Steve Kuhn

Founder of Major League Pickleball and DUPR | Former hedge fund manager.

📍 Austin, Texas, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 13 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2017
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Investor & Board Observer
2016
Vemo Education works at the intersection of education and finance, helping colleges and universities to power income-based student financing models.   Our team of education finance experts design and deploy programs that enable postsecondary institutions to signal institutional commitment to their students by aligning the cost of college with student outcomes. Our platform helps higher education offer flexible and personalized financing to students and families. Learn more at www.vemo.com.  
Founding Board Member
2015
We provide high-quality music education to a racially and socioeconomically diverse population of children ages 6 to 18. Musical instruction includes rigorous sight-singing and ear-training, general musical literacy, vocal technique, and stage presence and movement. Choristers learn to analyze scores from many styles and traditions, and to sing texts in many different languages from around the world. YVA’s curriculum is consistent with national standards, at tiered levels designed to reinforce lessons and increase challenge and achievement as choristers progress. The choral literacy and performance curriculum of YVA is led by highly skilled and trained conductors. The mission of YVA is enhanced by a commitment to academic achievement, including assistance with identifying and applying to colleges, tutoring, guidance on auditions and essay-writing, and SAT/ACT preparation. Young Voices of Austin is committed not only to creating stronger musicians but stronger people, empowering the voices of Austin’s youngest citizens so that they may become its future leaders.
Founding Board Member
2013
Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC) is the country’s first fellowship program wholly dedicated to meeting the need for high-quality legal assistance for immigrants seeking citizenship and fighting deportation. Inspired by Chief Judge Robert Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, IJC brings together the country’s most talented advocates, connects them to New York City’s best legal and community institutions, leverages the latest technologies, and fosters a culture of creative thinking that will produce new strategies to reduce the justice gap for immigrant families, ensuring that immigration status is no longer a barrier to social and economic opportunity.
early stageLegal Services
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2024
Co-Founder
Nov 2024
SportsPredict.com is a free-to-play, skill-based prediction platform designed for fans, brands, and communities who want the thrill of competition without the risks of gambling. • For fans: A safe space to prove your knowledge. • For brands: A trusted way to connect with audiences. • For society: A healthier future for sports engagement. SportsPredict.com is where sports fans can play smarter, safer, and better together.
Co-Founder
Aug 2024
Helping Stealth Startups to Launch, Hire & Scale. Here Recruiters Usually List Stealth Roles for early stage startups and job seekers can connect and consider those roles.
2021
Founder
2021
Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating
Founder | Board Chair
2021
Our mission is to elevate pickleball in everything we do. From our thrilling players to our iconic owners and our pulse pounding events, there’s nothing else like it!
early stageSpectator Sports
2018
Founder
May 2018
Why Immigration? Immigrants are essential to U.S. growth; the world benefits significantly from a smarter, more humane U.S. immigration policy. The Immigration Designed to Enhance American Lives (IDEAL) Policy is a three-pronged approach aimed at improving the lives of immigrants, their communities, as well as both American and global economies.
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