Kelly Perdew
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Kelly Perdew | |
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| Born | January 29, 1967 M.B.A.) |
| Occupation | Managing General Partner at Moonshots Capital |
| Website | kellyperdew |
Kelly Crawford Perdew (born January 29, 1967) is an American businessman and winner of
Before The Apprentice
Perdew was born in Lexington, Kentucky and was raised in Florida and Wyoming. Prior to winning The Apprentice, he was president of CoreObjects, a software development outsourcing company based in Los Angeles.
Perdew attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in national security and public affairs in 1989, graduating as the number one ranked cadet in his field of study and in the top 5% of his overall class.[1]
While at West Point, Perdew attended
After his
During the show
Perdew was 37 when participating in
Current career
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Perdew is the Managing Partner for Moonshots Capital – an early-stage angel syndicate. He has personally invested in over 30 early-stage technology companies and acted as a board member or advisor to many including LinkedIn and Pandora. He is the founder & CEO at TargetClose. Prior to founding TargetClose, he was the CEO of Fastpoint Games, a venture-backed leading developer of live data-driven games for the fortune 500 brand set. Fastpoint Games sold to WePlay in December 2011.
Prior to Fastpoint Games, he was President of ProElite.com, a social networking site for mixed martial arts. He was also the President of eTeamz with founder Brian Johnson that is now a part of Active Network, LLC and serving over 3 million amateur sports teams.
Perdew filmed nine episodes of a show called G.I Factory on the
Perdew founded a company called American Family Protection, Inc. to provide government-approved training modules to U.S. families on how to respond to a terrorist attack. The interactive
In June 2006, Perdew received a Presidential Appointment from President George W. Bush to the Council on Service and Civic Participation.[5]
He currently serves on the board of advisors of the Code of Support Foundation, a nonprofit military service organization.[6]
References
- ^ "Kelly Perdew. Co-founder & Managing General Partner of Moonshots Capital. LA, USA". Totalprestige Magazine. May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ Kelly Perdew ('95) Trumps NBC's "The Apprentice"
- ^ Kelly Perdew Forum Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (discussion posting by Perdew), November 29, 2004.
- ^ What's Second Prize? - Newsweek Business – MSNBC.com
- ^ USA Freedom Corps – Make a Difference. Volunteer Archived June 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Code of Support Foundation advisory board". codeofsupportfoundation.org. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Kelly Perdew at IMDb
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