# Fred Coulson

> Fred Coulson is a Series A investor at Five Elms Capital backing Software and Enterprise Software. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Five Elms Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/five-elms-capital)
- Location: Kansas City, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 71%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fcoulson
- Website: https://www.fiveelms.com/fred-coulson

Fred Coulson is a Series A investor at Five Elms Capital in Kansas City focused on Software and Enterprise Software. Fred Coulson is the Founder & Managing Partner at Five Elms Capital. Fred Coulson attended The University of Kansas.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 29% |
| B2B | 1 | 14% |
| CRM | 1 | 14% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 43% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 29% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 43% |
| South Africa | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Field Agent | Field Agent is a provider of enterprise services used to offer mobile research and retail data collection. Its services are performing audits and collecting market intelligence for retailers and consumer packaged goods companies from crowdsourced smartphone-enabled customers that helps businesses provide accurate, real-time insights on in-storeconditions and shopper experiences. |  | Private Equity | Sep 23, 2024 |  |
| ActiveProspect | ActiveProspect is an Austin-based SaaS company on a mission to make consent-based marketing the best method for customer acquisition.Our comprehensive product suite empowers companies across industries to take real-time action on their leads, protect themselves from litigation by documenting proof of consent, and save money by providing newlevels of data insights and control. |  |  | Apr 22, 2020 |  |
| ActiveProspect | ActiveProspect is an Austin-based SaaS company on a mission to make consent-based marketing the best method for customer acquisition.Our comprehensive product suite empowers companies across industries to take real-time action on their leads, protect themselves from litigation by documenting proof of consent, and save money by providing newlevels of data insights and control. |  | Series A | Apr 22, 2020 |  |
| Skynamo | Skynamo is the field sales app used by manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors with field sales teams who sell to an existing customer base. The company helps change the sales conversation between managers and their teams from one based on fear and uncertainty to one based on transparency and trust. Through its transparency and trust, managersare transformed from micro-managers to coaches and sales representatives are transformed from order takers to value-adding consultants to their customers.It increases sales efficiency with tools and data analytics to support effective planning, management, and decision-making. Its key features include remote submission of orders, automation of administrative tasks, and capturing of customer interactions on mobile devices.Skynamo was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. | $30M | Series A | Jan 21, 2020 |  |
| MemberClicks | MemberClicks provides website and membership management solutions to small-staff membership organizations. From public and members-only websites to online membership applications, dues renewal and event registration, MemberClicks empowers organizations to save time and sanity by conducting their business online. Started in 1998, MemberClicksworks with more than 1,400 organizations throughout North America and the U.K. Dedicated to providing a unique technology experience for its 1,400 clients throughout North America, MemberClicks understands the needs of small-staff associations. Not only MemberClicks is devoted to offering the best software possible, they spend just as much time brainstorming and designing ways for the entire experience they offer to be, in a word, refreshing. MemberClicks releases multiple major updates each year and offers an Ideas forum to solicit feedback. |  |  | Feb 13, 2017 |  |
| Field Agent | Field Agent is a provider of enterprise services used to offer mobile research and retail data collection. Its services are performing audits and collecting market intelligence for retailers and consumer packaged goods companies from crowdsourced smartphone-enabled customers that helps businesses provide accurate, real-time insights on in-storeconditions and shopper experiences. | $2M | Series A |  |  |
| Field Agent | Field Agent is a provider of enterprise services used to offer mobile research and retail data collection. Its services are performing audits and collecting market intelligence for retailers and consumer packaged goods companies from crowdsourced smartphone-enabled customers that helps businesses provide accurate, real-time insights on in-storeconditions and shopper experiences. | $2.5M | Series A |  |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alphawave Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alphawave-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Level Equity Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/level-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Five Elms Capital

VC Fund · Kansas City, United States

Five Elms Capital is a growth investor in software businesses that users love, providing capital and resources to help companies accelerate growth and further cement their role as industry leaders.With over $3 billion in assets under management and a team of over 80 professionals, Five Elms has invested in more than 70 software platformsworldwide. Beyond providing capital, Five Elms delivers strategic and operational expertise, focused on executing initiatives that move the needle on growth, retention, product, and AI to set companies up for long-term success. For more information, visit fiveelms.com.

5 contacts available at Five Elms Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Austin Gideon | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/austin-gideon |
| Fred Coulson | Managing Partner & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fred-coulson |
| Joe Onofrio | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-onofrio |
| Reed Edwards | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reed-edwards |
| Ryan Mandl | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryan-mandl |

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## FAQ

### What does Fred Coulson invest in?

Fred Coulson invests primarily in Software, Enterprise Software and B2B startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 7 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 Fred Coulson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Fred Coulson closed in Sep 2024. Shizune tracks 7 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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