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Investor profile

Jay Hirsh

Managing Partner, Break Trail Ventures

About

Jay Hirsh is the solo GP at Break Trail Ventures who splits his time between Boulder and Columbus, bringing a bi-regional perspective that combines an established innovation scene with an emerging Midwestern tech hub. He takes a learn-first approach to investing, spending significant time understanding categories and founders before making decisions, and regularly helps early-stage consumer brands become better at telling their stories to investors. Jay Hirsh is the solo GP at Break Trail Ventures who splits his time between Boulder and Columbus, bringing a bi-regional perspective that combines an established innovation scene with an emerging Midwestern tech hub. He takes a learn-first approach to investing, spending significant time understanding categories and founders before making decisions, and regularly helps early-stage consumer brands become better at telling their stories to investors.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Sectors
Consumer
CPG / D2C
Health
SaaS
Deeptech
Hardware

Investment details

Avg check size$100K - $500K
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA