Endurance Ventures

The Endurance execution team is a group of professionals that have worked together for over a decade.  The total value of transactions performed by the team exceeds $1B.  
Total capital raised for portfolio companies and transactions exceeds $100MM

Ron Reed

Ron is an executive whohas worked in venture capital, M&A, software development and software marketing.  Ron was a managing director at Seneca Partners where he developed the investment banking arm of the business.  

Prior to Seneca Ron was a General Partner at Endeavor Capital Management, where he led that firm's effort to identify software and Internet-based investment opportunities. Prior to joining Endeavor in 1994, Ron was President of Emerald Intelligence, which developed and markets knowledge-based software tools for customer service and discrete manufacturing environments.

Ron Graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in Physics-Engineering

David Thomas

David began his career in New York at Hambrecht & Quist in 1983 as an associate software and services industry analyst.  After moving to San Francisco in 1987, he was promoted to senior analyst, then the youngest ever at the firm.  After a stint as a software analyst at Prudential Securities from 1991 to 1993, Mr. Thomas took a sell side position with O’Connor & Associates (a division of Swiss Bank Corp.) as a portfolio
manager/analyst.

He managed a $20 million hedge fund and guided the options trading operations for the firm’s software arbitrage group.  Mr. Thomas has also held positions at Oracle Corporation and First Albany/META Group Technology Research, and launched a start up company in 1998.  

David graduated from Brown University in 1984 with a degree in economics.

Our Business

The combination of planning alternatives, invested capital and hands on execution make the Endurance investment model different from simple investing.

Companies can expect frank, unbiased advise based on our shared financial objectives.  You'll have a well connected, team with over thirty years of experience committed to your success.