Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Sylvester Mobley

● Founder and CEO of Coded by Kids - grown from a neighborhood-based organization to a nationally recognized and respected tech and innovation education organization focused on creating equity for underrepresented people. ● Entrepreneur in Residence with Osage Venture Partners ● Wharton Executive Education Venture Capital Program ● Experienced operator with 20 years of tech experience. ● Graduate of Temple University Fox School of Business. ● Veteran of the war in Iraq, serving in three branches of the United States military (Marines, Air Force, and Army) over 12 years. Awards and Honors - Forbes Culture 50 Champions, 2018 Philadelphia Award, the University City Science Center Nucleus Cultivator Award, the Please Touch Museum Portia and Otto Sperr Legacy Award, the Philadelphia 76ers Game Changer Award, the Philadelphia Business Journal Veterans of Influence Award, the Philadelphia Business Journal Tech Disruptor Award, the KYW Game Changer Award, the Philadelphia Academies Stand and Deliver Award, and a Philadelphia City Council resolution.

Sylvester Mobley

Posts by

Sylvester Mobley
Articles
August 26, 2022

A Framework for Monthly Investor Updates

Between startups in our portfolio and companies that we haven’t invested in but still share their monthly investor updates with us, I get to see a lot of updates. I get to see extremely well-put-together updates, pretty bad updates, and everything in between.

Articles
August 26, 2022

5 Podcasts Early-Stage Startup Founders Should Listen To

As a founder, I always found the number of new things I had to constantly learn and the speed at which I had to learn them to be daunting. Honestly, I still find it just as challenging now as a VC. However, over the years, I’ve adopted various strategies to consistently learn and grow as a founder, leader, operator, and now investor. A core part of this is podcasts.

Browse all posts