Jacob Shapiro

Jacob Shapiro is an active investor, advisor and mentor to entrepreneurs across the investing spectrum.
Jacob currently serves as a Managing Director on the Investment Team at Cleveland Avenue.
Jacob’s experience in helping small companies scale gives him unique perspectives on critical business topics such as strategic planning, sales generation, product distribution, operational execution, capital raising and corporate governance.
Jacob currently serves on the Boards of Sustainable Beverage Technologies, an innovative brewing technology company based in Denver, CO, Bright Cellars, an algorithm-backed ecommerce wine business based in Milwaukee, WI and Bhakti Chai Tea, a beverage company based in Boulder, CO.
Prior to Cleveland Avenue, Jacob was a member of the Consumer Investment Banking team at Robert W.
Baird & Co. where he advised corporate and private equity clients on M&A transactions and provided other financial advisory services.
Previously, Jacob advised high net worth families through various roles at Citi Private Bank.