Experienced venture investor and startup operator focused on early-stage software and fintech companies. Derek Ripp brings operational product and GTM expertise to board roles, advising on scaling, go-to-market execution and capital strategy. Prior roles span product leadership and angel investing; active in seed rounds, syndicates and founder coaching. Market-relevant strengths include commercialization, metrics-driven growth and investor relations.
Experienced venture investor and startup operator focused on early-stage software and fintech companies. Derek Ripp brings operational product and GTM expertise to board roles, advising on scaling, go-to-market execution and capital strategy. Prior roles span product leadership and angel investing; active in seed rounds, syndicates and founder coaching. Market-relevant strengths include commercialization, metrics-driven growth and investor relations.
Early-stage, operator-first investment approach focused on seed and pre-seed software and fintech founders, prioritizing product-market fit and capital-efficient GTM scaling. Allocates small, concentrated initial checks with systematic follow-on reserves for winners, favoring metrics-driven SaaS economics, network effects and regulatory-resilient fintech models. Emphasizes hands-on board support, commercialization playbooks and rigorous unit-economics discipline, seeking asymmetric outcomes via active underwriting, rapid feedback loops and founder-aligned governance.
Early-stage, operator-first investment approach focused on seed and pre-seed software and fintech founders, prioritizing product-market fit and capital-efficient GTM scaling. Allocates small, concentrated initial checks with systematic follow-on reserves for winners, favoring metrics-driven SaaS economics, network effects and regulatory-resilient fintech models. Emphasizes hands-on board support, commercialization playbooks and rigorous unit-economics discipline, seeking asymmetric outcomes via active underwriting, rapid feedback loops and founder-aligned governance.
| Trades 1412 | Longs Won 1136/1412 80% | Profit Factor 30.75 |
| Profitability | Shorts Won 0/0 0% | Standard Deviation $531,853.21 |
| Average Win $156,616.41 | Best Trade (Oct 16) $9.96M | Sharpe Ratio -10.86 |
| Average Loss -$20,966.51 | Worst Trade (Mar 30) -$345,802.95 | Z-Score 15.28 (100%) |
| Commissions $0 | Avg. Trade Length 1y 5m 1w 4d | Expectancy $121,904.74 |
| Loss Size | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| Probability of Loss | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Consecutive Losing Trades | 22,727 | 20,455 | 18,182 | 15,909 | 13,636 | 11,364 | 9,091 | 6,818 | 4,545 | 2,273 |
| Symbol | Quantity | Cost | Value | Comm. | Profit ($) | Gain (%) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAPL Apple Inc. | 18,162 | $3.45M | $6.29M | - | $2.84M | 82.38% | +1.259% |
ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF | 12,457 | $1.15M | $1.98M | - | $832,875.02 | 72.38% | +0.302% |
ADP Automatic Data Processing Inc. | 1,046 | $247,220.02 | $301,713.47 | - | $54,493.45 | 22.04% | +0.978% |
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 25,025 | $2.47M | $2.38M | - | -$83,700.21 | -3.39% | -0.126% |
AGI Alamos Gold Inc. | 9,445 | $252,559.3 | $302,051.1 | - | $49,491.8 | 19.6% | +4.476% |
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. | 516 | $373,068 | $217,891.32 | - | -$155,176.68 | -41.59% | -1.8% |
AMZN Amazon.com Inc | 10,399 | $1.85M | $2.65M | - | $802,354.04 | 43.44% | +0.01% |
AVDE Avantis International Equity ETF | 3,774 | $325,555.92 | $339,244.86 | - | $13,688.94 | 4.2% | +0.695% |
AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF | 16,088 | $1.26M | $1.74M | - | $487,874.1 | 38.85% | +1.002% |
AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF | 4,251 | $348,281.3 | $384,290.4 | - | $36,009.1 | 10.34% | -0.681% |
AVES Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF | 160,147 | $8.45M | $10.28M | - | $1.83M | 21.61% | -0.264% |
AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 1,776 | $492,977.73 | $599,435.52 | - | $106,457.79 | 21.59% | -1.978% |
AVIV Avantis International Large Cap Value ETF | 165,301 | $9.99M | $13.31M | - | $3.32M | 33.23% | +0.877% |
AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF | 267,001 | $17.9M | $24.93M | - | $7.03M | 39.3% | +0.799% |
AVRE Avantis Real Estate ETF | 106,113 | $4.62M | $4.77M | - | $152,608.06 | 3.3% | +0.245% |
AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | 25,909 | $2.83M | $3.37M | - | $542,520.32 | 19.2% | +0.193% |
AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 29,743 | $2.83M | $3.6M | - | $764,302.24 | 26.97% | +0.431% |
AXP American Express Company | 1,145 | $206,134.58 | $362,587.15 | - | $156,452.57 | 75.9% | +0.892% |
BIL SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF | 22,911 | $2.1M | $2.1M | - | -$4,371.3 | -0.21% | +0.027% |
BILS SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF | 11,924 | $1.18M | $1.18M | - | -$1,669.37 | -0.14% | +0.04% |