# Ken DeAngelis

> Ken DeAngelis is a funding round investor at Austin Ventures backing News. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Austin Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/austin-ventures)
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Aug 2017
- Lead investor: 70%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-deangelis-0b985627

Ken DeAngelis is a Co-Founder of Austin Ventures and has served as a General Partner since 1981. During his more than 30-year career at AV, Ken has worked with companies at all stages of development in a wide range of industries. In recent years, he has focused on technology-enabled service businesses, as well as Internet and logistics companies.Early in his career, Ken was with the Merchant Banking division of the Bank of Boston.Ken received his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and his BA from Harvard University. He has been active in the Austin community for many years. He is a member of UT Austin's Development Board and the Advisory Council of the UT McCombs School of Business, having served as a Past Chairman. He is also Past Chairman of the local PBS affiliate, KLRU-TV, and is currently an advisor to its CEO regarding Austin City Limits. In addition, Ken is Chairman of the Board of Governors for Hyde Schools, headquartered in Bath, Maine.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 10% |
| Solar | 1 | 10% |
| Advice | 1 | 10% |
| Mining | 1 | 10% |
| FinTech | 1 | 10% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 4 | 40% |
| Series B | 3 | 30% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |
| Series C | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vyze | Vyze is a financial technology leader in consumer financing solutions. NCL helps merchants launch and implement innovative lending programs that provide more consumers with the financing options they want and need. NCL’s simple solutions deliver increased sales and a better consumer financing experience while giving retailers and manufacturersgreater control over their lending options. | $13.1M | Series C | Aug 11, 2017 | http://vyze.com/ |
| Vyze | Vyze is a financial technology leader in consumer financing solutions. NCL helps merchants launch and implement innovative lending programs that provide more consumers with the financing options they want and need. NCL’s simple solutions deliver increased sales and a better consumer financing experience while giving retailers and manufacturersgreater control over their lending options. | $13M | Series B | Jun 02, 2016 | http://vyze.com/ |
| Vyze | Vyze is a financial technology leader in consumer financing solutions. NCL helps merchants launch and implement innovative lending programs that provide more consumers with the financing options they want and need. NCL’s simple solutions deliver increased sales and a better consumer financing experience while giving retailers and manufacturersgreater control over their lending options. | $10M | Series B | Jul 18, 2011 | http://vyze.com/ |
| Emerus Hospital Partners | Emerus Hospital Partners LLC, a Texas-based system of licensed hospitals and satellite facilities. | $30M |  | Jan 18, 2011 | http://www.emerus.com |
| Lincoln Clean Energy | LCE is a developer, owner, and operator of clean power projects with a particular focus on wind and solar power in the United States. LCE has successfully developed projects involving over $2 billion in capital investment in some of the largest electricity markets in the US (including Texas, California and New Jersey).In late 2015 LCE wasacquired by I Squared Capital through its $3 billion ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund. Following this transaction, LCE is now positioned to be the long term owner of the projects it develops. Building on its strong track record in project development, LCE plans to deploy in excess of $250 million of equity capital as it builds out its backlog of development projects. | $14M |  | Jan 05, 2011 | http://www.lincoln-clean-energy.com |
| Asset International | Asset International, Inc. owns and operates publishing, email, newsletter, and education portals focusing on retirement and international securities services industries. The company provides news, content, research, training and e-commerce solutions. Additionally, it offers industry research, sponsors conferences, and training to retirementprofessionals. The company owns, publishes, and operates plansponsor.com, Plansponsor Magazine; Daily NewsDash and AdvisorDash newsletters; Plansponsor Pathfinder; Global Custodian Magazine; and globalcustodian.com. Asset International was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut. | $20M |  | Jul 07, 2009 | http://www.assetinternational.com |
| Vyze | Vyze is a financial technology leader in consumer financing solutions. NCL helps merchants launch and implement innovative lending programs that provide more consumers with the financing options they want and need. NCL’s simple solutions deliver increased sales and a better consumer financing experience while giving retailers and manufacturersgreater control over their lending options. | $5M | Series A | Dec 18, 2008 | http://vyze.com/ |
| Prosero | Prosero are facilities procurement professionals who understand the difficulties you face every day. They understand the complicated and time-consuming processes of managing multiple facilities all over the country with different maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) suppliers. They know what it's like to face these challenges with limitedresources and limited time. They recognize the cost of MRO inefficiency—which adds an average of $100 in processing costs to the typical order. | $4M |  | Jan 21, 2004 | http://www.prosero.net/ |
| Newgistics | Newgistics (www.newgistics.com) combines industry-leading processes and technology, personalized service, and the unrivaled convenience of the USPS to offer the most comprehensive set of delivery and returns services available to residential shippers. The result is improved service, end-to-end visibility, reduced costs, and happier customers. Theyknow shipping, backward and forward. | $16.5M | Series B | Jul 18, 2001 | http://www.newgistics.com |
| Prosero | Prosero are facilities procurement professionals who understand the difficulties you face every day. They understand the complicated and time-consuming processes of managing multiple facilities all over the country with different maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) suppliers. They know what it's like to face these challenges with limitedresources and limited time. They recognize the cost of MRO inefficiency—which adds an average of $100 in processing costs to the typical order. | $35M | Series B | Sep 21, 2000 | http://www.prosero.net/ |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [StarVest Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/starvest-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [AV Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/av-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Constellation Real Technologies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/constellation-real-technologies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fathom Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fathom-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/river-cities-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RR Donnelley & Sons](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rr-donnelley) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Austin Ventures

VC Fund · Austin, United States

Austin Ventures is a venture capital and private equity company that specializes in partnering with talented executives and entrepreneurs to build companies. It was founded in 1984 and headquartered in Austin, Texas.

5 contacts available at Austin Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dave Alter | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-alter |
| Jim Kozlowski | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-kozlowski-2 |
| Joe Aragona | Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-aragona |
| Ken DeAngelis | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-deangelis |
| Chris Pacitti | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-pacitti |

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## FAQ

### What does Ken DeAngelis invest in?

Ken DeAngelis invests primarily in News, Solar and Advice startups, most often at Funding Round and Series B stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Ken DeAngelis last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ken DeAngelis closed in Aug 2017. Shizune tracks 10 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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