Tim Schigel

Tim Schigel, Managing Partner at Refinery Ventures

Tim Schigel is a serial entrepreneur and investor who currently serves as the Managing Partner at Refinery Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Cincinnati, Ohio.14 He has roots in the Midwest, experience in Silicon Valley, and connections around the world.15

Entrepreneurial Experience

• Founder of ShareThis, a social media pioneer used by nearly a billion people to share online content every month. ShareThis grew to $50 million in revenue in less than four years, earning Schigel the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in his region.12
• Launched and managed Cintrifuse, one of the best performing fund of funds in the country, investing in 15 top-tier early stage funds across the U.S.12

Investment Experience

• Has been in venture capital since 19981
• Prior successes include investments in Advertising.com (acquired by AOL for $435M), Get2Chip (acquired by Cadence), DotLoop (acquired by Zillow), and BuzzMetrics (acquired by Nielsen)12
• Serves on the boards of several companies including StoryFit, Livegistics, and Folio Photonics2

Education and Background

• Grew up in Cleveland as the son of a steelworker and Vietnam veteran1
• Received his B.S. in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University13
• Member of YPO, a global network of chief executives1

As Managing Partner at Refinery Ventures, Schigel invests in startup companies on a trajectory from seed to scale to hypergrowth.4 He is putting $3 million behind an effort to recruit "boomerangs" - Cincinnati natives who left the city and are now returning - to work at Refinery's portfolio companies.6