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San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Nanotechnology
Managing
Shanghai, U.S.A. - China
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Robotics
Jenny M. Lee joined 5AM Ventures in December 2009 and serves as VP of Finance. She brings over 20 years of experience in financial management as well as start-up operating experience. Prior to joining 5AM she was CFO at Global Catalyst Partners, a multi-stage venture capital firm, and previously served as Controller at Gabriel Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm. Ms. Lee began her career at Ernst & Young working in tax and audit and has operating experience as a controller at several emerging companies. She holds a BS in Business Administration/Accounting from California State University, East Bay, and a MS in Taxation from Golden Gate University, San Francisco.
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A. - China
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • BioTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Analytics • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Dr. David Chen serves as Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. David focuses primarily on investments in the mobile, Internet, and software sectors. Before joining Lightspeed, David was a product manager on the Facebook growth team. Previously, he was co-founder and VP Product of Triangulate, a venture-backed startup using social media behaviors to drive algorithmic matching. Prior to Triangulate, David served in product management and engineering roles for Admob and Digital Chocolate. In addition, he worked at McKinsey on strategic engagements with technology companies. David received his Ph.D. in Science, Technology, and Management from Harvard Business School and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and his M.S. and B.A. in Computer Science from Harvard.
San Francisco Bay Area - Palo Alto - California, U.S.A.
PropTech • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Advertising • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Woman Focused
Partner of ARC Fund and MD at Digital Entertainment Ventures. VC at Divine and Sandbox. JD/MBA at Northwestern; MS in Computer Science (Depaul) and BS at UofC.
Menlo Park - California, U.S.A.
Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics
Most Interested In
Capital efficient, founder led, mission driven companies growing quickly, looking for patient, full lifecycle investor willing to invest early (at less than $10M revenue run rate) but also able to continue to scale up investments as the business grows.
Not Interested In
Pre-revenue companies. Medical Device, biotech or clean tech.
Los Angeles - New York - Berkeley - Palo Alto - Menlo Park - San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Future Of Work • Online Social
Builder. ex-Consumer VC (@a16z)
Menlo Park - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Analytics • Local commerce • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
Most Interested In
All things consumer, with particular interest around social, marketplaces, ecommerce, and media tech.
Not Interested In
I'm not an enterprise investor.
City - Sao Paulo, U.S.A. - Mexico - Brazil
Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution)
Daniel Vogel is a Co-Founder of Bitso and serves as its President and as a Board Member. He holds two degrees from Stanford (BA in Economics, BS in Computer Systems Engineering) and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Previously he built Quantcast's Real Time Bidding system, which became the company's main revenue-generating product-line.
San Francisco Bay Area - London - Tel Aviv - City - New York, U.S.A. - U.K. - Israel - Mexico
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Hospitality (& Events) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Human Resources • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Most Interested In
Our current interests are: - B2C - Products and service that are solving a core consumer pain point, mainly focused on the every day consumer - Non-tech incumbents in the market Categories of interest: - Parenting/Child Care - Fertility - Student Debt/Loans and Access to Education - Housing - Workforce Retraining - Baby Boomer Market
Not Interested In
B2B, Gaming, Entertainment, Luxury Brands, Hardware without Software driven business model, SAAS, Robotics
Denver - Raleigh - San Francisco Bay Area - Los Angeles - Atlanta - Boston - New York - Chicago - Detroit - Santa Monica - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Consumer • Woman Focused
Most Interested In
B2B Saas at seed exclusively. Large market opportunity, insightful founders, beautiful product, and some traction (ie 30k mrr).
Not Interested In
B2C.
City - Saratoga - California, U.S.A. - Mexico
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Mobile Apps • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Consumer • Woman Focused
Eric Perez-Grovas is a Co-Founder and serves as General Partner of Jaguar Ventures. He also is an Angel Investor. He is a Co-Founder of Gaudena and serves as its Board Member. He co-founded Viajamex and serves as its Chairman.
San Francisco Bay Area - Menlo Park - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Online Social • Consumer
Billy Draper serves as General Partner at Draper Associates. Prior to joining Draper Associates, Billy founded Mobber, a social referral platform that allowed several users to tweet a message simultaneously (eventually kicked off Twitter API, a badge of honor). He then went on to work at Facebook and Apartment List. Billy is responsible for early-stage investments in companies like Robinhood, Samba TV, Laurel & Wolf, Packlane, LawTrades, Tempo Automation, and others. Billy was listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 for venture capital in 2016. Draper is an Angel Investor
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Consumer
Principal at Goodwater Capital
Venture capitalist at Goodwater Capital focused on early and growth stage consumer tech investments. We love all things consumer, from social apps to e-commerce to tech enabled consumer services.
LatAm (Latin ), U.S.A.
PropTech • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Food & Beverage • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Innogen Capital Ventures
San Francisco California - Menlo Park California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Investment Management • Mobile
MD at Altos Ventures. Lead investor in fast-growing, founder-led software and mobile startups. Proud Canuck. Always learning.
Millbrae California, U.S.A. - U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Managing Partner at Top Corner Capital