Joy Randels

Active Investor

Founder & CEO at The Prowess Group

Bradenton, Florida

Joy Randels, Founder & CEO at The Prowess Group is an active investor based in Bradenton, Florida. This profile covers what Joy Randels backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Ms. Joy Randels is the Co-Founder & serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at The Prowess Group. She is an active VC Managing Partner, Limited Partner, and Angel Investor. She is the Board Chair of New Market Partners and has founded and successfully exited 10 startups while raising over $400M in venture capital. She scaled 7 companies globally, including two IPOs and two $1B+ acquisitions. She currently serves as a Board Member at Netenrich, BurtstIQ, Pockt Network, and Unpacked Technologies. She previously served on the boards of ISC8 (NASDAQ: IRSN), Irvine Sensors (NASDAQ: IRSN), Partpic, ClearCube, Red-M(LON: RDM), MetroTech Networks, Cheyenne (NYSE: CYE), and Netegrity. She holds a degree from the University of Georgia: Business Administration, Emory University: Information Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Entrepreneurship and Artificial Intelligence, Harvard University Business School: Advanced Executive Education in Entrepreneurship and Marketing.

Investor type: AngelVCPE
Stages: Early Stage VenturePre Seed
Invests in: SaaS & Enterprise
Location: Bradenton, Florida
Typical check: $275K
Past investments: 27

Notable investments

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