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London - Helsinki Finland - Berlin Germany - Stockholm Sweden - New York City (NY) - Copenhagen Denmark, U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Material Science • Consumer
General Partner at Balderton Capital
An experienced investor and strategic operator in technology companies having spent 6 years in Yahoo!s strategy and M&A team and working in the venture capial industry since the beginning of 2006. I've been privileged to be involved in investments in Top10, ROLI, TrademarkNow, Tictail, Lovecrafts, Thread, Spotify, YPlan, Hailo, Qype (sold to Yelp), Livebookings, Artfinder, Eyeem, BonusBox, Readmill (sold to Dropbox), HowDo, SumAll, Zopa and many more! Specialties: venture capital (VC), private equity, corporate development (corp dev), mergers & acquisitions, private equity, strategy development, operational improvement, financial management, corporate finance, financial planning, financial modelling, financial control, due diligence, competitive analysis, market analysis
New York City (NY) - San Francisco California - Cambridge Massachusetts - Boston Massachusetts - Annapolis Maryland - Chevy Chase Maryland - Washington (DC) - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Online Social
Partner at NEA. Previously investor at North Bridge Venture Partners, Product Designer by background.
Mountain View California - San Francisco, California - AI - Cryptocurrency - IoT - Network infrastructure - Robotics - Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Dave Munichiello serves as General Partner at GV. His background is in building and leading fast-growing, highly technical organizations under pressure in ambiguous environments. Dave joins Google Ventures from the executive leadership team of Kiva Systems where he helped grow the eCommerce-enabling robotics company to ultimately sell to Amazon for $775 million. Dave's four years at Kiva were spent launching, leading, and growing several client-facing organizations. He established a reputation for consistently recruiting top talent and both building and leading high-performing tea Dave played a key role at Kiva through its first year of integration with Amazon as the two companies partnered to maximize Kiva's impact and shape Amazon's perspective on industrial automation. Dave's career prior to Kiva included management consulting for The Boston Consulting Group and leading teams as a Captain in the U.S. military's most elite units. His military leadership roles ranged from running a high-tech organization in Europe; to serving as an Aide de Camp to the Four Star General responsible for U.S. forces in Europe, Africa, and Afghanistan; to deploying with elite special operations teams worldwide, ensuring they were enabled by the world's most advanced technologies. Dave holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from Emory University in math and computer science.
Menlo Park California - Boston (MA) - Redwood City, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Material Science • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Consumer
VP at @bessemer-venture-partners focused on seed and early/growth stage investments in "big data"/analytics/data & cloud infrastructure.
San Francisco California - Valley California - Menlo Park, California - Sequoia Capital is a venture capital investment firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Material Science • Investment Management • Life Science • Mobile • Nanotechnology • Online Social • Consumer • Oncology
@sequoia-capital, @google, morgan stanley, princeton
San Francisco California - Palo Alto, California - Chicago (IL) - Boston / New England - Austin (TX) - Los Angeles / Southern California - Denver (CO) - Seattle / Portland - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Local commerce • Payments • Real Estate (& Construction) • Investment Management
Most Interested In
Looking for innovative B2B and consumer companies that have achieved product-market fit, are at $5m+ revenue run-rate, and are looking for capital and support to scale. Typically will lead a Series B or Series C round. Interested in fintech, real estate/proptech, marketplaces, and SMB/vertical SaaS.
Not Interested In
Less likely to invest in companies with less than $5m revenue run-rate, or before Series B.
Paul Levine serves as Partner at Sapphire Ventures. He also serves as Entrepreneur In Residence at Accel. He also served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Greylock Partners. Paul served as President and Chief Operating Officer at Trulia. He is the leading executive at Trulia, one of the portfolio of brands at Zillow Group. Paul joined Trulia in 2011 as the company's COO, and helped lead the company through its 10x growth, successful IPO, and eventual merger with Zillow in 2015. Paul is now responsible for the Trulia brand, product offering, and audience growth, leading a team of more than 200 people. Paul has held various management positions at companies across the tech sector, such as Yahoo!, E*TRADE, and Current TV, with experience in product management, marketing, business development, and overall P&L management. Paul has specific experience and interest in consumer internet services, local marketplaces, online advertising, search, and leadership. Paul earned a BA in Political Science from Amherst College and an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
San Francisco, California - New York (NY) - Los Angeles (CA) - San Francisco (CA) - Menlo Park (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Payments • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile • Mobility • Consumer
General Partner at Canaan Partners
Seoul South Korea - Valley California - Mountain View California - Asia - San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA) - 500 Startups is an accelerator,
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Food & Beverage • Mobile Apps • Mobile • Online Social • Restaurants
Most Interested In
Active in fintech, e-sports, marketplaces, cross-border. But always prefer to invest in people who make me become aware about large problems.
