Brock Blake

Current

CEO at FundingUniverse

Past

Partner at Junto Partners
Co-Founder at (Rahster) OnCampusSports.com
Financing New Ventures Teaching Assistant at BYU Marriott School of Management

Founder, Chief Executive Officer at KnowMarketing LLC
Summer Associate at Merrill Lynch

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Education

Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management

Recommended

21 people have recommended Brock

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Websites

Brock Blake’s Summary

Recent Recognition:

-2008 vSpring Capital's v100
-#2 Startup to Watch (Utah Valley BusinessQ Magazine)
-2007 Emerging Executive of the Year (Utah Technology Council)
-Utah Business Magazine's Top 40 Under 40
-2006 vSpring Capital's v100 list of top venture entrepreneurs (nominated by Utah peers)

Brock also serves the Utah entrepreneurial community by participating on the LAUNCH Magazine Editorial Board, the Weber State University Entrepreneurial Association Advisory Board, the Utah Innovation Awards Selection Committee, and the BYU Business Plan Competition panel of judges.

Brock Blake’s Specialties:

Angel investing, early-stage business financing, unsecured lines of credit, new venture start-ups, business development, strategy.

Brock Blake’s Experience

CEO

FundingUniverse

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

September 2005 — Present (4 years 3 months)
Partner

Junto Partners

(Privately Held; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

April 2005 — April 2007 (2 years 1 month)
Co-Founder

(Rahster) OnCampusSports.com

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

July 2006 — March 2007 (9 months)
Financing New Ventures Teaching Assistant

BYU Marriott School of Management

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

April 2005 — December 2005 (9 months)

Responsibilities are directed towards helping the students understand the principles of new venture financing in respect to the Private Equity industry.
Founder, Chief Executive Officer

KnowMarketing LLC

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

August 2004 — May 2005 (10 months)

KnowMarketing LLC is a web-based service that offers incentives for referring your friends to local merchants. As Brock's first venture, he led the overall strategy of the company and launched the site in August 2004.
Summer Associate

Merrill Lynch

(Public Company; Investment Management industry)

June 2004 — August 2004 (3 months)

Brock Blake’s Education

Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management

Entrepreneurial Finance , Spanish Minor

Activities and Societies:

BYU Soccer team, Entrepreneurial Club (ACE), BYU Management Society.