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Philip Black

Director at Kurtosys Systems. Also a director at Inventables.

DirectorRoles at 2 startups
Updated Nov 9, 2026·Latest SEC filing Sep 9, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Philip Black

Philip Black is a director at Kurtosys Systems.

Form D filings also name Philip Black as a director at Inventables.

Philip Black first appears on SEC filings in 2009.

Experience

This experience comes from Philip Black's profile and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Philip Black in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Kurtosys Systems Inc. Current
Chair of the Board of Directors
2006 – Present · Raleigh, NC
Software for investment managers to automate client reports and investor portals.
True Ventures Current
Co-Founder
2006 – Present
Inventables, Inc.
Investor (2009 – 2024)
Director
2009 – 2024 · Chicago, IL
Automattic
Investor
2005 – 2024
Blacksmith Capital
Co-Founder
2003 – 2006
Synchronoss Technologies
Board of Director
2000 – 2004
ABS Ventures
General Partner
1999 – 2002
Telogy Networks
Board of Director
1997 – 1999
Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners
General Partner
1995 – 1999
Summit Partners
Sr. Associate and Associate
1988 – 1994

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Philip Black works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Kurtosys Systems Inc. · Form D, Sep 9, 2026
Lee Godfrey
Lee Godfrey
Chief Executive Officer and director
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Justin Larsen
Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer
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Ann Roughead
Director
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Harry Thompson
Chief Risk Officer and director
Inventables, Inc. · Form D, Aug 2, 2024
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Zach Kaplan
Executive officer and director
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Sue Khim
Director

Sources

  1. SECKurtosys Systems Inc. Form D, filed Sep 9, 2026
  2. SECInventables, Inc. Form D, filed Aug 2, 2024