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EVENT TRACKS
GROWTH
TRACK
Unlock content most valuable to brands, startups, and investors
Roundtable Discussions
Learn from others success and failures while implementing best practices
Speed Dating
Access new client, customer, or investment prospects through curated 1-on-1 meetings
Networking
Engage in breakout networking sessions with the right people in the industry
IMMERSION
TRACK
Receive access to content tailored for the modern retail consumer
Keynote Speakers
Learn from industry experts tacking important supply chain issues
Fireside Chats
Sit in on expert conversations about up and coming in fair trade practices
Startup Pitches
Access to pitch sessions delivered by startups in the supply chain industry
RevTech Ventures
We are RevTech Ventures.
From The Managing Director
[Ethos]
As a young entrepreneur in my early thirties, the company I co-founded was growing by triple digits annually and I needed help – experience, not advice. So I joined the Dallas chapter of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) and began a twenty-year journey of sharing experience with some world-class entrepreneurial peers.
EO is a global organization with over 14,000 members spread over 62 countries. One of the first things an entrepreneur learns after joining EO is “Gestalt Language Protocol,” which basically boils down to the following: “share experience, not advice.” Advice is cheap, sometimes free, and often conflicting. I learned the value of sharing relevant experience – learning how a fellow entrepreneur had faced a similar challenge to mine, how they handled it, and the resulting outcome. Then, I was able to use that experience as data while forming the solution to my challenge.
During my first five years in EO, my business grew ten-fold; during the next fifteen years, I gave back to the organization by launching an EO chapter in my hometown of Oklahoma City. What’s now RevTech Ventures was formed by a few of those members, who became some of our first mentors.
At RevTech, we believe in the sharing of relevant experience over the doling out of advice. That’s why our network of mentors and investors is carefully selected for the wealth of experience they bring to the table.
As a Venture Capital Firm in Dallas, Texas, our mentors have over 1,000 years of cumulative experience as former founders and F500 C-Suite executives in the retail industry. In retail technology, we have generated numerous successful exits, and therefore have high-level connections to some of the nation’s largest restaurant & retail operators.
Case Studies
[How We Operate]
We customize a growth plan for each new investment to actively find ways to support them throughout their journey - some even call us their third cofounder! Below are few ways we helped founders execute on their vision:
ACCEL ROBOTICS
Our lead mentor, Jeff Donaldson, leveraged a panel of retail industry CTOs that helped the company pivot their value proposition from robotic store associates to a frictionless commerce platform that attracted over $30M of VC funding.
DOR
TECHNOLOGIES
We helped this San Francisco-based startup “fly under the radar” for the first year – secured their pre-seed capital and first customers here in Texas in 2016. This prepared them for raising $12M of VC funding and rapid scaling in 2017.
ARCADE
We introduced the startup to its first national account, GameStop, in 2016.
ENTOUCH
We introduced them to their first national account, CEC Entertainment, in 2012. Over time, it became a 500-store deployment and the first $1M account for the company.
ORDER MY GEAR
Our lead mentor, Chris Camillo, led the seed round and joined the management team. Chris helped the company develop a scaling system that enabled 40x revenue growth over 5 years.
COOKLIST
We’ve helped this 2018 startup with significant capital connections, high-caliber talent, high-profile media exposure, and strategic partners.
PRESSED ROOTS
We helped Pressed Roots vet their first employees, build their milestones and G2M strategy, gain legal expertise, and fill-out their round.
Investment Criteria
[What we're looking for]
BREAK-THROUGH TECHNOLOGY OR CONCEPT
Product leverages technology to solve a major pain point, creates a new business model, or caters to an underserved market in the retail industry
DOMAIN EXPERTISE
Relevant industry and functional
expertise from collective team
CUSTOMER VALIDATION
Pilot or customer already underway
with clear results and feedback
STRATEGIC FIT
RevTech can add significant value as a
partner beyond our financial investment
Methodology
[The Details]
ROLE
We lead or follow at the pre-seed and seed stage - typically, we are one of the first institutional investors
CHECK SIZE
Our first check is ~$100K; as companies grow, we reserve follow-on capital to support them in future rounds, typically $200K - $4M
GEOGRAPHY
While we are headquartered in Dallas,
our investments span across the globe