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Palo Alto California - Alpine California Portola Valley, California - New York - Redwood City - Stanford - Menlo Park - San Mateo - CA, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Mr. Alan Chiu is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at Enya. He also serves as Venture Advisor at Istari Ventures. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Head of Data at Blockdoc. He serves as a Partner at XSeed Capital. He co-founded and served as Vice President of Products at Listo. His investment areas include mobile enterprise applications, next-generation data center stack, and data analytics platforms and applications. He serves on the Board of Directors of StackStorm and supports other portfolio companies including Lex Machina, AtScale, Dispatcher, Teapot, Pixlee, SIPX (acquired by ProQuest), Zooz, and BrainofT. He is currently Vice President for Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs, an alumni association that seeks to strengthen Stanford's startup community by fostering relationships among entrepreneurs and alumni investors. He was previously Director of Product Management at Bycast (acquired by NetApp), an object storage software company with a global customer base that included some of the largest digital content repositories in the world. At Bycast, he and his team drove the product roadmap, managed OEM relationships with IBM and HP, and developed strategies to enter new vertical markets. Prior to Bycast, he served as an engineering manager at a network security start-up and helped develop the market-leading digital prepress workflow system at Creo, which was acquired by Kodak for $1B in cash. He holds a BASc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia, as well as an MS in Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was a Sloan Fellow focused on entrepreneurship, venture capital, and mergers and acquisitions.
Singapore - Manila Philippines - Malaysia - San Francisco California - Vietnam - Indonesia - Bongkok Thailand, Singapore
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Investment Management
World explorer and founding partner @golden-gate-ventures. My motivation is Southeast Asia's startup scene.
New York City (NY) - Larkspur - NY - Cambridge - Stamford, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy)
Alessandro Piol is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at Vedanta Capital. Piol is also a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at AlphaPrime Ventures. He also serves as an Advisor at U-Start. He led investments in Arbortext (acquired by PTC), Cadis (Aspect Development), Cast Iron Systems (IBM), Digital Persona, LogLogic (TIBCO), ONI Systems (IPO in 2000), Portal Software (IPO in 1999), Torrent Networking (Ericsson), and Verisign (IPO in 1997) among others. In 1991, he co-founded AT&T Ventures where he led investments in BBN Planet (Verizon), Classic Sports Network (now ESPN Classic), Multex (IPO in 1999), Redgate Communications (AOL), and Spectrum HoloByte (Microprose/Hasbro). In 1995, Alessandro became a partner at Invesco Private Capital. Before working as a venture capitalist, Alessandro spent several years developing compilers in Fortran, co-founded the AT&T-backed graphics supercomputing business Pixel Machines, and worked as director of Strategic Partnerships for AT&T Computer Syste Alessandro received an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1985. He received an MS and BS in Computer Science from Columbia University in 1982 and 1979, respectively.
Dallas Texas - - Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Robotics • Investment Management • Mobile
Tom Cole serves as Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer at Razor Business Strategy Consultants. He oversees the development of key relationships with both current and new Ansira clients. Prior to his current role, Tom was co-president and co-founder of predecessor company RAZOR. Prior to founding RAZOR, Tom served as president of Brann Worldwide-Dallas, executive vice president of JWT and vice president of marketing for Pepsico. Tom received both his bachelor's degree in economics and business and his master's in business administration, from the University of Pittsburgh and attended the Harvard Business School program for owner/presidents of privately held businesses.
Milan Italy - Cagliari Italy, Italy
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Investment Management • Mobile
Mario Mariani is a Co-Founder and serves as Venture Partner at Annapurna Ventures. Mariani also serves as Partner at United Ventures. After graduating with a Master's degree in "Technology Innovation Management" from Scuola Superiore di Studi Sant'Anna in Pisa, he worked in the field of technology innovation for economic development agencies in Sardinia (such as BIC and Consorzio 21). From 1995 he worked as Product Manager for Online Services for Video On-Line (which later became Tin.it), the first Italian Internet service provider, following the start-up phase and the acquisition by Telecom Italia. In 1998 he co-founded Tiscali, first as Marketing & Communication Director and then as SVP Media & VAS, coordinating Tiscali's pan-European activities in this area and promoting the creation of Tiscali LABS. In July 2006 he was appointed CEO of Tiscali Italia SpA. In January 2009 he founded The Net Value.
Stockholm - London, England - U.K., Sweden
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Investment Management • Mobile
Venture Partner at Northzone
Venture Partner at Northzone
New York City (NY) - Philadelphia Pennsylvania - San Francisco, California, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Investment Management • Mobile
Managing Director at Comcast Ventures and Founder & Managing Partner at Genacast Ventures
Founder/CTO @real-media (acq by 24/7-WPP). CTO @tacoda (acq by AOL). Founder/Managing Partner @genacast-ventures, technology seed fund w/exits to @google & @adobe
Singapore - New Zealand, Singapore
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Developer tools • Productivity
Chintaka Ranatunga serves as a Director at Puteko, and Board Member at Spotlight Reporting. He also serves as Venture Partner & Managing Partner at Sparkbox Ventures. He also serves as a Strategy Consultant for Venture Consulting. Previously, he served as Chief Operating Officer at ANZ eCommerce startup, was Founder and served as Vice President of Strategy & Business Development at Mobile Screen Media, and was a Co-Founder of Mint Condition.
