Robert Steven Kramarz

Robert Steven Kramarz is a seasoned entrepreneur and financial consultant currently serving as the Managing Partner at Shepherd Ventures III, a role he has held since January 2022. Based in Austin, TX, and San Diego, CA, he focuses on identifying U.S. and Canadian impact-driven companies that are seeking seed and Series A funding rounds.1

Professional Background

Kramarz has a diverse professional history, including:

• Interim CEO at an undisclosed company since December 2022.
• Fractional CFO for Pulmostics, also starting in January 2022.
• Executive Director at Intelliversity, a non-profit innovation accelerator, since October 2009. In this capacity, he helps startups and non-profits navigate financial challenges and raise capital.1

He has also held significant roles such as Chairman of the Board at the Brain-Body Research Institute and was previously the CEO of 1776, Inc., where he developed UNIX system software and invented software RAID technology.1

Education

Kramarz has a solid educational background with studies in Physics and Environmental Studies at the California Institute of Technology and a BA in Psychology and Education from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Notably, he studied under Nobel laureate Richard Feynman during his time at Caltech.1

Skills and Expertise

His expertise spans financial advisory, leadership development, and management consulting, with a particular emphasis on helping innovative entrepreneurs—referred to as "vision masters"—succeed in their ventures. Kramarz is known for his investment philosophy of "betting on the jockey," which emphasizes the importance of the founder's capabilities in the success of a startup.1