# Melissa Conn

> Melissa Conn is a startup investor at Meritus Ventures. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Meritus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/meritus-ventures)
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Melissa Conn is a startup investor at Meritus Ventures.

## About Meritus Ventures

VC Fund · London, United States

Meritus Ventures, L.P. (Meritus) is a $36.4 million venture capital fund formed to make equity investments in private, expansion-stage companies in predominantly rural areas in central and southern Appalachia. In addition, Meritus can provide operational assistance to portfolio companies and prospective portfolio companies. The Fund makesinvestments in small companies in Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, and the Appalachian counties of Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.

5 contacts available at Meritus Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brenda McDaniel | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brenda-mcdaniel |
| Cindy Bowles | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cindy-bowles |
| Grady Vanderhoofven | Co-founder, General Partner and Fund Managers | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grady-vanderhoofven |
| L. Ray Moncrief | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/l-ray-moncrief |
| Melissa Conn | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/melissa-conn |

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