# Blane Walter

> Blane Walter is a venture - series unknown investor at Talisman Capital Partners backing Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Talisman Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/talisman-capital)
- Location: Westerville, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blane-walter-b84356a

Blane Walter is a venture - series unknown investor at Talisman Capital Partners in Westerville focused on Software. Blane is a Partner at Talisman Capital Partners. Blane was the founder of inChord Communications, Inc., which he built into the largest independently-owned, healthcare communications company in the world. In 2005, inChord was acquired by Ventiv Health, the largest provider of outsourced sales and clinical services serving the pharmaceuticalindustry to create inVentiv Health. In 2008, Blane became CEO of the combined public company. Through organic growth and more than 20 acquisitions, inVentiv Health became the leading provider of outsourced product development and commercialization services to the global pharmaceutical and life sciences industries. inVentiv's client roster consists of more than 350 leading pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences and healthcare payer companies. In 2010, Blane led the successful $1.2 billion buyout of inVentiv Health by Thomas H. Lee Partners. Blane presently serves as Vice Chairman of inVentiv Health.Prior to joining inChord, Blane worked as a Financial Analyst in New York City for Smith Barney in the mergers and acquisitions specialty group.Blane graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and Finance from Boston College.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dupr | Dupr is trusted by the world's premier pickleball clubs, professional tours, and recreational players alike and has the Global Rating global rating system. | $8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 24, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Raine Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raine-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Talisman Capital Partners

VC Fund · Columbus, United States

Talisman Capital Partners operates as a private investment company.

4 contacts available at Talisman Capital Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blane Walter | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blane-walter |
| Matt Bennett | Private Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-bennett-217c |
| Matthew Walter | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-walter-62e0 |
| Matt Walter | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-walter-5220 |

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## FAQ

### What does Blane Walter invest in?

Blane Walter invests primarily in Software startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Blane Walter last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Blane Walter closed in Jan 2024. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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