Not Interested In
Businesses that are capital intensive prior to launch and especially businesses with long feedback loop cycles (pure hardware, etc.)
Partner at @500startups and heading up our $15M Korea specific fund, 500 Kimchi. Started a couple co's (bootstrapped & venture). Big fan of #ELaMF and #JFDI.
Sydney New South Wales Australia - London - San Francisco California - Valley California - Alabama City Alabama - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - InReach Ventures is a venture capital investment firm that invests in early - stage European software start - u, U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Mobile Apps • Investment Management • Mobile • Online Social
Investor, Advisor to and Founder of Technology Businesses
San Francisco California - Valley California - Mountain View California - Menlo Park, California - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Local commerce • Payments • Mobile Apps • Mobile • Online Social
Most Interested In
XG Ventures® is focused primarily on the consumer internet, including the mobile, video, gaming, social media, and online media sectors.
Not Interested In
healthcare
Founding Partner, XG Ventures
San Francisco California - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • GovTech • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Ali Rowghani serves as Partner at Y Combinator. Previously, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of Twitter, Inc. from 2012 to 2014 and as Twitter's Chief Financial Officer from 2010 to 2012. For the 8 years prior to his time at Twitter, Ali served in several roles at Pixar Animation Studios, Inc., including as Chief Financial Officer and as Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning. Ali holds a BA and MBA, both from Stanford University.
New York (NY) - Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Robotics • Investment Management • Mobile • Consumer
Principal at GGV Capital
Most Interested In
Consumer internet, ecommerce, social, travel
Salt Lake City (UT) - Boston (MA) - Seattle (WA) - New York (NY) - Los Angeles (CA) - Toronto (Ontario) - San Francisco (CA) - Europe, operating in the biotechnology, retail, clean technology, media - U.K., U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer
Most Interested In
New consumer services or experiences. Workflow applications that are adopted by the end-user, especially in non-desk environments.
Not Interested In
Healthcare / life sciences, infrastructure, security.
New York City (NY) - Advertising - AI - AR/VR - Consumer products - Entertainment & sports - Food and beverage - Games - Gaming/eSports - Sales and CRM, U.S.A.
Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • AR/VR • Food & Beverage • Nanotechnology • Consumer
Most Interested In
Direct to Consumer E-comm Gaming and eSports Consumer Social Sales Tools B2C Hardware
San Francisco California - Paris, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cannabis • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile • Nanotechnology • Online Social
Marc Rougier is a Co-Founder and serves as President at Scoop.it. Rougier also serves as Partner at Elaia Partners. His first entrepreneurial experience dates back to 1990 when he left his PhD program in Artificial Intelligence at McGill University to launch his first start-up (Logic Controller Management). He then joined Thales as an international business developer in Australia, Asia, Africa and America. In 2000, he launched his second start-up, Meiosys (Application Virtualisation), that moved to Palo Alto and was then acquired by IBM in 2005. After two years in corporate development at IBM, he launched Goojet, a mobile social media. He serves as board member at OpenIO, Containous, Stanley Robotics, ForePaaS and Uwinloc.
Valley California - Mountain View California - San Francisco, California - Analytics - Social mobile, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Food & Beverage • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Mobile Apps • Online Social
General Partner at Google Ventures
Karim is a Partner at Google Ventures. He brings over a decade of operational, entrepreneurial and investment experience to his role. He initially joined Google's corporate development team in 2008, the group responsible for the company's acquisitions & strategic investments. His primary areas of focus are Internet services, mobile and digital media. Prior to Google, Karim was a venture capitalist at Atlas Venture, where he worked on investments in Internet infrastructure and digital media. Previously, he was Director of New Ventures at Level 3 Communications, responsible for evaluating new business opportunities and has led product development for the company's voice services. Earlier in his career, Karim held various product and marketing roles at Intel, initially on the i486, and later as product manager for the Pentium Processor. He started his career at Siemens as a software engineer working on the first vehicle navigation system for BMW. Karim holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School, an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a BS in Computer Engineering from Brown University where he published several papers on Neural Networks. Specialties: Venture Capital, Company formation, Entrepreneurship, Product Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Growth Financing
San Francisco California - Menlo Park (CA) - Menlo Park, California - Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Advertising • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Local commerce • Robotics • Life Science • Consumer
they also serve who only stand and wait
Cambridge Massachusetts - Boston Massachusetts - Larchmont New York - New York (NY) - Redwood City, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Material Science • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Consumer
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Venture capital investor Specialties: Entrepreneurial startups and high growth companies in the following industries: consumer internet, online marketplaces, consumer software, subscription software, infrastructure software, information services, and consumer electronics.
