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About
Phil Boyer is a Partner at Crosslink Capital, a prominent Bay Area venture capital firm, where he leads early-stage investments in consumer and enterprise technology companies across North America. His key responsibilities include sourcing, evaluating, and supporting founding teams, particularly those developing innovations in enterprise applications, infrastructure, vertical software, and frontier technology. Phil plays an instrumental role in helping strong technical teams build category-defining companies, with a focus on AI, data, developer tools, SaaS, security, fintech, health, logistics, and consumer sectors.
Throughout his career, Phil has built a reputation for deep sector expertise in enterprise and vertical software, investing in companies such as BetterUp, Forma.ai, Inscribe, Overjet, Syncari, Verodin, and Weave (IPO NYSE: WEAV). Before joining Crosslink in 2014, he was an investor at Tenfore Holdings in New York, where he made notable investments in Optoro and Trulioo. Phil began his professional journey publishing technology sector research at Credit Suisse and RBC, covering major companies including Google, Amazon, and LinkedIn.
Phil holds a BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to his investment activities, he serves on advisory boards such as Alpha Network and the board of Overjet, further demonstrating his commitment to supporting high-growth, innovative ventures in technology and healthcare.
Career History
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crosslink Capital | Partner | Jul 2014 to Present | Crosslink is a leading early-stage venture capital firm based in the SF Bay Area with over $4B in AUM.
I lead early-stage investments, with a primary focus on themes within AI, data, developer tools... |
| Alpha Network | Advisory Board Member | Jul 2014 to Present | — |
| Overjet | Board | Apr 2020 to Present | Led Seed |
| BetterUp | Investor | Dec 2015 to Present | Led Seed |
| Forma.ai | Board | Jan 2021 to Present | Led Series A |
| Near Space Labs | Board | Aug 2021 to Present | Led Series A |
| OPT Industries | Board | Oct 2020 to Present | Led Seed |
| Griptape | Board | Sep 2023 to Present | Led Seed |
| Knapsack | Board | Jan 2021 to Present | Led Pre-seed |
| Leapfin | Board | May 2022 to Present | Led Series A |
| Inscribe | Board | Sep 2018 to Present | Led Seed, Co-led Series A |
| Verodin | Investor | Jun 2015 to May 2019 | Co-led Seed. Acquired by FireEye |
| Tenfore Holdings | VC | May 2013 to Jun 2014 | Tenfore Holdings is a venture capital firm based in NYC primarily investing in early-stage data and commerce companies. |
| Credit Suisse | Internet Equity Research | Jul 2012 to May 2013 | Published research covering technology companies such as Google, Amazon, LinkedIn, Priceline, Yelp, Activision, Electronic Arts, and others. |
| RBC Capital Markets | Analyst | Aug 2010 to Jul 2012 | — |
Education
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
BA, Economics
Skills & Expertise
Others at Crosslink Capital Inc. (13)
| Name | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Principal | CA , United States | |
D Dane Lewis | Analyst | San Francisco, CA , United States |
| General Partner | Menlo Park, CA , United States | |
E Eric Chin | General Partner | Woodside, CA , United States |
| Co-Portfolio Manager | San Francisco, CA , United States | |
| Partner | Los Gatos, CA , United States | |
| Principal | San Francisco, CA , United States | |
| Associate | CA , United States | |
C Courtney Fallon | Trader | San Francisco, CA , United States |
| Partner | San Francisco, CA , United States |
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| Name | Role | Fund | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analyst | 5am Venture Management, LLC | San Francisco, CA , United States | |
| Partner | 5am Venture Management, LLC | Los Angeles, CA , United States |