Ray Beerhost

I was unable to locate any credible public record of an individual named Ray Beerhost in venture capital, angel investing, or finance. Standard searches (by name, by name + firm, and by name + "investor") returned no biographical profile, no LinkedIn presence, no firm team page, and no conference/speaker listing. The only trace of the exact name is a single unattributed spreadsheet-style document on Scribd that lists "Ray Beerhost" as a "Managing Director" with no firm, location, or biographical detail — not a reliable primary source.

The email domain in the stub, bluewaterpartners.com, belongs to BlueWater Partners, LLC — a middle-market investment banking, M&A, and restructuring/turnaround advisory firm founded in 2001 and based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In March 2023, BlueWater Partners was acquired by Cascade Partners, LLC (Southfield, Michigan). BlueWater Partners is a sell-side/buy-side transaction advisor, not an angel or seed-stage equity investor, which is inconsistent with the "Angel Investors / Seed Round" description in the stub.

Note that there are several similarly named but distinct organizations that should not be conflated with the above: BlueWater Angels (also styled Blue Water Angels), a Midland/Saginaw, Michigan angel network within the Michigan Capital Network; and BlueWater Equity Partners, a Minneapolis-based growth-equity firm. None of these were found to be associated with anyone named Ray Beerhost.

• No stated investment thesis could be found for this individual. No verifiable public writing, talks, or interviews exist under this name.