# Sheldon Grizzle

> Sheldon Grizzle is a startup investor at Blank Slate Ventures (Chattanooga). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Blank Slate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blank-slate-ventures)
- Location: Chattanooga, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheldongrizzle/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/sheldongrizzle
- Website: https://www.verypossible.com

Sheldon Grizzle is a startup investor at Blank Slate Ventures in Chattanooga. Originally from Boca Raton, FL, Sheldon Grizzle moved to Chattanooga to attend Covenant College where he studied psychology and was a two-time All-American soccer player. Since arriving in Chattanooga, he has played an important role in Chattanooga’s meteoric rise as an internationally recognized entrepreneurial community. He has written for theWall Street Journal as a “Startup Guru” and his work has been featured in media outlets including CBS News, New York Times, Washington Post, PBS News Hour, CNBC, Forbes, FastCompany, TechCrunch, and Inc.Sheldon is passionate about creating communities that apply entrepreneurial principles to all aspects of business and civic life. He has founded or co-founded several companies and social ventures including Very, Blank Slate Ventures, The Company Lab, CO.STARTERS, GIGTANK and Chattanooga Football Club. He also serves on the boards of CO.LAB, The Enterprise Center, Tennessee Aquarium and Chattanooga Convention and Visitors Bureau.

## About Blank Slate Ventures

VC Fund · Chattanooga, United States

Blank Slate Ventures is a seed fund designed specifically for pre-revenue startups in the Chattanooga region. They are looking to invest in teams of entrepreneurs who are building companies that have the potential to disrupt their respective industries.In June 2011, Blank Slate Ventures Fund 1's first investment was made in Quickcue, LLC.They helped the founder take his idea "off of a napkin" and turn it into a real business. In December 2013, Quickcue was sold to OpenTable, Inc.

2 contacts available at Blank Slate Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lex Tarumianz | Co-Founder & Lead Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lex-tarumianz-f869 |
| Sheldon Grizzle | Managing Partner & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sheldon-grizzle |

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