# JR Garcia

> JR Garcia is a seed investor at Green Park & Golf Ventures (Dallas) backing B2B and SaaS. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Green Park & Golf Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/green-park-golf-ventures)
- Location: Dallas, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2017
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrggg2/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/tripel_G

JR Garcia is a seed investor at Green Park & Golf Ventures in Dallas focused on B2B and SaaS. Mr. Garcia joined Green Park & Golf Ventures in June 2011. As a Principal of the firm, he is responsible for sourcing and evaluating startup and early-stage investments in the healthcare and technology sectors, performing due diligence, and portfolio company and fund management. Mr. Garcia has prior operational and financial managementexperience at FedEx, Bold Ventures, and Lone Star Investment Advisors.Mr. Garcia received his MBA from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University in Dallas with concentrations in both Finance and Strategy and Entrepreneurship as well as a specialization in Alternative Asset Management. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in Finance and a second major in Sociology. When not working with the portfolio companies or other startups, Mr. Garcia enjoys spending time with his wife, son and two dogs in Dallas.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 100% |
| SaaS | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CounterFind | CounterFind is turnkey technology combining a proprietary filtering formula with industry expertise to recognize, report, and remove all ads marketing counterfeit merchandise on Facebook and all counterfeit product listings on Amazon in real time. | $1M | Seed | Dec 20, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Capital Factory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-factory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Deep Space Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deep-space-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Green Park & Golf Ventures

VC Fund · Dallas, United States

Green Park & Golf, built on over 50 years of operational and financial experience, seeks investment opportunities that offer above-market returns for its investors. Led by Clay Heighten, M.D., and Carl Soderstrom, the Firm delivers strategic solutions, financial backing and a reliable network to its portfolio companies. The Dallas-based Firm iscurrently looking for investment opportunities in medical-related start-ups.Dr. Heighten founded MedicalEdge Healthcare Group in 1993, and Mr. Soderstrom started PhyServe Physician Services in 1998 to administer the financial and operational needs of MedicalEdge. Together, the companies managed over 550 providers in five major markets. In 2011, the companies were sold to Texas Health Resources, a $3.8 billion health care system. That’s when Green Park & Golf was born.After earning his MBA at Southern Methodist University, Mr. Garcia joined them full-time in May 2011 to actively pursue new investment opportunities and monitor other investments in their portfolio. He has prior professional experience at FedEx, Bold Ventures, and Lone Star Investment Advisors.

5 contacts available at Green Park & Golf Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| JR Garcia | Principal & VP of Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jr-garcia |
| Carl Soderstrom | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carl-soderstrom-2 |
| Claire England | Investment Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claire-england |
| Clay Heighten | Founding Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clay-heighten |
| Dan Parsley | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-parsley |

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## FAQ

### What does JR Garcia invest in?

JR Garcia invests primarily in B2B, SaaS and Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 JR Garcia last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for JR Garcia closed in Dec 2017. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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