Aaron Stachel
Partner @ FirstMile Ventures
Denver, United States
Aaron Stachel is a seed investor at FirstMile Ventures in Denver focused on SaaS and Software. Aaron joined FirstMile in 2013. Since joining the firm, Aaron has led 15 investments. Most of his investments are in Colorado, but they cover a number of areas including SaaS, Distributed Ledgers, Security, Marketplaces, Fintech and Robotics. He knows the next big opportunity won't look like the last and is always looking for founding teamsthat have figured something out that others haven't.Prior to joining FirstMile, Aaron had a diverse set experiences that provide great perspective as an investor. He spent 10 years as an Army officer and helicopter pilot, leading teams in a number of challenging environments including two overseas deployments. The lessons the military instilled on leadership, teamwork and execution have greatly influenced his thoughts on management and investing.It was during his MBA that Aaron first developed a desire to work with early-stage companies. He volunteered at a technology incubator, then worked as a summer intern and part-time employee at Novinda, a venture-backed company in the clean coal market. Most recently, Aaron worked in the Corporate Strategy Group at Newmont Mining, the #2 gold miner in the world. He worked on M&A, investor relations and negotiated a mineral agreement with a foreign government.Aaron grew up in Michigan before studying economics at West Point. After graduation, he attended flight school in Alabama and moved to Korea for his first assignment as a platoon leader. He received his MBA with a concentration in Finance from the Daniels College at the University of Denver.
- Total investments:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 54%
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Industries Aaron Stachel invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 4 (31%)
- Software 4 (31%)
- Information Technology 3 (23%)
- B2B 2 (15%)
- Internet 2 (15%)
Stage
- Seed 11 (85%)
- Funding Round 1 (8%)
Investments
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| ShowLabs is a technology-enabled services company that provides deployment, content creation, and delivery. The company's production studios combine robotic camera systems, workflow, and studio automation software, and a unique production process to produce high-volume, market-ready digital assets. | $3.2M / Aug 15, 2023 | ||
| ShowLabs is a technology-enabled services company that provides deployment, content creation, and delivery. The company's production studios combine robotic camera systems, workflow, and studio automation software, and a unique production process to produce high-volume, market-ready digital assets. | $3.2M / Seed / Aug 15, 2023 | ||
| Pomp is the only tech-enabled marketplace and vertical SaaS solution dedicated to supporting estheticians and customers shopping for skincare.The company helps estheticians, a historically overlooked professional in the beauty industry, manage, grow, and retain new and existing customers. Pomp's virtual platform and software suite givesaesthetic professionals the ability to monetize beyond the treatment room.Pomp was founded in 2020 and is based Denver, Colorado. | $2.1M / Seed / May 18, 2021 | ||
| We have developed an interview platform that empowers interviewers to deliver a more equitable, ethical, and effective candidate experience, with a few simple clicks of the mouse. Post-pandemic and in the midst of social change, companies cannot afford to continue with the status quo of interviewing. Job seekers are demanding better, and companieshave a short window of opportunity to hire better. Our technology provides companies with a tangible solution to bolster the Equity in their diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. | $2M / Seed / Apr 29, 2021 | ||
| Gondola boosts deal momentum by enabling productive, on-brand sales conversations. Tell a frictionless story, capture-and-sync notes in workflow, and move from one conversation to the next will less hassle. Their platform enables teams to have productive sales conversations, seamless collaboration, and easy note capture. | $1.6M / Seed / Nov 09, 2020 | ||
| Halp is Slack-first ticketing for modern IT teams. It is the first conversational platform designed specifically for internal ticketing. It enables users to assign, prioritize, and answer requests from Slack with ease. Halp maximizes employee happiness and productivity. | $2.6M / Seed / Apr 04, 2019 | ||
| Dapix empowers the blockchain ecosystem with revolutionary inter-wallet usability. Dapix is revolutionizing inter-wallet operability with the FIO Protocol. It works with any wallet/exchange and provides a single cross-chain memorable wallet name.Dapix was founded by a team of seasoned tech veterans and backed by top venture capital firms andangel investors. | $2.3M / Seed / Aug 01, 2018 | ||
| Left Hand Robotics has developed the first commercial-class, self-driving snow clearing robot capable of removing snow from sidewalks and walkways. The SnowBot Pro is controlled and monitored remotely from an online management dashboard and uses GPS to follow a pre-programmed path. Its rotating brush clears a sidewalk from edge-to-edge in a singlepass to meet even the highest standards. | $3.7M / Seed / Jul 20, 2018 | ||
| Halp is Slack-first ticketing for modern IT teams. It is the first conversational platform designed specifically for internal ticketing. It enables users to assign, prioritize, and answer requests from Slack with ease. Halp maximizes employee happiness and productivity. | Seed / Jun 01, 2018 | ||
| Teltoo uses P2P technologies to improve online video delivery. Teltoo works alongside its clients preferred CDN, turning video distribution into a reliable experience. It integrates into broadcasters' workflow and works on the browser's background without expecting its clients to install any plug-ins. Teltoo also offers an analyticsdashboard that shows bandwidth savings and activity and is compatible with most video players.The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Louisville, Colorado. | Seed / Dec 08, 2017 | ||
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Co-Investors
About FirstMile Ventures
FirstMile Ventures invests in seed stage technology companies. They aim to invest early in a company's life and help them set the pace for future success. They are located in Colorado but consider investment opportunities across the U.S.
FirstMile Ventures Contacts
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Aaron Stachel
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Bill Miller
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What does Aaron Stachel invest in?
Aaron Stachel invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Aaron Stachel closed in Aug 2023. Shizune tracks 13 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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