Paul Ferris, Azure Capital Partners

Paul Ferris is a founding General Partner at Azure Capital Partners with over 30 years of experience in high-growth. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Paul Ferris

Paul Ferris is a founding General Partner at Azure Capital Partners with over 30 years of experience in high-growth technology, having invested directly for the past 25+ years in consumer, digitally native vertical e-commerce, cloud-enabling applications, AI infrastructure, IoT, and digital media. Azure Capital Partners, founded in 2000 and headquartered in San Francisco, focuses on early-stage technology companies at transformative market inflection points, primarily targeting post-seed and early-stage ventures. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior for Ferris individually are not publicly detailed, the firm’s focus is on early-stage IT companies positioned for growth. Ferris serves on the boards of several notable portfolio companies including Eby Corp., Glydways, Inc., Ranovus, Inc., SubPac, Inc., and The Bouqs Co.. He has helped drive over 30 venture-backed outcomes totaling more than $50B in value as both an investor and adviser. Ferris holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and English from Amherst College and previously worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and Credit Suisse. No distinctive public wr

Paul Ferris at a glance

Role
General Partner
Organization
Azure Capital Partners
Location
San Francisco, CA
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Angel Investment, Finance, Financial Services, Impact Investing, Venture Capital, Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

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Paul Ferris at Azure Capital Partners (San Francisco, CA) — sector focus: Angel Investment, Finance, Financial Services, Impact Investing, Venture Capital, Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology, Internet, SaaS, Apps, Enterpris….
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Where is Paul Ferris based?
Paul Ferris is based in San Francisco, CA.

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