Turner Novak
Founder at Banana Capital Management LLC
Profile
Turner launched Banana Capital in 2021.
Prior, he ran all venture capital investing at Gelt VC and invested their second fund.
Prior to Gelt, Turner was a member of the investment team at Afore Capital, where he invested in pre-seed companies.
Turner previously helped manage a $1.6b endowment, and prior to that worked in credit, private equity, and corporate finance.
Turner graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2014 with a degree in Accounting and Finance and has passed Level 2 of the CFA exam.
He lives in Ann Arbor with his wife and daughters.
Turner Novak active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Banana Capital Management LLC
 Banana Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Banana Capital Management LLC (Banana Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Turner Novak. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. | Founder | 31/12/2020 |
Former positions of Turner Novak
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Gelt Venture Capital
 Gelt Venture Capital Investment ManagersFinance Gelt Venture Capital (Gelt VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. | Private Equity Investor | 30/12/2020 |
Afore Capital Management LLC
 Afore Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Afore Capital Management LLC (Afore Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Anamitra Banerji and Gaurav Jain. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | 29/09/2019 |
Van Andel Institute
 Van Andel Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Van Andel Institute provides biomedical research and education services. Its services include antibody production, spectral karyotyping, immunostaining and mouse modeling, animal imaging, computational biology, flow cytometry, germline modification and cytogenetics, mass spectrometry and proteomics, microarray technology, sequencing, vivarium, xenotransplantation and michigan animal consortium, as well as analytical, cellular and molecular microscopy services. The company was founded by Jay van Andel and Betty Van Andel in 1996 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI. | Private Equity Investor | 30/07/2019 |
Training of Turner Novak
| Grand Valley State University (Michigan) | Graduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 4 |
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Gelt Venture Capital
Gelt Venture Capital Investment ManagersFinance Gelt Venture Capital (Gelt VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. | Finance |
Banana Capital Management LLC
Banana Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Banana Capital Management LLC (Banana Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Turner Novak. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. | Finance |
Afore Capital Management LLC
Afore Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Afore Capital Management LLC (Afore Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Anamitra Banerji and Gaurav Jain. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Van Andel Institute
Van Andel Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Van Andel Institute provides biomedical research and education services. Its services include antibody production, spectral karyotyping, immunostaining and mouse modeling, animal imaging, computational biology, flow cytometry, germline modification and cytogenetics, mass spectrometry and proteomics, microarray technology, sequencing, vivarium, xenotransplantation and michigan animal consortium, as well as analytical, cellular and molecular microscopy services. The company was founded by Jay van Andel and Betty Van Andel in 1996 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI. | Commercial Services |
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