Number of Portfolio Companies 14
Number of Exits 
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  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Neal Rapoport is an active Angel Investor and sometimes Advisor. In 2004 Neal founded DealTaker.com, and sold it in 2008, then re-purchased it in 2012 and re-sold it. Since then, he has invested in several companies in Dallas, Los Angeles, New York & Silicon Valley, and is a mentor/investor in the Tech Wildcatters seed accelerator

program.

He is active in various Angel Investor groups, and actively watches the angel.co lists for the latest & greatest investment opportunity. His preference is to invest in technology companies in Silicon Valley, NY, or Dallas, but is open to other areas if the team and idea are great and can use his help.

Besides investing and mentoring, Neal manages DealTaker.com in its re-growth efforts, and likes bicycling.

Neal graduated from the University of Arizona in 1991, and moved to Dallas in 1993 and Plano in 2000. Before DealTaker.com, he co-owned 2 software consulting firms and has worked for companies such as Microsoft & CompuCom.

Number of Investments 14
Neal Rapoport has made 14 investments. Their latest investment was Venture Round - Hari Mari on Oct 5, 2017, when Hari Mari raised
$2M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Oct 5, 2017
Hari Mari
Venture Round - Hari Mari
$2M
Oct 1, 2014
DailyWorth
Venture Round - DailyWorth
Jan 1, 2014
Western Son Distillery
No
Seed Round - Western Son Distillery
Mar 8, 2013
Geeklist
Angel Round - Geeklist
$1.3M
May 6, 2012
DealTaker
Seed Round - DealTaker
May 3, 2012
NetPlenish
Seed Round - NetPlenish
$1.9M
Sep 15, 2011
Armor
No
Series B - Armor
$10M
Sep 1, 2011
Simplist
Series A - Simplist
Jun 29, 2011
GateGuru
Venture Round - GateGuru
$800K
Jun 13, 2011
Equaship
Seed Round - Equaship
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Neal Rapoport has exits. Their most notable exits are ImageVision and GateGuru.
  • ImageVision ImageVision provides social media and multimedia sites the tools to automate the recognition and monetization of their visual content.
  • GateGuru GateGuru is a 'day-of' travel mobile app that enhances in-airport consumer experience by providing planning and booking services.
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 3
Neal Rapoport has 2 current jobs as President at DealTaker and Partner at Rapoport Investments, LP. Additionally, Neal Rapoport has had 3 past jobs including CTO at RentEval.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
RentEval
CTOMar 1, 2015Aug 1, 2015
DealTaker
Founder, President2004Nov 1, 2008
Microsoft
Software Engineer19931994
Number of News Articles 2
Funding RoundOct 5, 2017
Funding RoundOct 1, 2014
Funding RoundJan 1, 2014
Funding RoundMar 8, 2013
Geeklist raised $1,250,000 / Angel from AltaIR Capital and 10 other investors
Funding RoundMay 6, 2012
Funding RoundMay 3, 2012
NetPlenish raised $1,900,000 / Seed from 500 Global and 9 other investors
Funding RoundSep 15, 2011
Funding RoundSep 1, 2011
Simplist raised an undisclosed amount / Series A from Neal Rapoport and 2 other investors