Team Koko

Partners

Our Team
Cory FinneyPartner

Cory Finney

Partner

Cory is the rare old-fashioned guy who embraces new ideas.

As a Senior at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Cory became a co-founder and CEO. After leading SnowGate from napkin to acquisition, he served as a consultant and interim CFO and COO for software, IoT and consumer product startups. In 2015 he joined Boulder’s Boomtown Accelerator, where he worked in the trenches with 44 startups over 3 years. A homage to his 6th generation Colorado roots, Cory now serves as the Fund Manager at the Greater Colorado Venture Fund, a venture capital fund devoted to Rural Colorado.

Fletcher Richman

Partner

You haven’t been founder-dating in Colorado unless you’ve sat down with Fletcher.

He is Cofounder & CEO of BubbleIQ, a Techstars Boulder 2018 company. He previously was the Platform Manager for Galvanize Ventures, a $10m seed-stage venture capital fund that invested in startups across the country. Fletcher is also the leader of Boulder Seed Angel Forum, an angel dinner whose companies have gone on to raise $200M, and founded Spark Boulder, Colorado’s first student coworking space.

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Jamie FinneyPartner

Jamie Finney

Partner

Jamie pounds the pavement for founders but prefers dirt and snow himself.

Jamie has been a champion for Colorado startups since 2013. He has invested in nearly forty companies, recruited over for over fifty interns to work for Colorado startups, co-led the state’s first student-focused coworking space, and helped launch Startup Colorado’s Rural Initiative in 2018. He has a background in digital marketing and is also a founder at The Greater Colorado Venture Fund.

Our Advisors

Our Team
Brad FayfieldAdvisor

Brad Fayfield

Advisor

Bradford Fayfield is the founder and owner of Storm Mountain Media. Through FREESKIER and SNOWBOARD magazines and Storm Studio, Storm Mountain Media reaches over 10 million people per month and has become one of the largest snow mediaproperties in the world. Fayfield is also the CEO of First Chair Ventures which invests in media, technology and consumer product markets.

Rick Lucash

Advisor

Moving to Boulder in 2016, Rick brings decades of experience in startups and venture capital. Back in Boston, Rick was a Cofounder of SideCar Angels, Founder of LaunchPad Venture Group, Special Counsel at Eckert Seamans and a Partner at McCarter & English.

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Rob IsraelAdvisor

Rob Israel

Advisor

Rob Israel founded and sold Doc Popcorn, one of the fastest growing snack franchises in the country. In addition, he has founded or held leadership positions at various other companies including a $40 million clothing manufacturer, dynamic pricing dynamic application and non-profit. More recently, he has been an active angel investor and lecturer of entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business.

Terry Hefty

Advisor

Terry Hefty is the founding principal of Peak Asset Management. He has over 25 years of experience portfolio management, financial structuring, and angel investing. In addition, Terry has served on the board of multiple private companies and nonprofits.

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