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investors from all around the world.
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investors to give you the best chance to find startup investors.
New York - Los Angeles - San Francisco Bay Area - Portland - Miami - Florida, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer • Productivity
Most Interested In
We focus on companies with strong long-term competitive advantages (network effects, proprietary data, economies of scale, etc). Mostly b2b.
Not Interested In
We're open to any company with good moat potential. We do a lot of b2b investing. On the b2c side, we typically look for companies that monetize users directly rather than through ads.
Leo Polovets is a Co-Founder and serves as General Partner at Susa Ventures. In 2003, Leo was the 2nd non-founding engineer at LinkedIn, where he helped build many core features like LinkedIn Jobs and LinkedIn Groups. After LinkedIn, he developed payment fraud detection systems at Google, then spent four years building much of the core data processing infrastructure at Factual. Leo left Factual in late 2012 to join Susa Ventures and focus on venture capital. He's also an angel investor in companies including DataFox, Lumoid, and Momentum Machines. Leo holds a BS with Honors degree from Caltech, and in 2002, he was one of three members of Caltech's world finalist ACM International Programming Contest team.
Menlo Park - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics
Partner at Menlo Ventures -
Executive/Venture Investor @renren-com • Co-Founder @appsurdity & @lemon-1 • Worked at @chegg, @bling-nation, @etrade • Studied at @santa-clara-university
London, U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution)
Founding Partner Episode 1 Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area - Paris, France
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Consumer
Most Interested In
Exciting consumer and enterprise technology solutions. I am also seeking to out women and minority founders.
San Francisco Bay Area - Palo Alto - California, U.S.A. - Sweden
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Online Social
Leading teams launching new mobile apps and brands
Most Interested In
I invest in a broad range of companies, from consumer, to enterprise, to fintech, to healthtech, and hardtech as well. At the very core my thesis is to invest in exceptional founders tackling expansive markets. If that's what you're building, I'd love to hear from you!
Not Interested In
Cold pizza
Andy Chen serves as Chief Executive Officer at Aspiro and Preview Networks. He serves as Board Member at Falcon Social. Andy Chen served as the Chief Executive Officer at Wimp Music. He is a venture partner at Vectr Ventures. He served as Chairman at VideofyMe.
New York - San Francisco Bay Area - Toronto (Ontario), U.S.A. - Canada
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Developer tools • Human Resources • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Woman Focused
I've invested in 150+ pre-seed and seed stage B2B SaaS companies through Acceleprise
Most Interested In
SaaS, AI, Blockchain, SaaS enabled marketplace, B2B
Not Interested In
Consumer
Michael Cardamone serves as a Managing Director and General Partner at Acceleprise. He serves as Advisor at Lodestar Ventures. He was an early employee on the BD team at Box and more recently led BD and partner marketing at AcademixDirect. He has made several angel investments and is an advisor to a couple other startups. Michael has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Syracuse University and a MBA from Columbia University.
Palo Alto - California, U.S.A. - Australia
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Impact • Logistics (& Distribution) • Woman Focused
Venture Capitalist, Athlete, Adjunct Professor
Most Interested In
Data Science, AI, SaaS , DevOps, Human Performance, Flow State
Not Interested In
Not interested in heavily capital intensive businesses.
Angel: Twitter (Tweetdeck) @Tango @voxer (BOD) @treasure-data (Chmn). Seed: @wish, Soundtracking. Past BOD of 7 Listed companies incl one I founded.
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Logistics (& Distribution)
Partner at BMW i Ventures
Most Interested In
We invest in purpose-driven entrepreneurs building high-performance companies, across hardware, software in transportation, manufacturing, supply chain and sustainability.
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A. - France
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics
Partner at Global Founders Capital
Partner at Global Founders Capital
Toronto - Ontario, Canada
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Partner at iNovia Capital
Phoenix Arizona, U.S.A. - Australia
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Future Of Work • Logistics (& Distribution) • Woman Focused • Productivity
Most Interested In
Healthy Food and Beverage companies, working with health influencers, with an eye for long-term behavior change, rather than the most recent fad.
Not Interested In
I co-invest with top tier leads in a bunch of categories that I know very little about - so I just listen to other signals. Most of these areas I am not interested in directly - such as pharma, medical devices, social media apps and marketplaces. I'm not interested in ideas - we all have lots of those - but rather entrepreneurs building defensible companies.
Entreprenuer, boater, and philanthropist. Studied @yale. Incubation projects in Haiti, USA.
Paris, France
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Mobility
Cofondateur & ceo @ Merci Alternative
Founder & ceo @Omie
San Francisco Bay Area - Los Angeles - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Logistics (& Distribution) • Woman Focused
Partner at Expa
London - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A. - U.K.
Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics • Mobility • Consumer
Most Interested In
AI, Fintech, B2B SaaS, Marketplaces Pitch your startup here: http://pitch.teamignite.vc/
Not Interested In
Biotech and hardware, not smart here
Menlo Park - San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Logistics (& Distribution)
Most Interested In
I focus on SaaS applications, marketplaces, and robotics. Multi-stage investor, starting at seed ($1m+ investment) through growth ($30m check)
Chicago - Illinois, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Woman Focused
Most Interested In
B2B SaaS, Marketplaces
Not Interested In
Not interested in: -Companies that have raised more than $1.5M -Pre-money / Caps > $10M -SF & NYC-based -No recurring revenue -Life Sciences
Atlanta - Georgia, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Mobility
Investing in companies that deepen interactions among machines, humans, technology, and society through communication, collaboration, and convening.
Most Interested In
Deepening interactions among machines, humans, technology, and society through communication, collaboration, and convening. Bricolage: Take existing tech or technique and create something completely new by taking the halfway invented to the invented. Essential & Invisible: Providing oxygen for a large market and requiring near-zero marginal effort from the customers and infrastructure. Around the Edges: Discrete, essential segments of a transformational trend in business or technology.
Not Interested In
Moonshots.