Wade Myers

He recalls growing up on a North Dakota farm without electricity or indoor plumbing.⁠[2]

In his 2022 Pathwise interview, he recalled entering active service after college and leading a special-weapons unit. He subsequently worked at Mobil while remaining in the reserves and was recalled for the 1991 Gulf War.⁠[3]

His biography lists degrees from North Dakota State University (BS), Texas A&M (MS) and Harvard Business School (MBA; Baker Scholar).⁠[4]

He recalled moving from Boston Consulting Group into entrepreneurship with an investor’s backing; an early software venture encountered cash-flow problems and the dot-com downturn.⁠[3]

In a School of Hard KnocksSchool of Hard KnocksSchool of Hard Knocks is a business-interview media brand founded in 2021 by James Dumoulin, Jack Dumoulin and Joshua Smith, based in Austin, Texas. Its street interviews, long-form videos and podcast explore guests’ careers and business experiences. It also operates content services and the School of Mentors community.Open the full entry interview, he emphasized validating customer demand and saw opportunities in helping businesses adopt AI.⁠[5]

His website reports more than 35 companies founded, a $670 million exit and one investment returning 68 times capital to investors.⁠[2]

His fund biography lists fintech, technology-enabled services, insurtech and business software as investment areas.⁠[1]

Eagle’s team page lists both Myers and Tim TebowTim TebowTim Tebow is a former American professional football and minor-league baseball player, broadcaster, author and entrepreneur. He won the Heisman Trophy and contributed to two national championship seasons at Florida, subsequently played for NFL teams and entered the Mets’ minor-league system, and founded the Tim Tebow Foundation.Open the full entry, identifying the latter as a general partner of Eagle Freedom Fund.⁠[6]

Freedom Fund II focuses on technology for child protection and combating sex and labor trafficking, including tools for identification, prevention and intervention.⁠[7]

Eagle Venture Fund: Official website: https://www.eagleventurefund.com/ (opens in a new window).⁠[1]

Personal website: https://wadetmyers.com/ (opens in a new window); LinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn is a social networking platform for professionals. It was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and others, launched in 2003, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011; after Microsoft acquired it for approximately $26.2 billion in 2016, it became a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary. Its revenue comes from membership subscriptions, advertising, and recruitment solutions.Open the full entry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wadetmyers/ (opens in a new window); Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wadetmyers/ (opens in a new window).⁠[2]