Investor profile
Steve Payne
Venture capital, Venture debt & Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures, Co-Founder at Architect Partners
Steve Payne is a Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies.
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Affiliated funds' portfolios
Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- Anthropic
- XAI
- Fundbox
- Iambic
- Enlightra
- Latent AI
- HiJoJo Partners
- Japan Agriculture
- LINK-US
- NAiEEL Technology
Co-Founder at Architect Partners, whose known portfolio counts 9 companies
- Castia
- Addi
- Kocomo
- Nexu
- Fairplay
- Aplazo
- OatFi
- Atrato
- Ozon Mobility
Investor Profile
Founders in the listed sectors AI, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech, and focus areas AI Applications, Computer Vision, Crypto and Data fall inside that listing.
Pegasus Tech Ventures appears in Growth, Late-Stage and Pre-Seed rounds across its known deals.
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Colleagues
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General Partner
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Eric Risley
Managing Partner
Palo Alto, United States
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Founder & CEO
San Jose, United States
Sophie Yao
董事总经理 Managing Director
Rochedale South, Australia
Abul Nuruzzaman
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Martin Tantow
Partner
San Francisco, United States
Axel Kloth
Venture Partner
Pacifica, United States
Justin Fien
Investor
San Francisco, United States
Ryuto Nakayama
Investor Relations Analyst
San Jose, United States
Fentoni Karly
Investor
Surabaya, Indonesia
Pina Hirano
Advisor
Karuizawa, Japan
Justin Jackson
Partner
San Francisco, United States
Henry Wong
Partner
Palo Alto, United States
Harumi Akimoto
Partner & COO
San Francisco, United States
Toshitada Nagumo
Director
Tokyo, Japan
Michael Farace
Principal
San Francisco, United States
Sakuya Morimoto
Investor
Cupertino, United States
Ayaka Unno
Partner
Japan
Eriko Gardiner
Investor
San Mateo, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Steve Payne?
Steve Payne is a venture capital investor and venture debt investor based in Palo Alto, California, United States, listed as Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures. The known portfolio of that firm counts 10 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Steve Payne personally.
What does Steve Payne invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech; listed focus areas include AI Applications, Computer Vision, Crypto and Data. 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 Steve Payne invest at?
Pegasus Tech Ventures appears in Growth, Late-Stage and Pre-Seed rounds across its known deals, and Steve Payne is listed there as Partner. 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 Steve Payne listed at?
Steve Payne is listed as Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures. 23 other people in the database share a firm with Steve Payne.
How do I contact Steve Payne?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Steve Payne. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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