# Neal Sales-Griffin

> Neal Sales-Griffin is a pre-seed investor at Techstars backing Software. See 87 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars)
- Total investments: 87
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 83%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nealsalesgriffin/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/nealsales

Neal Sales-Griffin is a pre-seed investor at Techstars focused on Software and Marketplace. Neal Sales-Griffin is Managing Director at Techstars Chicago since July 2019. He was the co-founder and CEO of The Starter League (formerly Code Academy), his sworn purpose is to solve meaningful problems through technology, and empower everyone he can.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 19 | 22% |
| Marketplace | 10 | 11% |
| E-Commerce | 9 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 9 | 10% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 9 | 10% |

96 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 50 | 57% |
| Seed | 9 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 7 | 8% |
| Angel | 1 | 1% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 1% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 49 | 56% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Israel | 1 | 1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TRAVARAS | At Travaras, we envision a world where travel is a transformative force for good – both for people and planet. We aim to redefine the travel industry by making regenerative travel the norm, not the exception. Our mission is simple, to make it easier for travelers to find and book regenerative travel options that reduces their environmentalfootprint, support local communities and preserve cultural heritage. Our vision is not just to be a platform for booking trips, but a catalyst for positive change, inspiring and empowering each traveler to make a meaningful impact with every journey. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | May 21, 2025 | https://www.travaras.com |
| korzo Wealth | korzo is an AI Wealth Advisor that helps modern generations build and grow their wealth like the 1% |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 15, 2025 | https://korzo.com |
| Okkular | Okkular is an AI based fashion tech startup. | $120K | Seed | Oct 09, 2024 | https://www.okkular.shop |
| Lucid AI | Mass media is disconnected - 79% of Gen Z want more than profit-driven, shallow content. Lucid is building AI with real-time emotional intelligence to redefine how humans connect to content.As our first attack on the market, we launched a mindful streaming app [B2C+B2B]— delivering mind-expanding content that hits different. We use proprietaryAI to transform how content integrates into people’s lives—unlocking seamless, human-centered experiences while empowering an ecosystem of top global creators.Our team combines deep expertise across AI, media, and business, with backgrounds including an ex-pro athlete, AI specialist, Harvard sociologist, and Netflix Product Lead. | $380K |  | Jun 01, 2024 | https://www.watchlucid.com |
| korzo Wealth | korzo is an AI Wealth Advisor that helps modern generations build and grow their wealth like the 1% | $120K | Convertible Note | Mar 15, 2024 | https://korzo.com |
| Positive Finance | Positive Finance, formerly known as bunny.money, is an impact finance platform. We help employers engage their employees with impact investments and giving towards the causes they care about. Employees can easily save, invest and donate with the help of their employer, while their favorite nonprofits can fundraise for free. PositiveFinance's save for good® approach promotes financial health, impact finance & giving. Positive Finance is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $450K | Pre-Seed | Mar 12, 2024 | https://www.positive.finance |
| Afford Health | Afford Health empowers people with precise tools to cut medical costs, spend smarter, & live healthier lives. With our Advocate service, we help customers identify, negotiate, and resolve their medical billing issues. Our team is mission-driven to improve healthcare affordability, with deep healthcare and insurance experience, and a trackrecord of building products and services that customers love. Nelson Mitchell founded the company in San Francisco, California in 2023. | $170K | Pre-Seed | Mar 08, 2024 | https://try.afford.health |
| DubPrime | DubPrime was recently featured by Visa's This Week in Fintech newsletter for pioneering an AI-driven underwriting service, aiming to democratize financial inclusion by equipping lenders with cutting-edge tools to evaluate creditworthiness beyond traditional credit scores. With a team coming from Credit Karma and the first person underwrittenby Upstart back in 2011, we lend on first principles around productivity and "real risk". Our platform leverages over 55 billion longitudinal data points since 2011, unlocking new realms of opportunity for both lenders and an underserved borrower market.thisweekinfintech.com/visagenai |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2024 | https://www.dubprime.com/ |
| Chambr | Chambr is a company that helps sales teams close more deals through game based simulations. | $400K | Pre-Seed | Feb 28, 2024 | https://www.chambr.us/ |
| PerformVu | PerformVu is revolutionizing art consumption akin to how Twitch transformed gaming and Spotify reshaped music. Tapping into a rapidly expanding audience, currently estimated at over 180 million in the US, PerformVu is driving the next big channel disruption with video art. Our dedicated platform connects global audiences to captivating video artfrom the world’s leading artists & art museums. | $380K | Pre-Seed | Feb 01, 2024 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a5r_mX8zdI |

10 of 87 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 42 deals together
- [Techstars Chicago](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/excelerate-labs) — VC Fund, 19 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-metro-retail) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-space-accelerator) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barclays-accelerator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Techstars

VC Fund · Boulder, United States

Techstars offers a pre-accelerator initiative designed to equip participants with training and tools for business development. Additional offerings include three-day sessions that allow aspiring entrepreneurs to experience the process of launching a startup. The company also organizes events featuring speakers, educational sessions, and pitch competitions to support entrepreneurship. Its operations involve connecting founders with a network of mentors and peers across various technology verticals.

5 contacts available at Techstars.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alina Hoon | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alina-hoon |
| Andrew Cleland | Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-cleland |
| Artur Hasselbach | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artur-hasselbach |
| Atlanta Daniel | Mentor | — |
| Beata Puncevic | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beata-puncevic-e5b1 |

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## FAQ

### What does Neal Sales-Griffin invest in?

Neal Sales-Griffin invests primarily in Software, Marketplace and E-Commerce startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 87 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Neal Sales-Griffin?

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### When did Neal Sales-Griffin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Neal Sales-Griffin closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 87 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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