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 1152/1412 81% | Profit Factor 39.73 |
| Profitability | Shorts Won 0/0 0% | Standard Deviation $540,354.15 |
| Average Win $157,852.25 | Best Trade (Aug 14) $10.64M | Sharpe Ratio -10.83 |
| Average Loss -$17,603.81 | Worst Trade (Mar 30) -$345,802.95 | Z-Score 16.69 (100%) |
| Commissions $0 | Avg. Trade Length 1y 4m 3w 2d | Expectancy $125,544.48 |
| Loss Size | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| Probability of Loss | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Consecutive Losing Trades | 27,778 | 25,000 | 22,222 | 19,444 | 16,667 | 13,889 | 11,111 | 8,333 | 5,556 | 2,778 |
| Symbol | Quantity | Cost | Value | Comm. | Profit ($) | Gain (%) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAPL Apple Inc. | 18,162 | $3.45M | $5.61M | - | $2.16M | 62.69% | -7.354% |
ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF | 12,457 | $1.15M | $1.95M | - | $797,995.3 | 69.35% | +0.495% |
ADP Automatic Data Processing Inc. | 1,046 | $247,220.02 | $278,717.15 | - | $31,497.13 | 12.74% | +0.982% |
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 25,025 | $2.47M | $2.44M | - | -$31,648.21 | -1.28% | -0.256% |
AGI Alamos Gold Inc. | 9,445 | $252,559.3 | $262,854.35 | - | $10,295.05 | 4.08% | -2.007% |
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. | 516 | $373,068 | $261,957.73 | - | -$111,110.27 | -29.78% | +1.176% |
AMZN Amazon.com Inc | 10,399 | $1.85M | $2.82M | - | $977,005.15 | 52.89% | +15.321% |
AVDE Avantis International Equity ETF | 3,774 | $325,555.92 | $344,226.54 | - | $18,670.62 | 5.73% | -0.458% |
AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF | 16,088 | $1.26M | $1.68M | - | $427,624.54 | 34.05% | -0.476% |
AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF | 4,251 | $348,281.3 | $380,507.01 | - | $32,225.71 | 9.25% | +0.101% |
AVES Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF | 160,147 | $8.45M | $9.97M | - | $1.52M | 17.93% | -0.749% |
AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 1,776 | $492,977.73 | $691,361.28 | - | $198,383.55 | 40.24% | +0.371% |
AVIV Avantis International Large Cap Value ETF | 165,301 | $9.99M | $13.34M | - | $3.35M | 33.51% | -0.567% |
AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF | 267,001 | $17.9M | $24.61M | - | $6.71M | 37.48% | +0.141% |
AVRE Avantis Real Estate ETF | 106,113 | $4.62M | $5.17M | - | $547,348.42 | 11.85% | -0.754% |
AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | 25,909 | $2.83M | $3.31M | - | $479,820.54 | 16.98% | +0.567% |
AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 29,743 | $2.83M | $3.73M | - | $892,821.74 | 31.51% | +0.032% |
AXP American Express Company | 1,145 | $206,134.58 | $385,006.25 | - | $178,871.67 | 86.77% | -0.376% |
BIL SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF | 22,911 | $2.1M | $2.1M | - | -$1,509.72 | -0.07% | +0.033% |
BILS SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF | 11,924 | $1.18M | $1.19M | - | $834.67 | 0.07% | +0.02% |