Dave Balter, Angel Investor

Dave Balter is a CEO, Co-Founder, Venture Partner, and Angel Investor. Dave is an innovation‐obsessed builder of companies, often as a Founder/CEO but occasionally as a Board Member, advisor, and investor. He is the CEO of Flipside Crypto, which provides business intelligence for blockchain organizations. Previously I led the Transactions (M&A and Partnerships) Team at Pluralsight, which I joined via the acquisition of Smarterer, a venture-backed skills assessment startup I co-founded in 2010 and led as CEO since 2013. He founded BzzAgent in 2001, a social marketing company that accelerates word of mouth to drive sales. BzzAgent was acquired in 2011 by dunnhumby, a division of Tesco PLC. Post-acquisition, he acted as Global Head of Investments for dunnhumby. he served on the organization's Global Executive Team until late 2013 when he stepped down to focus full-time on Smarterer. he founded dunnhumby Ventures during my tenure at dunnhumby. In 2016, Dave was named one of the 30 Most Disruptive People in Boston Tech by Boston Magazine. In 2009 he was a Finalist (darn) for E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year. In 2008, he was recognized as a Future Legend by the Ad Club. Dave is an active investor as a Venture Partner and has been an active angel investor in firms including Turo, NRG, Presto, Kettle & Fire, and HelpScout. In 2011, he co-founded Intelligent.ly (with Sarah Hodges), a classroom space that helps star employees become managers.