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San Carlos California, U.S.A. - South Korea - Global: U.S.A., Australia, Canada, Germany, U.K., Israel, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Malta, Iceland
FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Mobile Apps • Consumer
CEO at Atinum Investment
Mr. Lee was the Co-Founder of MyFitnessPal. He also serves as Advisor, Healthcare at Tau Ventures.
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • Consumer
Managing Director at Right Side Capital Management
Chicago - Illinois, U.S.A.
Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer • Woman Focused
We invest in and help build the next generation of amazing consumer businesses and brands
San Francisco Bay Area - New York, U.S.A. - France
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Online Social • Consumer
Most Interested In
I led investments in companies such as Cargo, Selfmade, Oto.ai and Fordays. Fascinated about the intersection of Technology and Commerce, I spend my time looking at technology infrastructure of the retail and commerce spaces as well as new models and marketplaces all enabling better consuming.
Not Interested In
I don’t invest in healthcare and biotechnology.
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Analytics • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Palo Alto - Connecticut, U.S.A.
Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Jon joined Norwest Venture Partners in 2009 and brings more than 23 years of investment experience to his role as one of 3 managing partners responsible for running the $9.5B AUM firm. Based in Palo Alto, Jon runs the growth/private equity practice and is focused on investing across a wide range of sectors, with particular interest in data, software, internet and consumer companies. Prior to joining NVP, Jon was a Director at Goldman Sachs, where he headed the San Francisco office for the firm’s Special Situations Group. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Jon spent nearly 10 years at TA Associates in Menlo Park, a private equity firm with $33B+ in capital under management. During his career, Jon has worked with such companies as 1010data, 5.11 Tactical, Appriss, Asurion, Avetta, Babcock Jenkins, Circle Graphics, Clarus Commerce, Classy, CoreLogic (CLGX), Cority, FreeShipping.com, Galvanize, Infutor, Logistics Health, Manta Media, The Rainmaker Group, SRS Acquiom, The Retail Equation, TogetherSoft, Topo Athletic, Turnitin, Van Moof, Voyant Technologies, Vuori, WebSideStory, Wine Access and YipitData. Earlier in his career, Jon spent two years at Leo Burnett USA, a global advertising agency, where he headed strategy development and campaign management for several Fortune 500 companies. Jon obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Harvard College where he was a member of the Varsity Swim Team.
Seattle Washington - Oregon - Canada Seattle, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Food & Beverage • Payments • Mobile Apps • Productivity
Heather Redman is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Director at Flying Fish Partners. She serves as Advisor at 9Mile Labs. Redman also serves as a Board Member at Beneficial State Bank. Previously, Redman served as Vice President, Business Operations & General Counsel at Indix. She was Senior Vice President at Summit Power Group and Executive and Senior Vice President at each of AtomShockwave, Inc., Getty Images, Inc., and PhotoDisc, Inc. While at PhotoDisc and Atom, she led the negotiations for the successful sale of these companies and negotiated many acquisitions on the buy side. She was also General Counsel of Getty Images, a publicly traded company, and managed that company's listing on NASDAQ. Her career has had equal parts business and law, and has included heading product development and acquisition for Atom, wind power development and project financing for Summit and COO positions. She is experienced in corporate development and finance, business development and intellectual property strategy. She is a consummate networker. She serves as the Vice Chair of the Washington Technology Industry Association board and the Chair of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees. She has served on the boards of several privately held companies and many industry associations and non-profit companies as well as on numerous advisory boards. She is active in local and national policy and politics. She is also an investor and Advisor in TechStars, 9 Mile Labs, Founders' Co-op, Alliance of Angels and makes approximately ten of her own independent angel investments per year. She is also a Regent of Washington State University (WSU). She holds a JD (with distinction) from Stanford and her BA from Reed.
Paris, France - U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • IoT (& Wearables) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Payments
Limited Partner at Partech Ventures
CEO & Founder@Extia. Exit. Founder@bsharp.io, founder@marceau-innovation.com, Angel Investor @labelleassiette, @flyr, @beeyond, @Link-Value
New York - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A. - France
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Future Of Work • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer • Woman Focused
We are a first stage venture partner, driven on bringing our community network effect power to support global ambition.
Most Interested In
LeFonds, Catalyst for Startups to scale-up global ambition We invest in supporting growth and scale at the pivotal internationalization moment A unique positioning filling a combined network & operation gap when going global Cross-border experience to support portfolio companies We are a first stage venture partner focused on investing in French-speaking founders who create solutions or products that sustainably satisfy identified & actionable market needs.
Not Interested In
People only seeking financing are not interested in benefiting from the power of a business community.
Chicago - Illinois, U.S.A.
Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Food & Beverage
Managing Partner at Origin Ventures and Adjunct Professor at Chicago Booth
San Francisco Bay Area - Los Angeles - New York - Austin - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Advertising • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused
Most Interested In
Revenue generating, beginning traction, early metrics, high quality founder(s), clear positioning, clear on problem being solved/market opportunity.
Deborah Benton serves as Senior Consultant at Mitchell Madison Group. She leads the consumer and retail practice. Deborah brings 15 years of both consulting and operational experience with a strong focus on the ecommerce and retail businesses. She assists clients in a wide array of areas including retail strategy, supply chain management, cost reduction and control, organizational design and operational scaling. Prior to MMG, Deborah has held a number of senior level operating roles including President and Chief Operating Officer of Nasty Gal, a fast growing women's fashion retailer. Before that, she was the Chief Operating Officer of ShoeDazzle, an innovative online women's fashion footwear company whose revenue grew from launch to almost $100M in just a few years. Deborah's prior job was Executive Vice President, Operations and Inside Sales, for Teleflora, a leading provider of consumer and florist products and services. Deborah is a returning consultant, having launched her career at Mitchell Madison Group where she assisted a number of Fortune 500 customers in areas of sales effectiveness, operational efficiencies and cost reduction. Deborah holds both an undergraduate degree in Health Sciences and an MBA from Queen's University, Canada. She also served as Partner at Breakwater Management.
New York City - New York New York - Newark, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • AR/VR • Mobile Apps
CEO of FUBU and The Shark Group | TV Personality on ABC Shark Tank
Daymond John is a Co-Founder and serves as President & Chief Executive Officer at Fubu. John served as an Advisor at Innovation Capital Advisors. Previously, he served as a Board Member at Resultly. In 2009, Daymond became co-star on ABC's hit series Shark Tank, where aspiring entrepreneurs present their companies to a panel of successful business icons to raise capital. Daymond invested in several of the companies on the show and has emerged as a spokesman for active angel investing. In 2007, Daymond released his first book, Display of Power, the story of how he built FUBU into a global fashion power. In 2010, his second book, The Brand Within, examines the loyalty-based relationships that brands and celebrities seek to establish with their customers and fans.
Toronto Ontario Canada - New York - Mountain View, Canada
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer • Semiconductors
angel investor
Dennis Bennie is the Founder of XDL Capital Group and serves as its Principal. Bennie is also a Co-Founding Partner of Creative Destruction Lab. He is a Co-Founder and serves as the Chiarman at Adira Energy. He is the Chairman and Co-Founder at Newtopia. Bennie serves as the Board Member at Appinions. He also serves as the board member at WestonExpressions and Mill Street Brewery. He earlier served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at Delrina. He also co-founded the company. Bennie has had over 33 years experience in start ups, rapid growth and turn around opportunities. He has built companies from scratch to over a billion dollars in market capitalization with IPOs on both the TSX and NASDAQ. Dennis Bennie is a pioneer, entrepreneur and innovator in the Canadian technology industry. Over the past 33 years, his entrepreneurial management has powered several successful companies. Bennie currently operates as the XDL Capital Group, investing in early stage technology opportunities. In 1997, he founded the XDL Venture Capital Fund, focusing on information technology opportunities. XDL Intervest, a $150 million fund that started in 1999 and is now fully invested. From 1988 to 1996, Bennie was Chairman and CEO of Delrina Corporation, which forged the new software categories and was best known for producing "Winfax". Listed on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, Delrina cultivated a reputation for leadership, growth and profitability. In November 1995, the company was sold to Symantec Corporation for share consideration valued at $560 million. Bennie qualified as a chartered accountant in 1975. He entered the world of technology in 1979, when he co-founded Mission Electronics, which is still today a dominant force in the high-end home entertainment market. In 1982 he sold his interest in Mission and founded Aviva Software, an independent, mass-market software developer. Under his direction, the company expanded its scope to include software distribution and merged with Ingram Micro Inc. in 1986 to become Canada's largest software distributor. He is a Co-founder of Delano Technology. From University of the Witwatersrand he earned a degree in Finance and from University of Toronto he earned another degree.
Los Angeles California - Santa Monica California - New York - CA - Culver City, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Developer tools • Film Production (& Distribution)
Mr. Adam Lilling is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Plus Capital. He serves as Board Member at DanceOn. Previously co-founded Launchpad LA and BiggerBoat. Investor in Chromatik, DSTLD, Madefire, Prevoty, Reserve, Scopeley, Spring; Surf Air, WeVR and Workpop
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Most Interested In
Convergence of consumer and healthcare as well as personalization in consumer goods
Not Interested In
Bitcoin
Washington, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Messaging • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer • Productivity
Dad. Entrepreneur. Speaker. Investor. Airstreamer. Past: Founder @disruptioncorp (acq by @1776), Partner @500Startups, EIR at USCIS / DHS.
Palo Alto, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • GovTech • Local commerce • Online Social • Woman Focused
Currently @spacex and @tesla-motors / Previously Managing Director and Co-Founder of @launchpadla / Harvard BA / LA born and raised
Cologne, U.S.A. - Germany - Russia - Brazil - Japan
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • IoT (& Wearables) • Gaming (& eSports) • Online Social • Consumer
Co-founder and Managing Director at fulfillmenttools
Investor in @groupon, @playhaven, Pulse (alphonso Labs), @yume, @angieslist, @kaufda-de, @myfab-com, @experteer, Friendbuy, @xango, @9flats, @sapato, @fastlane, @teamo...
, U.S.A. - India
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Advertising • Consumer
Ramakant Sharma is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Technology Officer & Chief Operating Officer at Livspace. He is also an Angel Investor. He served as Operating Partner at Jungle Ventures. He was the Co-Founder of IndusDiva.com and also served as its Chief Technology Officer. He has around 11.0+ years of experience software product development, product management, Entrepreneurship and online marketing. He was core team member and VP of Engineering at Myntra.com, leading fashion and lifestyle E-commerce company in India. Prior to joining Myntra, Ramakant was heading online gaming platform development for www.zapak.com. He holds a B.Tech degree from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India and MBA from Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. Previously, he was Co-Founder and served as Chief Technology Officer at VioletBag.