Our Team

Kurt Winter, Managing Partner

Alma Mater: Cal Poly SLO + Cornell

Experience: 24 years

Specialties: Work-out, operations, strategy

Email: kurtwinter@big7ventures.com

Bio

Kurt began his career in the mortgage banking industry and eventually joined the family manufacturing business as COO. He engineered a turnaround and helped with its sale to a large strategic in 2007. He continued with the acquiring company as EVP of a corporate division comprised of several iron foundries and sheet metal fabrication plants spread across North America. He left corporate in 2022 to manage the family office, whose sole strategy has been acquiring companies that “Build things that build America.” Kurt received his BS from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and his Masters from Cornell. He and his large family reside in the East Bay, Northern California.