Jamie Finney — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-founder of GCVF (2017), a venture fund that invested $17.5M in 29 startups from Fund I and is now investing from a $27M Fund II.
Invests in rural Colorado startups and employee ownership transitions.
Leads the finance side of the Small Capital team.
Author of the Innovative Finance Newsletter and contributed to 'Adventure Finance' and 'Startup Communities'.
Founded a conference for capital innovators in 2018, later adopted by the Kauffman Foundation.

Biography

Jamie Finney is an investor who focuses on rural Colorado startups and employee ownership transitions. She co-founded GCVF in 2017 to provide venture capital to founders in small towns. GCVF's Fund I, totaling $17.5 million, invested in 29 startups, and the firm is currently investing from its $27 million Fund II.

Within GCVF, Finney has developed strategies for community and capital engagement.