
- Emrgy
- Yuva Biosciences
- kiyatec
- Babylon Micro-Farms
- The Shed
- CADchat
- APPROVE
- Darby
Board Member at Atlanta Technology Angels, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- Loupe
- Goodr
- OncoLens
- Viva Benefits
- mPath Health
- ServeScape
- Aperiomics
- Altis Biosystems
- CareTrack Health
- WasteWizer
Investor Profile
Founders in the listed sectors Climate, Food, Healthcare and SaaS, and focus areas Biotech, Clean Energy, Diagnostics and Digital Health fall inside that listing.
VentureSouth appears in Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds across its known deals.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether Jay Shaffer matches their raise.
Colleagues
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Tim Morrison
Angel Investor
Greenville, United States
Malay Shah
Director
Winston-Salem, United States
Austin Rhodes
Director
Columbia, United States
Matt Dunbar
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Greenville, United States
Charlie Banks
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Chapin, United States
Paul Clark
General Partner
Greenville, United States
Christine Wallace
VentureSouth Angels member
Greenville, United States
Rasmus Fenger
Investor / Member
Mount Pleasant, United States
Ken Sekley
Investor
Irmo, United States
Keith Hudgins
Angel Investor
Clemson, United States
Richard Marencin
Investor
Norcross, United States
Stephen Izatt
Investor
United Kingdom
Christopher Everest
Angel Investor based in Atlanta
Atlanta, United States
Bernice Dixon
President and Chairman
Atlanta, United States
Juliana Iarossi
Director
Ponte Vedra Beach, United States
Jesse Bockstedt
Board Member and Angel Investor
Atlanta, United States
Marshall Franklin
Member
Greenville, United States
Roberts Bass
Angel Investor
Winston-Salem, United States
Richard Wintsch
Director
Richmond, United States
Matt Bailey
Director
Greensboro, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Jay Shaffer?
Jay Shaffer is a syndicate member and venture capital investor based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, listed as Market Director at VentureSouth. The known portfolio of that firm counts 11 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Jay Shaffer personally.
What does Jay Shaffer invest in?
Listed sectors include Climate, Food, Healthcare and SaaS; listed focus areas include Biotech, Clean Energy, Diagnostics and Digital Health. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Jay Shaffer invest at?
VentureSouth appears in Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds across its known deals, and Jay Shaffer is listed there as Market Director. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Jay Shaffer listed at?
Jay Shaffer is listed as Market Director at VentureSouth. 27 other people in the database share a firm with Jay Shaffer.
How do I contact Jay Shaffer?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Jay Shaffer. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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