Dov Szapiro
Director/Board Member at AVENIR WELLNESS SOLUTIONS, INC.
Profile
Dov Szapiro was the founder of AFS Acceptance LLC, founded in 1996, where he held the title of President & Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2017.
He is also the founder of Entourage Effect Capital LLC, founded in 2018, where he currently holds the title of Managing Partner.
Additionally, Mr. Szapiro was the founder of Credito Real USA Finance LLC, founded in 2001, where he served as CEO from 2001 to 2017.
Mr. Szapiro's current job(s) include being the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at MACI Series A Partners LLC.
He is also a Board Of Director at New York Livery Leasing, Inc., a Board Of Director at Hound Labs, Inc., a Director at PathogenDX, Inc., an Independent Director at Avenir Wellness Solutions, Inc., a Director at Conception Nurseries, Inc., a Managing Partner at Specialty Finance & Consulting Corp., and a Board Of Advisor at ValidiFI.
Mr. Szapiro's former job(s) include being a Director at govWorks, Inc. from 1999 to 2000, a Board Of Director at Cognition Financial Corp.
from 2016 to 2017, and a Board Of Advisor at Carie Health, Inc. from 2017 to 2020.
Mr. Szapiro's education history includes a graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, conferred in 1996.
Dov Szapiro active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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| AVENIR WELLNESS SOLUTIONS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2021 |
MACI Series A Partners LLC
 MACI Series A Partners LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance MACI Series A Partners provides investing services. The company is headquartered in Aventura, FL. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Entourage Effect Capital LLC
 Entourage Effect Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Entourage Effect Capital LLC (Entourage Effect Capital) a venture capital firm founded by Matthew Hawkins, Andy Sturner & Dov Szapiro in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Irving, Dallas. | Founder | 01/07/2018 |
Conception Nurseries, Inc.
 Conception Nurseries, Inc. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Conception Nurserie operates as a tissue culture company. The firm provides growers with clean, genetically certified cannabis clones. The company is headquartered in Sacramento, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/12/2020 |
Hound Labs, Inc.
 Hound Labs, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Hound Labs, Inc. manufactures and wholesales scientific device to detect and measure the levels of both marijuana and alcohol in a person's breath. It specializes in detect and measure THC in breath, next generation marijuana breathalzyer, dual marijuana and alcohol breathalyzer and scientific research. The company was founded by Mike Lynn, Kuni Oh and Jenny Lynn in 2014 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/09/2021 |
ValidiFI
 ValidiFI Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services ValidiFI provides business information and financial technology solutions designed to improve customer acquisition and payment services. Its services include card payments, treasury services, risk solutions and information services. The company was founded by Oscar DiVeroli in 2014 and is headquartered in Sunrise, FL. | Consultant / Advisor | 01/09/2017 |
| New York Livery Leasing, Inc. | Director/Board Member | 01/09/2014 |
Specialty Finance & Consulting Corp.
 Specialty Finance & Consulting Corp. Containers/PackagingProcess Industries Specialty Finance & Consulting Corp. manufactures corrugated and solid fibre boxes. The company is headquartered in Red Lion, PA. | Private Equity Investor | 01/09/2014 |
PathogenDX, Inc.
 PathogenDX, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology PathogenDX, Inc. develops and provides genetic level test kits for microbial contamination testing of cannabis, food, and agricultural products. It offers PDx-C for the cannabis testing market. The company was founded by Milan Patel, Michael Hogan, and Eric Lachance and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of Dov Szapiro
| University of Pennsylvania | Graduate Degree |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| AVENIR WELLNESS SOLUTIONS, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 13 |
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AFS Acceptance LLC
 AFS Acceptance LLC Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance AFS Acceptance LLC provides auto finance services. It specializes in serving the subprime financing needs of franchise and independent car dealers. The firm provides financing options for customers with open bankruptcies, previous repossessions, foreclosures and limited or no credit histories. The company was founded by Dov Szapiro and Uri Szapiro in 1996 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL. | Finance |
MACI Series A Partners LLC
MACI Series A Partners LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance MACI Series A Partners provides investing services. The company is headquartered in Aventura, FL. | Finance |
Entourage Effect Capital LLC
Entourage Effect Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Entourage Effect Capital LLC (Entourage Effect Capital) a venture capital firm founded by Matthew Hawkins, Andy Sturner & Dov Szapiro in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Irving, Dallas. | Finance |
Conception Nurseries, Inc.
Conception Nurseries, Inc. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Conception Nurserie operates as a tissue culture company. The firm provides growers with clean, genetically certified cannabis clones. The company is headquartered in Sacramento, CA. | Process Industries |
Hound Labs, Inc.
Hound Labs, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Hound Labs, Inc. manufactures and wholesales scientific device to detect and measure the levels of both marijuana and alcohol in a person's breath. It specializes in detect and measure THC in breath, next generation marijuana breathalzyer, dual marijuana and alcohol breathalyzer and scientific research. The company was founded by Mike Lynn, Kuni Oh and Jenny Lynn in 2014 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Electronic Technology |
ValidiFI
ValidiFI Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services ValidiFI provides business information and financial technology solutions designed to improve customer acquisition and payment services. Its services include card payments, treasury services, risk solutions and information services. The company was founded by Oscar DiVeroli in 2014 and is headquartered in Sunrise, FL. | Commercial Services |
| New York Livery Leasing, Inc. | |
Specialty Finance & Consulting Corp.
Specialty Finance & Consulting Corp. Containers/PackagingProcess Industries Specialty Finance & Consulting Corp. manufactures corrugated and solid fibre boxes. The company is headquartered in Red Lion, PA. | Process Industries |
Carie Health, Inc.
 Carie Health, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Carie Health, Inc. engages in the development of telehealth software. It offers clinical support and patient engagement. The company was founded by Matthew Wanderer in 2016 and is headquartered in Miami, FL. | Technology Services |
Cognition Financial Corp.
 Cognition Financial Corp. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Part of Lobster Point Properties Ltd., Cognition Financial Corp. provides payment and finance solutions for students and their families. The company is based in Boston, MA. | Finance |
Credito Real USA Finance LLC
 Credito Real USA Finance LLC Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Part of Fomento Corporativo Peninsular SA de CV, Credito Real USA Finance LLC focuses on providing financial solutions to segments of the population that have been turned down or have not been served adequately by traditional banking institutions. The company is based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The company specializes in offering flexible financing options for clients with credit issues, open bankruptcies, repossessions, foreclosures, and limited credit history. The company is a full-service auto finance company and also help contractors and small to medium-sized businesses, especially in the construction industry, to get access to funding and equipment to grow their business. The company was founded in 1993 by Dov Szapiro. The CEO is Scot Seagrave. Credito Real USA Finance was acquired by Bepensa Capital, S.A. de C.V. from Crédito Real SAB de CV SOFOM ER on April 19, 2023 for $60.50 million. | Finance |
govWorks, Inc.
 govWorks, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services govWorks, Inc. provides internet-based services to enhance communication with other government agencies, citizens and businesses. Its services include customized label solutions, do-it-yourself web development tools that governments can use to create their own transactional sites and co-branded web sites for free access to their consumer portal. The company was founded in 1998 by Kaleil D. Isaza Tuzman and Isaza Tuzman and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
PathogenDX, Inc.
PathogenDX, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology PathogenDX, Inc. develops and provides genetic level test kits for microbial contamination testing of cannabis, food, and agricultural products. It offers PDx-C for the cannabis testing market. The company was founded by Milan Patel, Michael Hogan, and Eric Lachance and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ. | Health Technology |
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