Cole Wollak
Partner at Geekdom Fund
San Antonio, Texas
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2016 - Current
• Participated in fundraising efforts and investment decisions for Geekdom Fund II • Collaborated with partners on early-stage technology investments, deal sourcing, due diligence and portfolio management • Continue to support active companies in the portfolio
Associate
2014 - 2016
• Participated in fundraising efforts and investment decisions for Geekdom Fund I • Supported partners in investment sourcing, screening, and analysis of early-stage B2B SaaS tech startups
The Geekdom Fund is a venture capital fund that seeks investments in early-stage tech startups.
Chief Technology Officer
2023 - 2024
• Led a team to develop internal and customer-facing products for manufactured housing sales • Launched a real-time, customizable monthly pricing and home building tool promoting transparent pricing in the homebuyer's journey • Oversaw product development across design and engineering
Braustin Homes develops a real estate platform to offer 3D virtual reality tours to the customers.
Raised $1,875,000.00 from Pat Condon, Geekdom Fund, Graham Weston and Pat Matthews.
Chief Technology Officer
2023 - 2024
• Built and managed cross-functional teams in design and engineering, from the company’s inception through early-stage success • Developed the credit decisioning engine and document generation pipeline for lending operations
PorchPass is the answer to quickly buying land for mobile home.
Managing Director
2019 - 2021
• Led a long-term accelerator program focusing on early-stage B2B SaaS ventures • Recruited promising startups and provided structured mentorship, programming and fundraising support
Adjunct Professor
2015 - 2021
• Taught upper-level courses on business model validation and financial modeling • Guided student ventures through customer discovery, market validation, and early traction
Director of Engineer
2015 - 2019
• Led R&D for 3D imaging solutions in biometrics and forensics • Helped secure government grants (IARPA, USACIL, NSF) to advance product development • Directed and contributed to hardware, optical, and software engineering design and development
I-Corps Entrepreneurial Lead
2015 - 2015
• Conducted extensive customer discovery to assess market and commercialization potential for an imaging-based cancer diagnostic solution developed at UTSA
National Science Foundation is an independent federal agency that supports research and education in the fields of science and engineering.
Organizer
2012 - 2014
• Founded a monthly meetup that grew to 700+ members • Showcased emerging tech products and startups to foster increased entrepreneurial activity in the community
Geekdom Community Fund Manager
2012 - 2014
• Built the fund’s framework and processes • Facilitated monthly investment reviews and company onboarding • Coordinated board activities, completed funding paperwork, and reported progress to investors and stakeholders
Special Operations
2012 - 2013
• Led high-impact projects to drive early growth and community engagement
Building San Antonio One Startup at a Time
Program Manager at TechStars Cloud
2011 - 2012
• Coordinated daily operations for the TechStars Cloud accelerator • Organized mentorship, investor outreach, and program facilitation for startup teams
Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.
Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.
Education
Engineering
2007 - 2011