Neil Senturia
CEO @ Blackbird Ventures
La Jolla, United States
Neil Senturia is a seed investor at Blackbird Ventures in La Jolla focused on Grocery and E-Commerce. Neil Senturia, CEO of Blackbird Ventures, has more than 25 years of diverse entrepreneurial endeavors. His wide range of experiences includes starting two software companies, serving as CEO of a third, real estate development, and screen writing for popular television sit-coms. Currently, he also serves as the CEO of Oberon Fuels, which isdeveloping a clean alternative to diesel fuel, and LonoCloud, which is developing a secure cloud software platform.Past companies include:--Quanlight, material sciences company focused on the development of the next generation of red LEDs. --Soflinx Corporation, a software and systems integration company providing monitoring and control solutions through wireless sensor and device networks (WSN). The company was funded by In-Q-Tel, the venture arm of the CIA, and was sold to Lockheed Martin in 2004. --Mohomine, a software company focused on the management of unstructured data. Founded in January 2000, Mohomine was sold in March 2003 to Irvine based Kofax Image Products. --Atcom/Info, the pioneer in internet and e-mail kiosks and high speed internet access in hotel rooms. The company was sold in September 1999 in a deal valued at more than $80 million and is currently owned by Cisco.From 1985-1995, Neil focused on real estate development of office, condominiums and hotels in Los Angeles and San Diego and built more than 1.8 million square feet of space. From 1980-1985, he was an executive in the financial services industry and worked in real estate syndication. Prior to that, he was a television and screenwriter and wrote for shows such as M*A*S*H, Alice, and Tony Randall among others.Neil and his wife Barbara Bry teach entrepreneurship at UC San Diego’s von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurism and Technology Advancement in the Jacobs School of Engineering. He is a member of San Diego Social Venture Partners and UCSD Chancellors’ Associates. Neil's newest endeavor is "I'm There For You Baby, The Entrepreneur's Guide to the Galaxy," an inspiring and humorous book about his entrepreneurial life with rules-lessons that apply to all of our lives.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
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Industries Neil Senturia invests in
Stages Neil Senturia invests in
Countries Neil Senturia invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Grocery 1 (33%)
- E-Commerce 1 (33%)
- Marketplace 1 (33%)
Investments
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Mercato
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Mercato is a technology start-up that connects consumers to local specialty food shops. Consumers can order fresh local groceries online from the stores they love, and have them delivered to their door. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. | $1.2M / Seed / Jun 18, 2018 | |
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Mercato
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Mercato is a technology start-up that connects consumers to local specialty food shops. Consumers can order fresh local groceries online from the stores they love, and have them delivered to their door. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. | $1.3M / Seed / Mar 01, 2017 | |
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Mercato
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Mercato is a technology start-up that connects consumers to local specialty food shops. Consumers can order fresh local groceries online from the stores they love, and have them delivered to their door. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. | $1.2M / Seed / Sep 01, 2015 |
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About Blackbird Ventures
Blackbird Ventures is a principal investment firm specializing in investments in diverse businesses including emerging technology companies and real estate development. Blackbird Ventures is based in La Jolla, California.
Blackbird Ventures Contacts
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Barbara Bry
Chief Operating Officer
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Neil Senturia
CEO
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What does Neil Senturia invest in?
Neil Senturia invests primarily in Grocery, E-Commerce and Marketplace startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 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 Neil Senturia last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Neil Senturia closed in Jun 2018. Shizune tracks 3 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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