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March 17, 2026Phil Black

Why We Backed Tenkara to Build Back-Office Infrastructure for Manufacturing

Mid-market manufacturers have never had the tooling to match their ambition. Tenkara changes that — aggregating supplier data, deploying AI agents, and turning days-long quoting into minutes.

February 28, 2022Phil Black

Meet True’s 2022 Spoke Program Cohort

True Ventures welcomes four new faces to Spoke, its program for widening access to venture capital and coaching founders on how to invest.

October 13, 2021Jon Callaghan and Phil Black

True Ventures Welcomes Crypto Industry Veteran and Public Policy Expert Gus Coldebella to the Team

True Ventures welcomes Gus Coldebella to the firm. Coldebella is focused on global public policy and regulation, with a special emphasis on digital assets and other emerging technologies.

May 12, 2021Jon Callaghan and Phil Black

Fiona O’Donnell McCarthy Joins True’s Investment Team

True Ventures welcomes its new principal, product leader Fiona O'Donnell McCarthy, to its investment team.

March 24, 2021Jon Callaghan and Phil Black

Ariel Winton Joins True’s Investment Team

Software investor Ariel Winton joins the True Ventures team as principal.

March 4, 2021Jon Callaghan and Phil Black

Dave Balter Joins True’s Investment Team

True Ventures welcomes serial entrepreneur and crypto analytics expert Dave Balter to its growing team of investors, advisors, and specialists.

March 4, 2021Jon Callaghan and Phil Black

True Welcomes Bryan Mason as Vice President and Head of Network

Entrepreneur and operational leader Bryan Mason joined True Ventures first as a special advisor in 2020 and now as the firm’s VP and Head of Network.

February 3, 2021Phil Black

Introducing Spoke: The True Ventures Scout Program

True launches a new program and initiatives designed to enable a more diverse group of people to raise venture capital and build world-changing companies.

October 14, 2020Jon Callaghan and Phil Black

Powering Founders With Two New Funds and Additional Platform Resources

Jon Callaghan and Phil Black announce two new venture capital funds and a continued commitment to platform offerings and founder services as the firm turns 15.

July 17, 2019Phil Black

Orreco Named Official Bio-Analytics Provider for National Basketball Players Association

Orreco, now the NBPA's official bio-analytics provider, uses blood analysis, data science, and machine learning to help athletes reach peak performance.

July 27, 2018Phil Black

LoanSnap Leverages AI to Deliver Smarter Home Loans

While home buyers tend to default to loans with the lowest interest rate, mortgage startup LoanSnap leverages AI to offer smart home loans tailored to a person’s entire financial picture. Phil Black announces our investment in the company and welcomes LoanSnap’s co-founders to the True community.

April 24, 2018Phil Black

The Chiu Brothers Launch Catalyst, an Intuitive Customer Success Platform

True Ventures announces its investment in Catalyst, a new customer success platform focused on intuitive user experience and the most essential features CS teams need to succeed.