Kevin Merritt, Angel Investor

I'm a technology-focused entrepreneur, angel investor, and advisor based in Seattle, WA. I've founded, led, and successfully exited two venture-backed companies. Most recently, I've been investing and advising startups that are in one of the following four areas: Seattle, vertical SaaS, GovTech, and WineTech. My passion for the wine industry has led me to study viticulture and enology and work two harvests at a winery. I'm an aspiring winemaker. In addition to my investment and advisory roles, I own Wine Industry Insight, a free daily newsletter for the wine industry. In 2007, I founded Socrata (originally known as Blist). We raised $54M of venture capital across three rounds. In 2018, Socrata was acquired by Tyler Technologies, forming the new Data & Insights Division. I served as President of this division, which is focused on helping public sector institutions turn data into a strategic asset, improving operations and program outcomes.