Troy Knauss

Troy Knauss is partner in a number of Angel funds and networks that invest in high-growth and turnaround companies. He has over 20 years of experience in family, growth, and start-up businesses. In addition to his fund activities, Troy is an exited entrepreneur with start-up and growth management experience in food processing, brand building, software development, and eCommerce sales channels. Troy is an active investor in over forty portfolio companies.

Troy was named one of the Triad’s Impact Entrepreneurs by Business Leader magazine in North Carolina. He speaks frequently to investors and entrepreneurs on private investing through his efforts with the Angel Resource Institute. He is an adjunct professor at Wake Forest University, a former Board member of the Angel Capital Association, serves on a number of for-profit and non-profit Boards, and volunteers on a number of entrepreneurial initiatives including the Greensboro Partnership, a local economic development initiative to attract, engage and help entrepreneurs start businesses, and the Advisory Council for Wake Forest University’s Center of Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship. Troy also serves on the Board of The Launch Place, an organization and $10 million seed fund focused on building, growing, and relocating innovative businesses in Southern Virginia. He holds degrees from Susquehanna University and Wake Forest University.