# Brett Calhoun

> General Partner @ Redbud VC (Idea to Pre-Seed+)

General Partner @ Redbud VC (Idea to Pre-Seed+) building & investing in idea to Seed stage tech startups

Forbes 30u30 Venture Capital

Adjunct Professor for Venture Capital at Mizzou

Leader at Premiere (Family Office), supporting analytics, finance, strategy, IT, and M&A

Co-Founder at ClosingCostHelp, a company helping veterans become homeowners through access to capital. Scaled to over $1M ARR 12 months after launch.

Prior, was a business valuation consultant helping startups, SMBs, and public companies with sell side M&A, litigation, and IP valuation matters. Early employee at Paytient.com and on the founding team of CapGains.com. Previously licensed CPA/ABV and MBA. 

Things I can advise on: 
- Early stage investing
- Navigating the VC market 
- My frameworks for investing
- Sourcing talent
- Scrappy outbound and inbound strategies 
- Deal evaluation
- Financial projections and modeling
- Fundraising
- Pitch deck feedback
- PropTech
- FinTech
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Analytics
- Company valuation 
- Accounting 
- & more 

I am very passionate about sharing my learnings. Excited to connect!

**Rating:** 5/5 (7 reviews)

## Offerings

- Video call (15 min): $200.00

## Links

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