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About Investor

Phin Upham is the Managing Partner at Haymaker Ventures who focuses on investments in Sales & CRM, Payments, Data Services, and FinTech at Pre-seed and Seed stages, with investment ranges typically between $100K and $5.0M. His verified work background includes previous roles at Thiel Capital where he spent almost a decade investing in fintech companies, as well as experience as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley, Rothschild and Lazard. Upham has successfully invested in companies like Figure and FLYR Labs, showcasing a track record of strategic growth and portfolio management in the financial and technology sectors. He earned a B.A. from Harvard University, an M.B.A., and a Ph.D., bringing strong academic credentials to his venture capital career.