Ian Levine

Helping Companies Grow and Prosper

📍 Greater Boston, United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 7 investments📅 18 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2022𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United States
7
Total investments
4
Early stage
1
Mid stage
1
Late stage
18y
Years active

Portfolio

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Board Member
2022
Ai Lean is a fully automated lien compliance solution designed to assist self-storage operators in reducing debt, increasing cashflow, and enhancing operational efficiency. Our SaaS solution automates the lien process from early collections to auction completion, empowering operators to make informed decisions and optimize profits. It offers support across all 50 states with customizable workflows, document access, and data dashboards. Click on our website, schedule a demo now and learn how Ai-lean can give you a huge competitive advantage in the storage industry!
Board Member
Jan 2021
Our Mission: We inspire individuals to fulfill their potential through the power of listening. Our Values: We believe in the importance of listening for student success. We believe in the power of a great story. We believe in literacy for all. Listenwise currently offers the only curated collection of NPR stories and podcasts tailored to grades 2-12 that focus on building students’ listening comprehension skills and academic language acquisition. Listenwise has 83,000 registered teachers from all 50 states and around the world. Through lessons and other supporting materials, Listenwise provides substantial instructional guidance to teachers interested in helping their students develop their listening skills to advance literacy more broadly. Products/Services: Teaching with podcasts is a fun and engaging way to teach content, language, and grow listening skills. Listenwise easily integrates into your instruction whether your classroom is blended, flipped or 1:1. Listenwise Premium curriculum aligned podcasts are paired with learning tools and listening comprehension assessments to transform them into rigorous academic content. Students are motivated by the interesting real world stories, and Listenwise provides the literacy supports and differentiated instruction necessary for diverse classrooms including ELs and reluctant readers.
Board Member
2019
Host is a team building company founded by the principals of creating community through every experience that we service. Any Event, Anywhere!
early stageEvents Services
Board Member
2018
As with many startups, ZipperAgent’s origins began at a table with a few laptops, and lots of coffee at a Boston area Starbucks. We are realtors, engineers and dreamers who want to make a difference. We started ZipperAgent to solve the pain points and inefficiencies suffered by realtors on a day-to-day basis as they have to deal with many fragmented systems. Over many cups of coffee, we designed and developed software that would help realtors be on top of their game. We methodically crafted a CRM that would allow realtors to deliver an outstanding service to their clients. We are realtors so we understand the business but what really gives us pride is in knowing that we are part of your success by giving agents the tools to make more money. We decided that ZipperAgent would be the simple alternative to the complicated mess that realtors have to deal with as they conduct their business on a daily basis. From the onset we created a simple mission which drives our product and the business: -Your customer relationships are your assets that will deliver long term value and help you achieve financial independence. -Our software will help you understand your customers so you can deliver extremely personalized home buying and selling experience, and develop the customer for life. -We just don’t promise the dream, we deliver it.
Board Member - Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
2015
Customer reference software to strengthen relationships and close deals faster.
Board Member
2010
vizCards, a product of ALL-STATE LEGAL, delivers the first enterprise class identity management and engagement platform for mobile. The highly acclaimed vizCard addresses today's reality that the first impression a company or individual makes is often online, and in many cases on a mobile device. vizCards enables people to package and share their online presence to make a powerful, accurate and lasting impression.
Board Member
2008
Latitude Beverage is the innovative, Boston-based company behind a growing portfolio of national wine and spirits brands, including 90+ Cellars, Iron Side, Mija Sangria, Tequila Zarpado, Wheel Horse Whiskey and Copper & Cask. Across these brands we offer a highly curated, global selection of products that deliver exceptional value and make it easier for consumers to enjoy great wine and spirits at great prices. The company was founded in 2007 by Kevin Mehra, who saw an opportunity to make high-end wine more accessible by transforming market inefficiencies into better value for consumers. The company's flagship brand 90+ Cellars was launched in 2009 and is now one of the fastest-growing wine brands in the country and a top five premium/super premium wine brand in the Northeast.
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2022
Board Member
2022
Ai Lean is a fully automated lien compliance solution designed to assist self-storage operators in reducing debt, increasing cashflow, and enhancing operational efficiency. Our SaaS solution automates the lien process from early collections to auction completion, empowering operators to make informed decisions and optimize profits. It offers support across all 50 states with customizable workflows, document access, and data dashboards. Click on our website, schedule a demo now and learn how Ai-lean can give you a huge competitive advantage in the storage industry!
2021
Board Member
Jan 2021
Our Mission: We inspire individuals to fulfill their potential through the power of listening. Our Values: We believe in the importance of listening for student success. We believe in the power of a great story. We believe in literacy for all. Listenwise currently offers the only curated collection of NPR stories and podcasts tailored to grades 2-12 that focus on building students’ listening comprehension skills and academic language acquisition. Listenwise has 83,000 registered teachers from all 50 states and around the world. Through lessons and other supporting materials, Listenwise provides substantial instructional guidance to teachers interested in helping their students develop their listening skills to advance literacy more broadly. Products/Services: Teaching with podcasts is a fun and engaging way to teach content, language, and grow listening skills. Listenwise easily integrates into your instruction whether your classroom is blended, flipped or 1:1. Listenwise Premium curriculum aligned podcasts are paired with learning tools and listening comprehension assessments to transform them into rigorous academic content. Students are motivated by the interesting real world stories, and Listenwise provides the literacy supports and differentiated instruction necessary for diverse classrooms including ELs and reluctant readers.
2019
Board Member
2019
Host is a team building company founded by the principals of creating community through every experience that we service. Any Event, Anywhere!
early stageEvents Services
Member
2019
Launchpad Venture Group is a Boston-area angel investing group focused on locally based, early stage companies, primarily in high tech and life sciences. Launchpad is the most active Seed funder in the region having backed over 150 start ups. Launchpad specializes in leading priced equity raises. Launchpad invests approximately $10 million per year and actively syndicates with other Angel Groups and Venture Capitalists. You can learn more at www.launchpadventuregroup.com.
2018
Board Member
2018
As with many startups, ZipperAgent’s origins began at a table with a few laptops, and lots of coffee at a Boston area Starbucks. We are realtors, engineers and dreamers who want to make a difference. We started ZipperAgent to solve the pain points and inefficiencies suffered by realtors on a day-to-day basis as they have to deal with many fragmented systems. Over many cups of coffee, we designed and developed software that would help realtors be on top of their game. We methodically crafted a CRM that would allow realtors to deliver an outstanding service to their clients. We are realtors so we understand the business but what really gives us pride is in knowing that we are part of your success by giving agents the tools to make more money. We decided that ZipperAgent would be the simple alternative to the complicated mess that realtors have to deal with as they conduct their business on a daily basis. From the onset we created a simple mission which drives our product and the business: -Your customer relationships are your assets that will deliver long term value and help you achieve financial independence. -Our software will help you understand your customers so you can deliver extremely personalized home buying and selling experience, and develop the customer for life. -We just don’t promise the dream, we deliver it.
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