# Cal Simmons

> Cal Simmons is a seed investor at Big League Advance (Alexandria) backing Hotel and Music. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Big League Advance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-league-advance)
- Location: Alexandria, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/calsimmons
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/calsimmons
- Website: http://www.calsimmons.com

Cal Simmons is a seed investor at Big League Advance in Alexandria focused on Hotel and Music. Cal Simmons is the Founder of The Five Star Alliance. He attended The University of Kansas.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hotel | 1 | 50% |
| Music | 1 | 50% |
| Video | 1 | 50% |
| Travel | 1 | 50% |
| Parenting | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ReelGenie | ReelGenie is bringing the power of video storytelling to businesses. Their innovative technology enables customers to transform their photos and stories into videos that can be shared with the world. By empowering people to tell their stories through video, ReelGenie's easy-to-integrate solutions pave the way to better brand engagement andbrand new revenues. | $850K | Seed | Jul 01, 2013 |  |
| PointsHound | The best place on the internet to earn TONS of points in your favorite loyalty rewards programs. | $425K | Seed | Mar 29, 2013 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CNF Investments, LLC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cnf-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Maryland Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maryland-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Big League Advance

VC Fund · Washington, United States

Big League Advance develops predictive analytics for a variety of applications in the sports industry.

2 contacts available at Big League Advance.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cal Simmons | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cal-simmons |
| Michael Schwimer | Founder, President and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-schwimer-4b1f |

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## FAQ

### What does Cal Simmons invest in?

Cal Simmons invests primarily in Hotel, Music and Video startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 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 Cal Simmons last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cal Simmons closed in Jul 2013. Shizune tracks 2 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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