Number of Portfolio Companies 7
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Co-Founder & CEO
  • Primary Organization 
    Knock
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Number of Investments 8
Sean Black has made 8 investments. Their latest investment was Series B - Peach on Jun 19, 2018, when
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jun 19, 2018
Peach
Series B - Peach
May 11, 2015
NerdWallet
No
Series A - NerdWallet
$64M
Apr 2, 2015
SeatGeek
Series C - SeatGeek
$62M
Oct 16, 2014
Paintzen
No
Seed Round - Paintzen
$1.8M
Aug 28, 2014
SeatGeek
No
Series B - SeatGeek
$35M
Jan 6, 2014
Peach
Venture Round - Peach
$3.2M
Nov 3, 2013
Friend Trusted
No
Seed Round - Friend Trusted
Jan 9, 2012
Zeel
No
Angel Round - Zeel
$1.5M
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Sean Black has exits. Their most notable exits are Paintzen and NerdWallet.
  • Paintzen Paintzen uses data and technology to provide a hassle-free way of getting their paint project completed quickly and to your satisfaction.
  • NerdWallet NerdWallet develops a financial platform to help people find the right credit cards and mortgage rates.
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 2
Sean Black has 2 current jobs as Co-Founder & CEO at Knock and Investor at Transparent Ventures. Additionally, Sean Black has had 2 past jobs including Founder & CEO at Crunched.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Crunched
Founder & CEOApr 1, 2010Jun 1, 2013
Trulia
Founding Team & VP, SalesDec 2005May 2010
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 9
Sean Black holds 9 board and advisor roles including Investor & Advisor at Paintzen, Advisor at Correlation Ventures, and Board of Advisors at Wiser Solutions.
Sean Black studied at Babson College.
Number of Events 2
Sean Black has participated in 2 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, Inman Connect 2021 on Oct 26, 2021.
Number of News Articles 6
NewsOct 20, 2020
Funding RoundJun 19, 2018
Peach raised an undisclosed amount / Series B from Accomplice and 10 other investors
Funding RoundMay 11, 2015
NerdWallet raised $64,000,000 / Series A from Core Innovation Capital and 5 other investors
Funding RoundApr 2, 2015
SeatGeek raised $62,000,000 / Series C from Accel and 12 other investors
Funding RoundOct 16, 2014
Paintzen raised $1,805,000 / Seed from AngelPad and 19 other investors
Funding RoundAug 28, 2014
SeatGeek raised $35,000,000 / Series B from Accel and 17 other investors