Kevin Custer

About Kevin Custer

Kevin Custer is the Founding Principal at ARC Capital, an early-stage venture firm specializing in the education and disability markets. With over 30 years of experience in entrepreneurship and venture capital, he has advised 150+ companies worldwide. Custer has invested over $18 million in more than 50 early-stage deals, resulting in over 25 successful exits. Notably, 52% of these investments have a female leader or founder, 35% serve the special needs community, and 35% are international companies.Throughout his career, Custer has been the primary architect behind launching six startups, all of which became multi-million-dollar companies. Most of these achieved $20 million in revenue within their first three years. Under his leadership, two of these companies went public, and three were acquired. As a CEO, Custer has led two Canadian companies from revenues below to eight-figure revenue streams in less than two years. One of these companies went public on the Toronto Stock Exchange, while the other was acquired by a U.S. private equity firm. Additionally, he has invested in and served on the boards of several Canadian companies.Collectively, his companies have generated over $250 million in revenue and continue to serve more than 10 million people each week, supporting over 1 million individuals with disabilities.Beyond his professional accomplishments, Custer is passionate about improving the quality of life for others. He has served on the board of the Autism Society of America and is currently a director for Talk Ukraine, an NGO that connects non-verbal individuals to their community. For over 20 years, he has also volunteered as a ski instructor for the National Sports Center for the Disabled in Winter Park, Colorado.Specialties: Mr. Custer assisted companies with work in the following: • Go-To-Market Planning• Saas, Service and Online Business Models• Capital Markets: Capital Raising, Acquisitions and exit• Strategic growth from Start up to $25 Million in Revenue

Experience

1. Director

   Prosolve

   Jan 2022 — Present · Denver, CO, US

   Looking to serve +1 million students in helping them discover and build their problem solving skills for the real world of toady. Serving as Director to help our portfolio company build a scalable sales/marketing group and setting up a scalable Operations.

Education

• University of Northern Colorado

  BS, Marketing

  1978 — 1983

• University of Northern Colorado

  BS, Management Information Systems

  1978 — 1983

Skills

• Product Development
• Analysis
• Leadership
• Strategic Partnerships
• Leadership Development
• Strategic Planning
• Small Business
• Marketing
• Wireless
• Venture Capital
• Public Speaking
• Business Development
• Competitive Analysis
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Fundraising
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Strategy
• Marketing Strategy
• Security
• Training
• Educational Technology
• Non-Profit Boards
• New Business Development
• Nonprofits
• Sales
• Product Management
• Team Building
• Management
• Project Management
• Team Leadership
• Community Outreach
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Advertising
• System Administration
• Executive Coaching
• Public Relations
• Business Strategy
• Coaching