Ari Newman

Active Investor

Co-Founder & Managing Director at Massive

Boulder, Colorado

Ari Newman, Co-Founder & Managing Director at Massive is an active investor based in Boulder, Colorado. This profile covers what Ari Newman backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Ari Newman is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Director at Massive VC. He served as a Partner at Everywhere Ventures (The Fund Rockies). He is also a Board member at Beem, fka Line Financial. He served as a Partner at Techstars. He served as a Board Member at Ello, GreatHorn, Distil Networks, RescueTime, Skyward, the Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association, and others. He was also previously the Network Catalyst at Techstars, developing programs and infrastructure for Techstars' worldwide network of Founders, Investors, and Mentors. Prior to his focus on early-stage investing, he spent over a decade as an entrepreneur, founding several companies and joining other venture-backed technology companies. Previously, he was the VP of Strategic Partnerships at Jive Software (JIVE), which acquired his most recent company, Filtrbox (Techstars Boulder 2007), in 2010. Prior to Filtrbox, he founded and served as Principal of Newman Venture Advisors, VP of Product Management at CreekPath Systems (sold to Opsware), and Director of Operations at Volera (Novell CDN spinout). His first start-up was JustOn.com, sold to Novell in 2000. He holds a Business Administration degree from the Leeds School at CU-Boulder.

Investor type: AngelVCPE
Stages: Early Stage VentureSeedSeries BLate Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseClimate & EnergyCybersecurityGaming & EntertainmentMedia & Content
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Typical check: $1.8M
Past investments: 23

Notable investments

GreatHornQwikCart®TechstarsAdYapperPrecogVoleraWiseRocky Mountain Venture Capital AssociationCreekPath SystemsWunderSkyWard IOBroadlume

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Ari Newman invests in SaaS & Enterprise, Climate & Energy, Cybersecurity and Gaming & Entertainment, typically at Early Stage Venture, Seed, Series B and Late Stage Venture. Match your sector and stage, then reach out with a personalized pitch.