About this episode
Jason is the General Partner and Co-Founder of Highmount Capital, a unique investment firm focused on growth stage and middle market investments in transformative technology and other growth-related platforms. He is the former Managing Director and founding member of Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), the venture and growth arm of Koch Industries, the largest privately-held company in the US with over $130B in revenue. Jason was responsible for helping KDT grow to billions in AUM across 40+ companies.We discuss:- What makes a great venture partner- What venture firms look for in late-stage companies- The process of making a $100mm investment in DudePerfectWe'd appreciate you filling out our audience survey, so we can continuously work on providing relevant content to our listeners. https://www.thefortpod.com/surveyLinks:Dude PerfectHighmount CapitalJason on XTopics:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:05:23) - Jason's Early career(00:10:03) - What makes a great venture partner (00:13:23) - Joining Koch Industries(00:15:18) - Building the venture framework for Koch(00:19:48) - What does a great late-stage company look like in the eyes of a venture firm?(00:26:40) - Founding Highmount Capital(00:29:56) - Building a great origination engine(00:35:44) - Investing in Dude Perfect(00:40:18) - The craving for family-friendly brands(00:44:10) - How do you think about your role post-investment?(00:46:44) - What are unique ways to make money in the creator economy?(00:54:14) - Are the Dudes a technology business or technology-enabled business?(00:57:34) - How do you find a CEO for a company like DudePerfect? (01:01:18) - How is Highmount structured?Support our SponsorsVesto: https://www.vesto.com/fortBetter Pitch: https://bit.ly/42d9L0IFort: https://bit.ly/FortCompaniesFollow Fort on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fort-companies/Chris on Social Media:The Fort Podcast on Twitter/X: https://x.com/theFORTpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefortpodcastLinkedIn: https://bit.ly/45gIkFd Watch The Fort on YouTube: https:
