Staff

Jason Kraus

Jason Kraus

Director of Venture Capital

Jason Kraus has an extensive background on both the venture capital side and as an entrepreneur. He was an associate for the venture arm of a private family office, reviewing hundreds of pitch deck presentations to filter companies for the investment team. Additionally, he serves as a screening committee member for the Boston Harbor Angels and now partners with the CEO of the Boston Harbor Angels group, Ziad Moukheiber, on the EQx Fund. As an entrepreneur, Jason started his own startup consulting firm, Prepare 4 VC, to bring the investor's perspective to startups and help them get funded. Prepare 4 VC helps entrepreneurs create business plans, financial projections, slide deck presentations and investor pitches to get the funding they need to bring their company to the next level. He has also co-founded several companies in the FinTech space focused on helping connect startups with crowdfunding and crypto investors and is the author of Venture Forward: Lessons from Leaders.

Jason holds a MSc in Management in Entrepreneurial Leadership from Babson College and a BA in Economics and Math from Colgate University. He is active in the startup community hosting events as Chapter Director for StartupGrind sponsored by Google for Entrepreneurs, with 7000 members in Boston and 1,000,000 members across 400 chapters worldwide.

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Partnerships

Prepare4vc

Prepare 4 VC operates a startup consulting and advisory practice, a global community and an accelerator program that serves as a trusted resource for all EVP startups and investors.

Cambridge Capital Advisors

Cambridge Capital Advisors (CCA) is a commercial real estate firm that provides strategic brokerage and consulting services to both private and institutional clients throughout the country on the acquisition and disposition of investment properties. CCA serves as a strategic partner for real estate transactions.


EQX Fund

EQX is a micro VC fund investing in early stage technology, healthcare and consumer product ventures. EQX Fund is proud to partner with Boston Harbor Angels the third largest U.S Angel group. This is a unique opportunity open to all EVP investor members.

Millenium Trust Company

We have teamed up with Millennium Trust to allow investors to use their self-directed IRAs to invest tax-free in our opportunities.

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