ManchesterStory

ManchesterStory is a rapidly growing venture capital firm partnering with market-leading startups in the InsurTech, FinTech and HealthTech sectors.

Principal

PolicyWorks LLC

Board Member

Five Island Ventures Partnership

Seed stage investing. Investments to date include: 

* theSkimm (2012) -  http://theskimm.com/
* Seven Sundays (2014) - https://www.sevensundays.com/
* AnyMod (2015) - https://anymod.com
* Airlift (2019) - https://airlifttech.com/
* Patch (2020) - https://www.usepatch.com/
* Ruby Money (2021) - https://www.rubymoney.us/

Managing Partner

Global Insurance Accelerator

The Global Insurance Accelerator is a mentor-driven business accelerator designed to foster innovation in the insurance industry by supporting insurtech startups targeting the global insurance industry.

Startups: this is not your typical accelerator. Our investors are insurance carriers, our mentors are primarily insurance executives. Participating with our program is a highly strategic decision to find product-market fit and do customer discovery faster than you could ever do on your own.

Managing Director

Speeko

Advisor

Techstars Chicago 2018 

Speeko is an automated verbal communication analysis and training platform for the workforce. 

Speeko enables professionals and organizations to measure and improve their verbal communication. The app listens to how you speak and provides objective feedback on things like pace, pitch, and word choice. Speeko is on a mission to reimagine traditional communication training and coach leaders using data and actionable insights.

Chief Operating Officer

Dwolla

Vice President of Sales & Strategy

Chief of Staff to the CEO

Director of Government Partnerships

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Business Development Builder

Business Developer MBA Intern

BMO Capital Markets

Leveraged Finance

Food Group

Financial Sponsors Group

Chicago Climate Exchange

Under the leadership of Richard L. Sandor, who is widely recognized as the "father of financial futures": 
* Involved in the launch of the world’s first voluntary greenhouse gas emissions electronic trading market for carbon dioxide 
* Conducted research on, and marketed the CCX to, potential new members, such as the University of Iowa and multiple Fortune 100 companies
* Assisted in writing and review of the CCX policy handbook, proposals, studies, articles and presentations

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