Venture Capital, z9 Capital Adds Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez as Partner and VP

ivan-pludge-rodriguezBoca Raton, FL-based venture capital firm z9 Capital added baseball legend Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez as Partner and Executive Vice President of Business Development.

After his 21-year career, in 2012, Mr. Rodriguez focused on growing his business interests and now advises seven companies across four industries in both the United States and Latin America.

Founded in 2014 by serial entrepreneurs Benzion “Benny” Aboud, Joe Randazza and retired baseball player Nandy Serrano, z9 invests $250K – $4M early-stage, founder-led companies that have demonstrated product-market fit where it can leverage its active management philosophy. Investment focus areas include:
– Retail
– E-Commerce B2B and B2C
– Information Technology
The firm, which recently announced its $25M Clubhouse Fund I, has Videoo, Public Reputation and Aroma360 in the portfolio.

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03/06/2016

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