Stephen DeBerry

About Stephen DeBerry

Stephen DeBerry is a Mill Valley-based angel investor who typically invests $100-250K in young companies. DeBerry prefers to invest in seed stage opportunities with a marketplace or transactional element. DeBerry looks for strong financial returns with positive social impact and also is keen to find opportnities that address untapped markets in low income communities. He aims to assist with business development and strategy in his portfolio companies. He is the Chief Investment Officer at Kapor Enterprises and the founder of Bronze Investments.Previously, Stephen was Investment Director at Omidyar Network, the mission-based investment firm started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife, Pam. Before that Stephen was a senior manager of business development at Interval Research, the research lab established by Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen.Stephen is a Trustee and Member of the Investment Committee at The California Endowment. He is the Chairman of Friends of New Orleans and also serves the boards of The Association of Marshall Scholars and The Dalai Lama Foundation. Stephen earned a Bachelors degree in Anthropology with highest honors from UCLA as well as a Masters degree in Social Anthropology and a Master of Business Administration degree from Oxford University. He is a Marshall Scholar and a Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute. He lives in East Palo Alto, California with his wife and daughter.