Gary Scheft
Founding Partner @ CommonWise
New York, United States
Gary Scheft is a seed investor at CommonWise in New York focused on Hardware and Telecommunications. Gary is the co-founder of Accounting for Everything, and a serial entrepreneur with decades of experience in a variety of industries including healthcare, fashion, real estate, and communications. He is also a survivor of Wall Street.Gary’s is dedicated to helping small businesses and individuals organize and see the big picture of theirfinancial health, including relationships with partners, investors and customers.He brings experience in business management, marketing, human resources, and communication to client engagements, and many have benefited from his generosity and insight. Gary epitomizes the concept of wisdom, defined as experience, knowledge and the right action.Wise beyond his years, Gary is knowledgable about human issues as well as financial ones.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Gary Scheft invests in
Stages Gary Scheft invests in
Countries Gary Scheft invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Hardware 1 (100%)
- Telecommunications 1 (100%)
- Enterprise Software 1 (100%)
- Consumer Electronics 1 (100%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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BRCK
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BRCK is an integrated hardware and software company based in Nairobi, Kenya that designs and engineers a rugged, self-powered, mobile WiFi device which connects people and things to the internet in areas of the world with poor infrastructure. Our vision is a world connected, where the last-mile of internet connectivity is as seamless for someoneliving in Africa as it is in Europe or the US. Ushahidi is a global organization that empowers people to make serious impact with open source technologies, cross-sector partnerships, and ground-breaking ventures. | $1.2M / Seed / Jul 08, 2014 |
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CommonWise Contacts
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Cheryl Heller
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Gary Scheft
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What does Gary Scheft invest in?
Gary Scheft invests primarily in Hardware, Telecommunications and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Gary Scheft last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Gary Scheft closed in Jul 2014. 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.
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