Evan Burfield
Co-Founder & Co-CEO @ 1776 Ventures
Washington, United States
Evan Burfield is a seed investor at 1776 Ventures in Washington focused on Dating and Mobile. Evan Burfield is the current CEO of Helm. He previously worked at UNION as a CEO. Evan Burfield attended the University of Oxford.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 38%
Last updated:
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Industries Evan Burfield invests in
Stages Evan Burfield invests in
Countries Evan Burfield invests in
Round sizes
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Round size
- Seed
- $4M–$5.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Dating 1 (13%)
- Mobile 1 (13%)
- Android 1 (13%)
- FinTech 1 (13%)
- Finance 1 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (25%)
- Series A 2 (25%)
- Series B 1 (13%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| MPOWER is a US-based lender offering student loans to international students studying in the US or Canada without requiring a co-signer, collateral, or US credit history because our proprietary credit algorithm focuses on future potential.MPOWER disburses payments directly to the university on behalf of the students to pay for tuition oruniversity-sponsored services like housing, meal plans, or health insurance. Students start paying back the loan within 6 months after graduation. The loan comes with interest discounts, free personal finance education courses, credit-building, and a job placement service for the students. | $9M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 08, 2020 | ||
| MPOWER is a US-based lender offering student loans to international students studying in the US or Canada without requiring a co-signer, collateral, or US credit history because our proprietary credit algorithm focuses on future potential.MPOWER disburses payments directly to the university on behalf of the students to pay for tuition oruniversity-sponsored services like housing, meal plans, or health insurance. Students start paying back the loan within 6 months after graduation. The loan comes with interest discounts, free personal finance education courses, credit-building, and a job placement service for the students. | $10M / Series B / Jan 01, 2020 | ||
| MPOWER is a US-based lender offering student loans to international students studying in the US or Canada without requiring a co-signer, collateral, or US credit history because our proprietary credit algorithm focuses on future potential.MPOWER disburses payments directly to the university on behalf of the students to pay for tuition oruniversity-sponsored services like housing, meal plans, or health insurance. Students start paying back the loan within 6 months after graduation. The loan comes with interest discounts, free personal finance education courses, credit-building, and a job placement service for the students. | $500K / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 01, 2017 | ||
| MPOWER is a US-based lender offering student loans to international students studying in the US or Canada without requiring a co-signer, collateral, or US credit history because our proprietary credit algorithm focuses on future potential.MPOWER disburses payments directly to the university on behalf of the students to pay for tuition oruniversity-sponsored services like housing, meal plans, or health insurance. Students start paying back the loan within 6 months after graduation. The loan comes with interest discounts, free personal finance education courses, credit-building, and a job placement service for the students. | $6M / Series A / Oct 26, 2016 | ||
| MPOWER is a US-based lender offering student loans to international students studying in the US or Canada without requiring a co-signer, collateral, or US credit history because our proprietary credit algorithm focuses on future potential.MPOWER disburses payments directly to the university on behalf of the students to pay for tuition oruniversity-sponsored services like housing, meal plans, or health insurance. Students start paying back the loan within 6 months after graduation. The loan comes with interest discounts, free personal finance education courses, credit-building, and a job placement service for the students. | $4M / Seed / Oct 07, 2015 | ||
| MPOWER is a US-based lender offering student loans to international students studying in the US or Canada without requiring a co-signer, collateral, or US credit history because our proprietary credit algorithm focuses on future potential.MPOWER disburses payments directly to the university on behalf of the students to pay for tuition oruniversity-sponsored services like housing, meal plans, or health insurance. Students start paying back the loan within 6 months after graduation. The loan comes with interest discounts, free personal finance education courses, credit-building, and a job placement service for the students. | $5.5M / Seed / Aug 20, 2015 | ||
| Hinge is a social discovery network helping users meet new people through an application. Moreover, Hinge provides an alternative to swipe culture by creating smart matches and natural conversations among people who are on the same page. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in New York, New York, United States. | $4M / Seed / Nov 04, 2013 | ||
| Hinge is a social discovery network helping users meet new people through an application. Moreover, Hinge provides an alternative to swipe culture by creating smart matches and natural conversations among people who are on the same page. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in New York, New York, United States. | Series A |
Co-Investors
About 1776 Ventures
1776 Ventures is a global seed fund investing in companies in the following sectors: education, energy, smart cities, transportation, food/agriculture, fintech, and healthcare.
1776 Ventures Contacts
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Donna Harris
Co-Founder
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Kathleen Hale
Director of Operations
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What does Evan Burfield invest in?
Evan Burfield invests primarily in Dating, Mobile and Android startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Evan Burfield's check size?
Evan Burfield typically joins rounds of $4M–$5.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Evan Burfield participates in.
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When did Evan Burfield last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Evan Burfield closed in Jun 2020. Shizune tracks 8 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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