Builder, investor, ecosystem champion.

Trey Bowles is a multi-exited entrepreneur, investor and ecosystem builder who has launched, scaled and supported more than 35 ventures across for-profit and nonprofit sectors.

Through 1845 Ventures he works hands-on with founders from day zero, combining capital, strategic guidance, operating support, product development, go-to-market execution and fundraising leadership. He lives in University Park, Texas, with his wife and three children.

Venture building

Co-Founder and Managing Partner of 1845 Ventures, whose first product is a Venture Studio that co-founds, launches and scales companies alongside entrepreneurs.

Investing

Founder and Managing Director of Bowles Investment Group (BIG), overseeing a portfolio of more than 50 companies.

Angel capital

Founder of the Park Cities Angel Network, Co-Chair of the North Texas Angel Network, and Fund Manager of the SMU Impact Lab.

Ecosystems

Foundational role in the Dallas Entrepreneur Center (now The DEC Network); co-founded the Dallas Innovation Alliance; helped establish the North Texas Innovation Alliance; co-founded the Mayor's Star Council (now Engage Dallas) with former Mayor Mike Rawlings.

National

Board of the Center for American Entrepreneurship; appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to NACIE; founder of the Startup Champions Network.

Higher education

Launched the Arts Entrepreneurship and Arts Management Department at SMU's Meadows School of the Arts; adjunct professor at SMU's Cox School of Business.