Stephen Surman

CMO | COO | CTO | CPO | Packaged goods, Fin Services, SaaS, Beverages, Retail, Tech | Global | National | Public Co | PE/Early Stage

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2023
Angel investor🌍 United States
6
Total investments
4
Early stage
1
Mid stage
0
Late stage
12y
Years active

Portfolio

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Investor
Aug 2023
Misguided Spirits is a collective of lifelong industry veterans and creative minds—misguided or not—united by a shared mission to bring fairness to the service industry. As a locally-owned alternative to global beverage giants, we focus on well drinks and premium wines by the glass. Our unique approach combines owner-operated sales with gypsy distilling, ensuring we prioritize our customers by delivering the finest bottles to their wells and shelves. Both Misguided Spirits and our wine division, Misguided Vines, are committed to offering top-quality products that benefit everyone—from those who sell them to those who pour and enjoy them. For more information, visit www.MisguidedSpirits.com.
Advisor & Investor
Jul 2022
Nucla transforms relationship sharing — replacing static spreadsheets with secure, dynamic company lists that provide real-time control and actionable insights.
Advisor & Investor, Board Member
Apr 2021
The Free Spirits Company was founded to answer one simple question: "What if alcohol wasnt the star player of every great cocktail?" We make a full line of hand-crafted, complex, bold expressions of the spirits that so many of us love. Minus the alcohol. Now, drinkers dont have to chose between more great cocktails or less alcohol. DRINK LIKE YOU MEAN IT.
Advisor & Investor
Apr 2018
KITE Scouting helps you better locate partners, investments and acquisitions. Extend your team with flexible, venture-quality research to source companies faster and with more confidence. Our customers include Estee Lauder, Gilead, Mars, Suntory, Visa and more. Learn more at www.kitescouting.com or email sales@kitescouting.com to schedule a call.
Advisor & Investor, Board Member
Jan 2018
CoupDog (www.coupdog.com) unleashes the power of Blockchain to deliver a more secure, dynamic and targeted way for brands to issue digital offers. The patent-pending platform is tightly integrated with the latest digital wallet technologies. CoupDog is now embarking on a pilot phase of the platform with leading brands and retailers.
Investor
Dec 2014
Made Different. Sleep Better at Night. At Boll & Branch, we don’t make bedding like everyone else—we make it better. We prioritize thread quality, not thread count. We use the finest 100% organic materials, never compromising. We do things the right way, always caring about the impact we have on people and the world. From day one, we’ve committed to partnering and honoring artisans and farmers who are valued for their knowledge and expertise—we ensure they are paid fairly, they are treated fairly, they work at will, and they are adults. Working for the Boll & Branch Dream Team means you also believe in our ongoing mission and core value of doing right by people and the world. Because of the high standards we hold, we are proud to have been the first-ever Fair Trade Certified™ bedding company when we launched, and remain pioneers of innovation in luxury organic cotton. Our difference makes a difference, so you can sleep better at night.
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Investments (6)
2023
Investor
Aug 2023
Misguided Spirits is a collective of lifelong industry veterans and creative minds—misguided or not—united by a shared mission to bring fairness to the service industry. As a locally-owned alternative to global beverage giants, we focus on well drinks and premium wines by the glass. Our unique approach combines owner-operated sales with gypsy distilling, ensuring we prioritize our customers by delivering the finest bottles to their wells and shelves. Both Misguided Spirits and our wine division, Misguided Vines, are committed to offering top-quality products that benefit everyone—from those who sell them to those who pour and enjoy them. For more information, visit www.MisguidedSpirits.com.
2022
Advisor & Investor
Jul 2022
Nucla transforms relationship sharing — replacing static spreadsheets with secure, dynamic company lists that provide real-time control and actionable insights.
2021
Advisor & Investor, Board Member
Apr 2021
The Free Spirits Company was founded to answer one simple question: "What if alcohol wasnt the star player of every great cocktail?" We make a full line of hand-crafted, complex, bold expressions of the spirits that so many of us love. Minus the alcohol. Now, drinkers dont have to chose between more great cocktails or less alcohol. DRINK LIKE YOU MEAN IT.
2018
Advisor & Investor
Apr 2018
KITE Scouting helps you better locate partners, investments and acquisitions. Extend your team with flexible, venture-quality research to source companies faster and with more confidence. Our customers include Estee Lauder, Gilead, Mars, Suntory, Visa and more. Learn more at www.kitescouting.com or email sales@kitescouting.com to schedule a call.
Advisor & Investor, Board Member
Jan 2018
CoupDog (www.coupdog.com) unleashes the power of Blockchain to deliver a more secure, dynamic and targeted way for brands to issue digital offers. The patent-pending platform is tightly integrated with the latest digital wallet technologies. CoupDog is now embarking on a pilot phase of the platform with leading brands and retailers.
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