Walt Pounds

Active Investor

Angel investor in Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

Walt Pounds, Angel investor in Boulder is an active investor based in Boulder, Colorado. This profile covers what Walt Pounds backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Walt Pounds serves as Board Member at California Safe Soil. Mr. Pounds serves as Board Member at CaraSolva. Mr. Pounds serves as Board President at Imagine Foundation. Mr. Pounds is an Angel Investor. He served as the Board Member at Presidio Graduate School. He served as the Integration Consulting at Deloitte & Touche. He served as President at Solbourne Computer. He worked in the information technology industry for over 30 years in financial and general management roles. Early in his career he was employed at Digital Equipment Corp. and Storage Technology Corp. However most of his experience has been early stage companies. He worked as CFO at two venture capital backed start-ups funded by Mayfield; Kleiner, Perkins and Sequoia. Walt joined Solbourne in 1994, initially as CFO and four years later negotiated the purchase of Solbourne from Panasonic. As President he worked closely with Geoff Moore, author of Crossing the Chasm, redirecting the strategy to provide IT consulting services to the Oracle Applications market. After growing the company to 130 employees Walt negotiated the sale of the business to Deloitte Consulting in 2008. He completed a transition contract with Deloitte in 2011. Other board member roles include Board President of the Imagine Foundation (serving the needs of the disabled in Boulder County Colorado), CaraSolva, past President of Financial Executives International Denver Chapter. He is a member of Social Venture Partners, Investor Circle and Social Venture Network. Walt received his MBA from the University of Colorado and BS from the University of Northern Colorado.

Investor type
Angel
Stages
Seed
Invests in
FoodTech & AgricultureAgTech & AgricultureSaaS & Enterprise
Location
Boulder, Colorado
Typical check
$250K
Past investments
3

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Walt Pounds invests in FoodTech & Agriculture, AgTech & Agriculture and SaaS & Enterprise, typically at Seed. Match your sector and stage, then reach out with a personalized pitch.

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Walt Pounds typically writes checks around $250K. Use it as a signal for whether your raise fits their stage.

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