Evan Kraut

Cofounder, Boardstream | Cofounder, B&B Executive Referral Networks | Helping companies turn relationships into their most powerful growth channel.

📍 New York, New York, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2022𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Investor / Advisor
2014
quip is the oral care company designing and delivering products, advice and professional services to make oral health more simple, accessible, and enjoyable — starting with a better electric toothbrush. As the first to market direct-to-consumer oral care subscription service — with fresh supplies delivered every three months for $5 with free shipping worldwide, oral care advice sent straight to hundreds of thousands of consumers, and a bidirectional tech platform currently in development to connect users with a large dental professional network — quip is working to elevate every part of the oral care experience for everyone.
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2025
Cofounder
Aug 2025
B&B builds and manages elite executive referral networks for B2B companies that need qualified pipeline, not more cold outreach. We recruit, onboard, and deploy a curated roster of senior connectors with verified relationships at your target accounts. They make warm introductions. Your team closes them. We manage everything in between. We are not an SDR firm. Not a lead database. Not affiliate marketing. Were a enterprise-grade tech-enabled boutique professional services firm. Our connectors are executives & operators whose calls get answered. Every introduction is double opt-in and relationship-backed. Our clients brands are never associated with spam or unsolicited outreach. We work with a focused number of clients as every program gets high-touch senior attention from day one. Most companies dont qualify for our programs. Not every operator makes the network. Thats by design. Its how we keep the quality of our programs at the highest levels. Learn more → bbexec.com
2024
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Apr 2024
Boardstream is revolutionizing advisory board management by combining proprietary strategic processes with decades of expertise and an AI-driven technology solution that streamlines operations. We help organizations create, manage, and optimize advisory boards, turning them into strategic assets for growth and innovation. 🔹 What We Offer: Tailored Advisory Boards: We offer customizable, budget-friendly solutions, from customer advisory boards to strategic and project-based ones, ensuring your business gets the support it needs to succeed and scale effectively. Expert Recruitment and Vetting: Boardstream provides comprehensive services to identify, recruit, and vet advisory board members, ensuring a perfect alignment with your company’s goals and culture. Proprietary Strategic Process: Using our proprietary Strategic Assessment Model, we identify the most impactful areas of focus for your advisory board to ensure strategic alignment with company objectives. Content Creation and Documentation: We develop high-quality meeting content, including agendas, briefing documents, and post-meeting summaries, to ensure effective communication and thorough documentation. Ongoing Management and Enhancement: Boardstream continuously manages your advisory board to ensure it stays aligned with your objectives and adapts to changing market conditions. Our data-driven methodology ensures that all actions are backed by solid insights. 🔹 Lets Collaborate: Ready to transform your advisory board experience? Contact us to see how Boardstream can elevate your decision-making with expertly managed, insightful, and efficient advisory boards. #AdvisoryBoards #AI #CustomerAdvisoryBoards #CAB #StrategicPlanning #BusinessGrowth #Innovation #BoardstreamAI
2022
Investor / Advisor
Sep 2022
EmPower Solar develops, engineers, installs, and services solar and battery systems for residential and commercial clients. Since 2003, EmPower Solar has empowered thousands of New York homeowners and businesses with 50 megawatts of distributed solar. Its vision is to create a new energy paradigm powered by clean, renewable energy for a more prosperous, healthy, and civil world. The company employs 100 full-time workers in across three locations and generates millions in economic activity for the region per year. To date, the company has saved its clients over 20 million dollars in avoided energy costs. The company has also deployed over 150 energy storage systems and dozens of electric vehicle charging stations. Active in LISEIA and NYSEIA, EmPower Solar has played an integral role in accelerating the Long Island and New York region on a path towards clean energy. EmPower Solars expertise: - Residential Solar Systems - Commercial Solar Systems - Community Solar Programs for Hosts + Subscribers - EV Charging Station Infrastructure - Battery Backup Systems The company culture is defined by the EmPowering Way, which results in consistent 5-star customer service reviews. For more information visit empower-solar.com.
Partner
Sep 2022
We are a business accelerator for high growth tech start ups. We turn potential into success. We help innovative companies implement powerful marketing strategies and create result driven partnerships. Our Mission is to help game-changing companies drive aggressive, vigorous, and sustainable growth. In our constantly evolving business world, endless obstacles arise. We know that when you are over seas these obstacles are amplified. We are here to help you overcome these obstacles and achieve success. You created an amazing product that will shake things up and change the marketplace. You’ve acquired funding and a rock star team. Now let us do the rest. We at Playground live at the intersection of tech, marketing, advertising, public relations, media, entertainment and finance. We have built companies, created startups, won awards, driven growth and are uniquely connected. We will utilize our connections and experience in order to drive success and make your company grow in the most exciting ways possible.
Venture Partner
Sep 2022
SuperAngel.Fund is an early-stage fund led by Ben Zises that invests in Consumer, PropTech & Future of Work.
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