Profile
As a Founder and Managing Partner of Ensemble VC, Collin’s passion is around supporting founders as they transition from purely founder-led to team-led organizations, particularly at the Series A, and ultimately led Collin to found Ensemble VC.
Collin's prior investments include Zoom Video (NASDAQ: ZM), Carta, Groww, ICON, Tally, Sidecar Health, TBH (Acquired by Facebook), and many others.
Previously, Collin was a founder of the Kauffman Fellows VC fund and on the founding fund team at the pioneering data-driven VC firm Correlation Ventures.
An avid competitor, Collin spends his free time training Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mountain biking, and climbing mountains.
Additionally, Collin and his team of four broke a Guinness World Record by completing the first crossing of the Arctic Ocean under human power.
Collin and his team rowed a boat over 1,000 miles non-stop and unsupported for 41 days through the biggest storm season in Arctic history.
However, most days Collin and his wife Sunni find themselves chasing their twin sons and daughter around their neighborhood.
Collin R. West active positions
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Spot Insurance, Inc.
Spot Insurance, Inc. Life/Health InsuranceFinance Spot Insurance, Inc. provides life insurance services through online. The company was founded by Maria H. Miller and Matt Randall and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | 01/07/2022 |
Ensemble VC
Ensemble VC Investment ManagersFinance Ensemble VC (Ensemble VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Collin R. West, Conrad Shang and Gopinath Sundaramurthy. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Founder | 01/01/2021 |
NextGen Partners LLC
NextGen Partners LLC Personnel ServicesCommercial Services NextGen Partners LLC provides IT leadership recruitment and technological strategy services. The American company was founded by Phil Goldstein, Mary Beth Baker. | Chairman | 01/03/2013 |
Kauffman Fellows Ventures
Kauffman Fellows Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Kauffman Fellows Ventures (Kauffman Fellows) is a venture capital subsidiary of Society of Kauffman Fellows founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Founder | 01/11/2016 |
Former positions of Collin R. West
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Accenture LLC
Accenture LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Accenture LLC operates as a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Correlation Management LLC
Correlation Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Correlation Management LLC (Correlation Ventures) is an independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2006 by David Edward Coats and Trevor Fredric Kienzle. The firm headquartered in san Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Training of Collin R. West
Southern Methodist University | Undergraduate Degree |
Northwestern University | Masters Business Admin |
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Correlation Management LLC
Correlation Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Correlation Management LLC (Correlation Ventures) is an independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2006 by David Edward Coats and Trevor Fredric Kienzle. The firm headquartered in san Francisco, California. | Finance |
Accenture LLC
Accenture LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Accenture LLC operates as a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Commercial Services |
Spot Insurance, Inc.
Spot Insurance, Inc. Life/Health InsuranceFinance Spot Insurance, Inc. provides life insurance services through online. The company was founded by Maria H. Miller and Matt Randall and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Finance |
Kauffman Fellows Ventures
Kauffman Fellows Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Kauffman Fellows Ventures (Kauffman Fellows) is a venture capital subsidiary of Society of Kauffman Fellows founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Finance |
Ensemble VC
Ensemble VC Investment ManagersFinance Ensemble VC (Ensemble VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Collin R. West, Conrad Shang and Gopinath Sundaramurthy. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Finance |
NextGen Partners LLC
NextGen Partners LLC Personnel ServicesCommercial Services NextGen Partners LLC provides IT leadership recruitment and technological strategy services. The American company was founded by Phil Goldstein, Mary Beth Baker. | Commercial Services |
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