John D. Temte, Managing General Partner

Investor, Entrepreneur

John D. Temte is founder, and the Managing General Partner of Temte Capital and is responsible for all activities of the firm.  He oversees all investments made by Temte Capital funds, serves as Chairman of the investment committee and sits on the board of managers.  Mr. Temte works closely with Temte Capital's managing directors who are specific to each of our disciplines and with our limited partners (investor clients).  Mr. Temte also works with the managers and operators with whom Temte Capital invests and sits on several boards.

Mr. Temte has launched numerous technology-enabled businesses, selling one before the age of 26 and has been credited, in part, for pioneering the online group-buying model (Groupon & Living Social) now used across the web.  After exiting his technology companies John worked as an angel investor focused on tech and real assets.

Prior to his entrepreneurial and finance experience, Mr. Temte worked in professional sports in the NFL and NBA.  John served two terms on the Wyoming Business Alliance Steering Committee, and Chairs the Jackson Hole Global Technology Partnership and chairs the annual Wyoming Global Technology Summit, for former Wyoming Governor Matt Mead. John served on the Wyoming Governor’s Economic Diversification Council (ENDOW), chairing both the energy and infrastructure committees. As infrastructure chair, John was instrumental in securing a $25mm last mile broadband fund for the State of Wyoming. John serves as a Trustee at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, WY and earned a B.S. in Business Management from California State University, Chico.

SETH SCHECHTER, GENERAL COUNSEL

Mr. Schechter serves at Temte Capital’s general counsel. Schechter has a passion for projects that make a positive difference in the world.

Seth started his legal career working as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, and from there went into private practice. Before founding SLG, Seth worked at several law firms, and he also served as general counsel for both established companies and start-ups. In addition, Seth has held leadership positions at prominent nonprofit organizations.

Seth received his BA from Cornell University, JD from California Western and LLM in tax from the University of San Diego.