An expansion stage venture capital firm dedicated to investing in life changing companies that redefine a new generation of technology, consumer products and healthcare.
Mission
Cheyenne Ventures is a unique venture capital firm that provides flexible equity financing solutions to late/expansion stage companies.
Cheyenne is purpose-built to invest, or act as a lead investor in early and expansion-stage companies with top-tier venture capital firms where existing investors want to increase their ownership.
The fund leverages a powerful framework of CEO’s, limited partners, VC’s, and advisors to enhance its unique investment strategy.
We seek out companies that have demonstrated significant market momentum through groundbreaking innovation. From environmental science, healthcare, consumer products, artificial intelligence leveraged via block-chain technology to cloud-based IT infrastructure, we focus on the team. We zero in on visionary founders, not the sector
Select Current and Past Investments
Within the last ten years, Cheyenne and its partners have led or sourced investments that have generated top quartile returns and value exceeding $12 billion.
NASDAQ: XENT
Intersect provides therapy solutions that enables ENT physicians to improve patients quality of life.
Acquired by Microsoft
Adallom software is a cloud access security which delivers visibility, governance and protection.
NYSE : XTLY
The leading global enterprise provider of cloud-based incentive compensation software.
NASDAQ : NTRA
Biomedical company that specializes in cell-free prenatal DNA testing.
Food technology company reinventing the production of organic fruit and vegetable products.
CreditKey is a patented pay-over-time financing solution for e-commerce merchants.
Acquired by Appen
Figure Eight is a human-in-the-loop machine learning platform to create customized high quality training data.
Acquired by FireEye – NASDAQ : FEYE
Business platform that enables organizations to measure, manage, and improve cyber-security effectiveness.
Acquired by SiteCore
eCommerce platform that provides developers the ability to build custom applications solving complex B2B challenges
Provides eLearning software, interval reinforcement solutions, and gamified learning that allows customers to improve employee performance.
Acquired by Snipp Interactive (symbol SPN)
Innovative shopping and marketing solutions including loyalty and receipt processing.
Zèle
Created by Bubble Bud: Artisanal cannabis-infused craft beverages and soda
Chunk Foods is developing groundbreaking, clean label, plant-based whole cut meat alternatives.
Building an alternative for investment advisors and wealth managers through a revolutionary technology platform.
Digital risk management, fraud and security detection
High speed rail technology and development
Acquired by Colgate
Natural healthcare products for oral hygiene and body care.
A cloud-based mobile app that allows contractors and subcontractors to complete daily construction work flows ,budgets, and schedules directly from the field.
Acquired by HP
Builds business continuity solutions that provide protection in public, private, and hybrid cloud infrastructure allowing users to protect, recover, and migrate applications in the cloud.
Acquired by Precisely
Provides location based intelligence services that enable advertisers to reach mobile brand audiences for marketing activities while expanding real-world consumer understanding.
Management Team
Gregory Eaton
FOUNDER - Managing Director
Greg has been an angel and venture investor for over 20 years. He began his career at Endotherapeutics, a medical device company that was acquired by U.S Surgical. He then founded Rembrandt Venture Partners. Greg co-founded two venture-backed companies. Alter Ego Networks, a cloud based web transcoding company acquired by Macromedia (MACR) and MetaLincs, an enterprise e-mail search company that was acquired by Seagate (STX).
Prior to founding Cheyenne Ventures he was a co-founder of Harmony Partners where he focused on consumer tech and enterprise focused companies. He thrives on partnering and discovering expansion stage opportunities with visionary founders and aligned VC’s that seek an advantage with the Cheyenne structure.
When he’s not engaging with management, Greg spends time in the mountains, fly-fishing and skiing with his family. He enjoys music, architecture, and the relentless pursuit of fine art in many forms. He is an active member and advisor of the Idaho Youth Ranch which focuses on the rehabilitation of troubled teens through equine therapy.
Jay Fulcher
Partner
Jay has a proven track record as a leader in both public and private technology companies. He began his career at SAP and PeopleSoft before beginning a nearly 20 year career as a CEO. In 2021, Wiley published Jay’s book People Operations: Automate HR, Design a Great Employee Experience, and Unleash Your Workforce which became a five-time bestseller.
Prior to joining Cheyenne Ventures, Jay was CEO at Zenefits where he orchestrated an impressive turnaround of one of the most disruptive HR companies in history. Before that, Jay was CEO at Ooyala, a ground-breaking online video company that ushered in the personalized cloud TV era. Jay’s first CEO role was leading Agile Software, an enterprise software company that pioneered product lifecycle management and distributed engineering. Jay has an extensive track record of delivering great returns for stakeholders and for leading high growth, high value businesses that are transformational and category-defining. He believes in the power of building strong cultures that reinforce the importance of people, inspiration and purpose.
When he isn’t spending time with portfolio companies and doing the mentoring work he loves, Jay spends his time at his home in the mountains. There he is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys horses, golf, fly fishing, skiing, hiking, and biking — usually with his dog Django alongside.
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Where we are
2925 Woodside Road, 2nd floor
Woodside CA 94062