Feb 24, 2022
On this episode of Investor
Connect, Hall welcomes Joe Raczka, Co-founder, COO, and Managing
Partner at York IE.
Headquartered in New Hampshire, USA, York IE is
a vertically integrated strategic growth and investment firm
helping reshape the way companies are built, scaled, and monetized.
Through Fuel™, its SaaS platform, hands-on advisory services, and
selective early-stage B2B SaaS investments, York IE supports
ambitious entrepreneurs, operators, and investors on their quest to
scale startups and disrupt markets.
Joe is an avid angel investor
and startup advisor focused primarily on the SaaS and IaaS markets,
bringing with him a stellar Rolodex across the investment banking,
market analyst, venture capital, and private equity landscape.
Previously, Joe was the Vice President of Strategic Development at
Oracle where he oversaw all of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s Market
Intelligence, Product Strategy, and M&As, including leading the
acquisition of Zenedge, a cloud-based, artificial
intelligence-driven cybersecurity business. Joe joined Oracle
through the Dyn acquisition. At Dyn, Joe was first Vice President
of Finance, Dyn’s first formal finance hire, and then Vice
President of Corporate Development where he raised $100 million of
growth capital, participated and led diligence in eight
acquisitions, and led the strategic process and diligence that
resulted in the strategic acquisition by Oracle.
Before joining Dyn, Joe spent the first part of
his career in New York City and Boston as a financial analyst at
Bloomberg, Pali Capital, and Fidelity, starting out in the family
office division. In addition to his work at York IE, Joe is active
in the community. He serves on the board of directors for several
non-profits including Catholic Charities New Hampshire, Greater
Manchester Chamber of Commerce, and Bishop Guertin High School. Joe
has also become a respected angel investor, mentor, and growth
advisor to many innovative startups. Joe has a BS in finance from
Providence College.
Joe advises startups and investors, discusses the state of startup investing, and shares his investment thesis and some of the startups which fit that thesis.
You can visit York IE at https://york.ie/, via LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/york-ie, and via Twitter at www.twitter.com/yorkgrowth.
Joe can be contacted via email at joe@york.ie, via LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/joe-raczka/, and via Twitter at www.twitter.com/JMRaczka.
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