Salem Oregon - Portland Oregon - Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Life Science • Mobile • Nanotechnology
Founded 2004, Capybara Ventures is a professionally managed, seed capital fund and investor cooperative supporting technology-based growth businesses in Oregon and SW Washington. With experience in launching over 25 venture-backed businesses, Capybara's principals bring operations management skills, technical depth, and industry relationships to companies in the fund's portfolio.
San Francisco California - Palo Alto California - Menlo Park California - Atlanta Georgia, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Real Estate (& Construction) • Investment Management • Life Science • Mobile • Oncology
Greg Williams is the Managing Director at DAG Ventures since 2006. Greg focuses primarily on enterprise infrastructure, SaaS, consumer internet and clean tech. Prior to joining DAG, Greg spent over a decade at other VC firms, including Summerhill Ventures (formerly BCE Capital). Previously, Greg was the Portfolio Manager at Teacher Private Capital where he focused on mid-stage investments in the technology sector. Greg was a Vice-President at Growthworks Capital, managing a diverse portfolio of early stage venture capital investments. Greg holds a B.Sc. degree from McGill University.
Portola Valley California - San Francisco California - Valley California - Menlo Park California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Life Science • Mobile • Oncology
Daniil Stolyarov serves as Investment Director at Almaz Capital. He is responsible for bridging Almaz partners and portfolio companies in Silicon Valley and Russia/CIS. Working with portfolio executives and entrepreneurs both in Russian and Silicon Valley, Daniil is focused on helping companies develop and successfully grow their operations and organizations across borders. Daniil is a seasoned investment professional with over 10 years of experience in advising technology, media and communication companies in Russia and the Silicon Valley in the fields of corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, strategic partnerships, public and private financings. Previously Daniil worked at Cowen and Company, Lehman Brothers, and Renaissance Capital.
New York City (NY) - San Francisco California - Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness)
General Partner, Agave Lab Ventures
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • A.I. (& Big Data) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars)
Investor in tech growth companies; senior tech M&A advisor & trusted board member of several companies
Investor in tech growth companies; senior tech M&A advisor & trusted board member of several companies
Stockholm - London, England - U.K., Sweden
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Investment Management • Mobile
Investment Manager at Northzone
Investment Manager at Northzone
Arlington Virginia - Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution)
Partner at LLR Partners
LLR Partners is a private equity firm managing over $2 billion. LLR Partners invests in Business Services, Consumer Services, Education, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Security & Government, and IT Services & Software. The firm provides growth capital for the following situations: Growth, Acquisitions, Buyouts, and Recapitalizations. LLR Partners provides capital to companies that have revenues of $10 million to $150 million, seeking to invest between $15 million and $100 million of equity per transaction. LLR will invest in businesses throughout the country, but the firm's primary geographic focus is the Mid-Atlantic and Eastern United States. LLR is currently investing out of its $800 million 3rd fund.
London, England - U.K., U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Life Science
Specialties: Professional Experience: Private equity, investment banking, health careEducation: M.D., Doctorate, MBA
England, London - U.K., U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • Material Science • Mobile • Consumer
Kreos was founded 20 years ago with the single mission of pioneering unique financing solutions for high-growth companies across Europe and Israel. Since then, Kreos has committed more than €2 billion in over 500 portfolio company transactions, in a variety of industry sectors and locations across 15 countries.
England, London - U.K., U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • Material Science • Mobile • Consumer
Kreos provides unique financing solutions for high-growth companies across Europe and Israel. Kreos has committed more than €3 billion in 600+ transactions across a variety of industry sectors
New York City (NY) - Hong Kong Hong Kong - Boston Massachusetts - Massachusetts - San Francisco, California - London, England - U.K., U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Payments • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Life Science • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine) • Productivity
Dallas Texas - Southwest - Texas, U.S.A.
Other • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Aerospace (& Defense)
Elm Creek Partners is a Dallas-based private equity group investing primarily in Texas and the Southwest. The firm seeks investment opportunities in the smaller middle market where access to institutional capital is limited by a company's size, industry or other complications. Elm Creek Partners will make controlling equity investments of $3 to $6 million, primarily in established companies led by experienced entrepreneurs with vision and integrity. The firm typically considers investment opportunities in the manufacturing/distribution, business or financial services arenas, but has a particular interest in Aerospace & Defense, Transaction Processing, Packaging, and Waste & Energy Management. Transaction types can include management-led recapitalizations, acquisition financings or growth capital investments. A potential investment opportunity should generally have between $10 and $50 million in revenues and positive operating cash flows of at least $1 million. The firm has no geographic limitations; however, Elm Creek does focus on investments in Texas and the surrounding states.
San Francisco California - Alpine California Portola Valley, California, U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Investment Management • Life Science • Mobile
Founded 2006, X/Seed Capital is an independent, seed-focused, venture fund (with over $110 million under management) providing de-novo start-up capital for entrepreneurs pursuing breakthrough innovation. The firm invests in the IT, cleantech and life science industries where technical differentiation has the potential to dramatically change the economics of a market.
Skokie Illinois - Boston Massachusetts - Portland Oregon - Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • CleanTech • Logistics (& Distribution)
Medical degree. Current Department Director. Interested in unique ideas.
Las Vegas Nevada - San Francisco California - London, United Kingdom - U.K., U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Food & Beverage • Investment Management • Mobile
1 IPO + 2 EXITS. Investor in @kxterinc @palantir-technologies . Built and managed a $3.0 billion alternative energy portfolio @schneider-power .