Hong Kong - Beijing China - Santa Barbara California - , U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Food & Beverage • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile
Edith Yeung serves as Partner at 500 Startups. She also serves as Founding Partner at Right Ventures. Yeung serves as the Head of Marketing and Vice President of International Business Development at MoboTap. She has appeared on CBS, NPR, Wall Street Journal and is frequently quoted in Read Write Web, Small Business Trends and others technology and small business publications. Prior to 500, Edith ran marketing for Dolphin Browser, a Sequoia-backed company with over 150M installs. She was also an active angel investors focusing on mobile. Edith also worked with numerous evil empires such as Siebel, AMS, AT&T Wireless, Autodesk. In her copious spare time, Edith curates a mobile newsletter.
Menlo Park California - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Investment Management
Investing in inspiring founders building category leading companies. 30+yrs. in Silicon Valley as Engineer/Product/Entrepreneur/VC.
San Francisco California - Redwood City, California - AgTech - AI - AR/VR - Blockchain - Consumer health & fitness - Cryptocurrency - Female Investors (Other, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • AR/VR • Future Of Work • Food & Beverage • Impact • Logistics (& Distribution) • SaaS • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Nanotechnology • Consumer
Most Interested In
Future of Work, AgTech, Health, Networks&Marketplaces
Not Interested In
I don't invest in advertising, cloud infrastructure, sales/crm or security companies
Omidyar Group. Tech Product. Startup advisor. Filmmaker. http://linkedin.com/in/shripriya http://shripriya.com/about
Berlin Germany; Paris France; London United Kingdom; France - U.K., U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Advertising • Local commerce • Payments • Consumer
Founder at Stride.VC. Dissenters welcome.
Most Interested In
We only invest at seed and early Series A in the UK and France.
Partner at @accel-partners
New York City (NY) - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - New York (NY),
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Logistics (& Distribution) • Payments • Real Estate (& Construction) • Mobile • Online Social
Managing Partner and Co-Founder at 645 Ventures. Focused on investing in exceptional early-stage software companies.
Most Interested In
Our firm focuses on three core investment themes: 1) Software for the second wave, which represents vertical SaaS markets where software is transforming and improving key business operations; 2) Citizen professionals, which represents software platforms that are enabling workers to become experts without requiring advanced skills; and 3) personalized consumer products and services, where advanced data is transforming the consumer experience.
Not Interested In
We only invest in software and software-enabled companies.
Nnamdi Okike is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Director at 645 Ventures. Nnamdi is an experienced venture capital investor. He spent 8 years at Insight Venture Partners where he sourced and invested in several successful companies, which included Folhamatic (acquired for $300 million), Astaro (acquired by Sophos), and Hitwise (acquired for $240 million). He served on the boards of Kabum, CSSN and Folhamatic. Nnamdi currently works closely with 645 Ventures' portfolio companies Keaton Row, Trendalytics, Hire an Esquire and Poshly. He also serves on the boards of AbbeyPost, Astia and Rifiniti.
California - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Online Social • Consumer
I am a Partner at Y Combinator's Continuity Fund focused on growth stage investments. More recently at YC Continuity, I led investments in Boom, Instacart, Convoy, Brex, Gusto, Faire, Monzo, Rappi, Vouch and Groww. I am also personally passionate about global technology investing and the convergence of great entrepreneurs between US, China and India and have invested in a personal capacity in a few companies including Bytedance. Previously, I was an investment partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where I focused on consumer internet growth investments, and worked actively with the management teams of a number of portfolio companies including Airbnb, Instacart, Medium, OfferUp and Udacity. Prior to Andreessen Horowitz, I was a Principal at The Boston Consulting Group's Private Equity practice in NYC where I led multiple growth equity due diligences in the consumer and fintech sector. I started my career as a senior engineer at Qualcomm and hold a MS in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and MBA from The Wharton SchoolIf you would like to reach me please email me at anu@ycombinator.com
San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Illinois - Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Human Resources • Robotics • Investment Management • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer
Entrepreneur, Venture Partner & Board Member / Advisor
20+ years of technology, cloud computing, corporate culture, entrepreneurship and advisory services. Passionate about purposeful work, higher education, tequila and craft beer. Thankful for an amazing and fun 12 year run co-founding, building and transitioning Appirio and looking forward to starting or finding the next big thing and another chapter in the years to come.
Current advisory, partnerships, investments and personal passions include:
- Southern Grist | Nashville TN
- Sip Tequila | Compoveda | Miami FL
- Studio Science | Indianapolis IN
- Plushcare | San Francisco CA
- New Story | San Francisco CA
- Isla Urbana | Mexico City Mexico
- YouBet.io | New York, NY
- Traction on Demand | Vancouver, Canada
Current blog posts, random ideas and to connect on corporate culture visit chrisbarbin.com