WHAT WE DO.
Sundance Ventures brings commitment and operational expertise to seed companies. We offer focused investing and operations strategies that leverage lessons learned across markets, industries, and business models so that we can add value and grow companies.
We invest both capital and operational expertise in go-to market execution, business scaling, performance optimization, strategy and finance acumen.
Our areas of focus are in
WHAT WE DO.
Sundance Ventures brings commitment and operational expertise to seed companies. We offer focused investing and operations strategies that leverage lessons learned across markets, industries, and business models so that we can add value and grow companies.
We invest both capital and operational expertise in go-to market execution, business scaling, performance optimization, strategy and finance acumen.
Our areas of focus are in
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Our Process.
We incubate and fund ideas in cooperation w/ scrappy, experienced operators who can manage the development of the ideas grow them into legitimate lifestyle businesses. We continue as committed advisor/operators in each business and act as partners.
We seek out serial founders w/ small lifestyle business that require TLC and investment to scale. As experienced operators, we partner w/ these founders to invest and assume full time management of the business to grow w/ an eye on an exit or institutional investment.
Andrew Pincock
Managing Director
Andrew is from the Washington, D.C. area and has lived in France (5 years) and Russia (2 years) and the last 10+ years in Utah.
He graduated from Brigham Young University with a BS in Economics and Accounting and has spent the past 17 years in the internet industry, with experience in online payments, web-based software applications, online media, consumer internet tools, search marketing, ad tech, and more.
Andrew has co-founded and lead multiple startups, most recently exiting a performance marketing lead generation business. He continues to invest and advise in digital strategy and media. On a personal level, he enjoys reading classics, psychology, and business books and trying to keep up with his nine kids.
Ryan Linton
Managing Director
Ryan Linton is a passionate operator with 16 years of experience in fintech platforms and consumer products.
Recently Ryan held the role of Chief Executive at Betable, the first platform to enable developers to offer real-money play in their games and apps legally. Initially joining Betable as Chief Revenue Officer and later becoming Chief Operator Officer, Ryan has led teams across many operational aspects of the company, including human resources, marketing, finance, business development, payments, compliance, and fraud prevention.
Prior to Betable, Ryan was the Vice President of Revenue Operations at Zynga, the mobile and social gaming developer responsible for hit titles like Words With Friends and Farmville, where he built a department from ground up that was responsible for developing and managing unique revenue streams. During his tenure, he signed and executed reward programs with several top financial institutions.
THE TEAM.
Andrew Pincock
Managing Director
I’m from the D.C. area and have lived in France (5 years) and Russia (2 years).
I graduated from Brigham Young University with a BS in Economics and Accounting and have spent the past 17 years in the internet industry, with experience in online payments, web-based software applications, online media, consumer internet tools, and search marketing.
Returning to Utah in 2008 to co-found and lead an SEO Software startup, followed by founding a search marketing agency and a performance marketing lead generation business. Recently exiting those businesses, I continue to invest and advise in digital strategy and media.
I enjoy reading classics, psychology, and business books and trying to keep up with my nine kids.
Ryan Linton
Managing Director
Ryan Linton is a passionate operator with 17 years of experience in fintech platforms and consumer products.
Recently Ryan held the role of Chief Executive at Betable, the first platform to enable developers to offer real-money play in their games and apps legally. Initially joining Betable as Chief Revenue Officer and later becoming Chief Operator Officer, Ryan has led teams across many operational aspects of the company, including human resources, marketing, finance, business development, payments, compliance, and fraud prevention.
Prior to Betable, Ryan was the Vice President of Revenue Operations at Zynga, the mobile and social gaming developer responsible for hit titles like Words With Friends and Farmville, where he built a department from ground up that was responsible for developing and managing unique revenue streams. During his tenure, he signed and executed reward programs with several top financial institutions.