About Mr. Hatcher

I’m Ted Hatcher, the founder and CEO of Hatcher Ventures.

I am a lot of things: a gay man, a Native American, a Gen-Xer, a husband, a friend, a son, a brother, an uncle, a connector, a founder, and a relationship builder.

Over the course of a 20+ year career in the corporate world and then as the co-founder of a startup, I’ve learned a lot along the way.

As a startup co-founder, I ran into a lot of roadblocks when we were working to get funding . The more I learned, the more I found out how hard it was for certain groups to get funding or even get in the room to pitch for it.

I wanted to learn more about others experiences so I started having a lot of conversations with other founders, investors, and entrepreneurs. What I discovered was the disappointing statistics regarding Women, People of Color and LGBTQ+ founders and their lack of access to business capital and opportunity. I also learned how few people actually know what the real numbers are and how wide spread these issues are.

The more I learned the more I found myself saying:

“This can’t be right. Why would investors and Venture Capital Groups allow themselves to miss out on so many potentially great founders and opportunities? They are passing on trillions of dollars worth of untapped opportunity.”

For the story on these stats, I would encourage you to click on the “Business Facts” button below.

The inspiration for founding Hatcher Ventures comes from my experiences in business and startups and my desire to open doors and create more opportunities for those that are marginalized and overlooked.

The mission of Hatcher Ventures is to create opportunity for founders and businesses to get the funding and support they need, and for investors and Venture Capital Funds to have the opportunities to foster great companies and achieve solid returns on their investments.

This kind of opportunity creates jobs, grows great companies, builds strong leaders, inspires innovation, generates wealth, strengthens communities, and creates a cycle of prosperity that benefits us all.

Click on the “Let’s Contact” button below and let’s start a conversation about opportunity today.