Jeff Clavier doesn’t like being called a super-angel, in part because he tries to be very involved with his portfolio companies until their next round of funding (as opposed to the “spray-and-pray” philosophy espoused by some of his colleagues).
Good distinction, but not enough for him to shake the title. Particularly given that a new regulatory filing shows that Clavier has done two things endemic to super-angels: He’s raising much more money for his new fund than for his last one, and he’s brought on a partner.
Clavier raised just $15 million for his second SoftTechVC in September 2007, and made investments in such companies as Foodzie, Seesmic and Milo. The regulatory filing shows that he already has over $14 million in the bank for his third offering, with an upper target of $35 million.
The filing also lists a new partner alongside Clavier: Charles Hudson.
No other identifying info was disclosed, but my best guess is that it’s the same Charles Hudson who served as VP of biz dev with Serious Games before it was acquired by Zynga this past February. Hudson’s current bio says that he is running something called Bionic Panda Games, which makes it unclear if SoftTechVC will be a full or part-time job for him.
I’ve reached out to Clavier for comment, and will let you know if he replies (my guess is he won’t, given SEC marketing rules).
Update: Clavier declined to comment on the fund, natch. He did, however, confirm Hudson’s involvement, plus the hiring of executive assistant Ashley Craven, via blog post.
