Patrick Hopf

Patrick Hopf has been investing in early stage consumer, retail and business service companies for over 30 years as a venture capitalist and entrepreneur. He was the CEO and founder of St. Paul Venture Capital, a venture fund with over $3 billion of invested capital, following leadership roles at T. Rowe Price, Family Entertainment Centers and Capital Research. As a venture capitalist, he led investments and participated on the Board of Directors of Select Comfort (the “Sleep Number Bed” company), Sylvan Learning, OnLineLearning.net, Petstuff, BizMart, PLAX, Pacific Sunwear, National Electronics Warranty Corporation and Tokos Medical. He graduated with an MBA from the University of Virginia and with a BS from the University of Minnesota.