# Joe Franzi

> Joe Franzi is a seed investor at Seven Peaks Ventures (Bend) backing Mobile and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Seven Peaks Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seven-peaks-ventures)
- Location: Bend, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-franzi-0b41a2b7/

Joe Franzi is a seed investor at Seven Peaks Ventures in Bend focused on Mobile and Software. Joe has been SPV’s CFO since its beginning days and recently retired this Spring. Believing in the foundational importance of supporting companies growing to scale with the right amount of information, operational support and business savvy, Joe brings a wealth of clear business acumen and focused decision making to support our portfolio companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| File Sharing | 1 | 50% |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Droplr | Droplr is an online file-sharing application that provides simple photo and text sharing services. Users can customize their screens; embed links, movies, and more optimize retina shots, preview PDFs, annotate screenshots, integrate workflow, and more. Unlike other screen-sharing tools, Droplr is fast, seamless, and intuitive with high-speed filetransfers and smooth captures all the way. Teams and professionals from companies like Nike and AirBnB use Droplr to save time and effort in their communications.Droplr was founded by Josh Bryant and Levi Nunnink in 2013 and is based in Bend, Oregon. | $260K | Seed | May 05, 2014 |  |
| Droplr | Droplr is an online file-sharing application that provides simple photo and text sharing services. Users can customize their screens; embed links, movies, and more optimize retina shots, preview PDFs, annotate screenshots, integrate workflow, and more. Unlike other screen-sharing tools, Droplr is fast, seamless, and intuitive with high-speed filetransfers and smooth captures all the way. Teams and professionals from companies like Nike and AirBnB use Droplr to save time and effort in their communications.Droplr was founded by Josh Bryant and Levi Nunnink in 2013 and is based in Bend, Oregon. | $744.7K | Seed | Oct 18, 2013 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cascade Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cascade-angels-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Inspiration Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inspiration-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alliance of Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alliance-of-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Portland Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portland-seed-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Seven Peaks Ventures

VC Fund · Bend, United States

Seven Peaks Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on data-driven enterprise software, digital health technologies, ML/AI, IoT, and cloud-based solutions. Seven Peaks Ventures is located in Oregon and was founded by Dino Vendetti in 2013.

5 contacts available at Seven Peaks Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dino Vendetti | Founder & Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dino-vendetti |
| Joe Franzi | Partner Emeritus, CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-franzi |
| Matt Abrams | Investment Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-abrams |
| Sara Leggat | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sara-leggat |
| Steve Barham | Investment Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-barham |

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## FAQ

### What does Joe Franzi invest in?

Joe Franzi invests primarily in Mobile, Software and File Sharing 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 Joe Franzi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joe Franzi closed in May 2014. 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?

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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