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San Francisco, California - Consumer products - Energy tech - Hardware - Insurance - Manufacturing - Robotics, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Consumer
Principal at ACME Capital
Raleigh (NC) - Boston (MA) - New York (NY) - Atlanta (GA) - Portland (OR) - Seattle (WA) - San Francisco (CA) - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Palo Alto (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • AR/VR • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Nanotechnology
Most Interested In
Ubiquity Ventures invests in software as it leaves the screen and enters the real world. This ubiquitous software (1) runs on smart hardware and/or (2) understands the world using machine intelligence, so we make seed-stage investments in and partner with smart hardware and machine intelligence startups.
Not Interested In
High cost hardware
San Francisco, California - AI - Biotech - Energy tech - Hardware - Health & hospital services - Manufacturing - Space, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • A.I. (& Big Data) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Payments • Aerospace (& Defense) • Investment Management • Consumer
Los Angeles, California - AI - Analytics - AR/VR - Cars / autonomous vehicles - Hardware - IoT - Robotics - Space, U.S.A.
BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Analytics • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Nanotechnology
Most Interested In
Aerospace / New Space: especially AI, edge computing, robotics, and autonomous systems.
Not Interested In
Really only primarily interested in aerospace right now...
Dallas (TX) - - Austin Texas - Dallas Texas - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Other • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Education • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Food & Beverage • GovTech • Human Resources • Impact • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • Payments • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • SaaS • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer • Oil & Gas
Owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Landmark Theaters, Magnolia Pictures, and the chairman of AXS TV. He is also a "shark" investor on Shark Tank.
Palo Alto California - San Francisco, California - Denver (CO) - Canada - Washington (DC) - Los Angeles / Southern California - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - New York (NY) - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Aerospace (& Defense) • Investment Management • Life Science • Mobility • Nanotechnology
Founding Partner at Unshackled Ventures
Most Interested In
Immigrant entreprenuers. We provide 3 things: Your scalable friends and family capital, full immigration support, including sponsorship and stewardship to help you succeed faster. Our goal is to make investment decisions in 3 meetings over 2 hours.
Not Interested In
Non-immigrant founders.
Founder @unshackled - Investor. Entrepreneur. Love being at the intersection of do good, do well.
San Francisco California ; Los Angeles California ; Sherman Oaks California ; California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Energy • Entertainment (& Sports) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • AR/VR • Aerospace (& Defense) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Chief Executive Officer at VLX Corporation
Alameda, California - Austin (TX) - Boston (MA) - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Seattle / Portland - New York (NY) - Washington (DC) - Los Angeles (CA), U.S.A.
BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Future Of Work • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Mobility
Managing Partner at Alpha Bridge Ventures
Most Interested In
I am particularly interested in Aerospace and defense right now. Drones, space, flight and everything connecting them.
Not Interested In
I don't invest in purely consumer facing businesses, e-commerce businesses, game studios or ad tech. If your business is not based on a novel technology or an original application of technology to a new space, it probably is not a great fit.
San Francisco California - Palo Alto, California - AI - Cars / autonomous vehicles - Cloud infrastructure - IoT - Robotics, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Investment Management • Life Science • Mobility
Most Interested In
Immigrant founders in the US, from anywhere in the world, who are solving real-world problems with a unique insight. Strong adversity muscle is a must. We'll invest capital, take care of immigration, and surround you with operators who help you move faster.
Not Interested In
Companies without atleast one founder born outside the US. There are plenty of funds for such companies. So, we will focus only where we can add the most value.
Nitin is a founding partner of Unshackled Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund for immigrant founded startups in the U.S. The fund has led marquee investments in driverless trucking, AI for water management, edge computing and emotional intelligence. Before starting Unshackled Ventures, Nitin founded an experiential ecommerce company. Prior to that, he ran finance and strategy for ed-tech startup Kno (acquired by Intel) that raised over $90M of funding from top VC’s including Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital and Floodgate. Before Kno, Nitin worked at Deloitte, focusing on tech startups and helping them with growth, exits, and strategic initiatives. Nitin has appeared on NBC, NPR, CCTV, has been featured in various publications including Forbes, WSJ, Financial Times, Techcrunch, CNN, and has been an op-ed contributor in the Huffington Post and ReCode. Nitin is actively engaged as mentor or as part of evaluation committee at Stanford University, Babson, Alchemist Accelerator, GTWY, Founder Institute, among others. Being an immigrant himself and having founded startups while on a visa in U.S., Nitin understands the venture resources immigrant founders need, besides capital. He recognizes the opportunity immigrant founders represent and is focused on building an ecosystem that strengthens the pursuit of their American dream.
San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - New York (NY) - Los Angeles (CA) - Chicago (IL) - Seattle (WA) - Midwest - San Francisco, California - Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Developer tools • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense)
Investor at Basis Set Ventures. Human hunting for intelligent machines.
John Mannes is an investor at Basis Set Ventures, a $136 million early stage venture capital fund focused on supporting startups using machine learning to address big problems across industries. Prior to Basis Set Ventures, John was a TechCrunch writer covering machine intelligence startups, machine learning research and major AI initiatives from big tech.
California, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Future Of Work • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Mobile • Mobility
Airbus Ventures is a corporate venture capital arm of Airbus Group headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm invests in autonomy, connectivity, electrification, industrial efficiency, materials, new space and security sectors.
- Louisville Kentucky - New York New York - Los Angeles California - New York United S, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • A.I. (& Big Data) • Aerospace (& Defense) • Mobile • Consumer • Industrials
Co-Founder, Slated • Actor • Writer
Boston Massachusetts - San Francisco, California - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • AR/VR • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Impact • Mobile Apps • Aerospace (& Defense) • Life Science • Nanotechnology • Online Social
Neotribe Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. The firm invests in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage companies operating in applied artificial intelligence, biotech, enterprise infrastructure, IoT and weather tech.
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Local commerce • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Mobile Apps • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
Gradient Ventures is the venture capital arm of Google. The firm is focused on making early-stage investments in the artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality and machine learning sectors. The firm is based in Mountain View, California and was founded in 2017.
New York City (NY) - Midland Texas - Denver, Colorado - Earth Texas ; ; Colorado ; Menlo Park California ; N, U.S.A.
BioTech • AgroTech • Energy • CleanTech • Aerospace (& Defense) • Nanotechnology
Most Interested In
Space exploration.
Not Interested In
Late stage.
Angel investor and advisor in NewSpace. 10% of World GDP will be Space related by 2030. Ask me about the multi-trillion dollar data set.
Marin County California - ; Bermuda; San Francisco California ; California - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Education • AgroTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Aerospace (& Defense) • Investment Management
Managing Partner at Nephila since 2004, on board of Advisen, past investor / board member at The Climate Corporation and MetroMile, 20+ years in risk markets
Connecticut, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Aerospace (& Defense) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Nanotechnology • Online Social
Vertical Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. The firm invests in companies operating in commercial products, transportation, retail, healthcare, education, energy, financial services, hospitality, real estate, telecommunication, transportation, aerospace, and defense sectors.
San Francisco (CA) - Menlo Park (CA) - Los Angeles (CA) - Seattle (WA) - New York (NY) - Washington (DC) - Israel, U.S.A. - Israel
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer
ACME is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California investing in founders with disruptive business models that can capitalize on current platforms, as well as those founders that are building breakthrough technologies for emerging new platfor
San Francisco, California - Israel - Tokyo,
Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Life Science • Mobile • Mobility • Nanotechnology • Consumer
Not Interested In
I only invest in hardware/full-stack companies.
San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - New York (NY) - Boston (MA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile • Consumer
Bolt is a seed-stage fund that invests capital, personnel, equipment and expertise in hardware startups. Bolt portfolio companies receive one-on-one support from full-time engineering/design staff, free reign of a high-end prototyping shop, seed capital, support with manufacturing, and custom tailored assistance with raising smart follow-on capital. Bolt is best suited for companies who plan to ship a product in the next 6-12 months. The firm is especially interested in companies working within the B2B/enterprise connected devices space. Bolt's founding team has developed over 20 commercially successful hardware products, manufactured millions of units and invested over $2.6 billion of venture capital. Bolt closed its second fund February of 2015 with $25 million in commitments. Bolt has invested in 18 connected device startups including DipJar, Kuvee, Petnet, and Understory. With its second fund, Bolt will invest up to $500k per startup and is particularly interested in seed stage companies at the intersection of hardware and software. Limited partners in the Fund II include return strategic investors Autodesk, Logitech, and Grishin Robotics, and new strategic investor Cisco Investments.
San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Investment Management • Life Science • Mobility • Restaurants • Oncology
Motus Ventures is a venture capital firm which specializes in seed stage venture capital funding and business acceleration. The firm invests in the transportation, smart infrastructure and internet sectors. It was founded in 2012 and is based in Redwood City, California.
New York, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Advertising • Analytics • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Impact • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Payments • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Consumer
Founded in 2011, Pegasus Tech Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in San Jose, California. The firm invests in the media, retail, and healthcare sectors.
San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.
Other • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • AgroTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Impact • Material Science • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Mobility
Views best described as cosmopolitan-cum-extropian
Most Interested In
Where the intersection of software, hardware, & wetware can create value in over a billion lives this decade––esp. industrial bio, aerospace, industrial robotics, next-gen computing hardware, and drug development.
Not Interested In
CPG, mobile-first, ad/marketing/sales, hiring-tech, anything that could have been built more than 2-3 years ago. Nor cannabis, therapeutics, or medical devices.
Most Interested In
Where the intersection of software, hardware, & wetware can create value in over a billion lives this decade––esp. industrial bio, industrial robotics, next-gen computing hardware, and drug development.
Not Interested In
CPG, mobile-first, ad/marketing/sales, hiring-tech, anything that could have been built more than 2-3 years ago. Nor cannabis, therapeutics, or medical devices.
Ian Rountree is the Founder of Cantos Ventures. He is an Agent and Chief of Staff at Invisible Technologies.
Paris France - London - San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Nanotechnology • Consumer
Barbara Belvisi is cofounder at Hardware Club.
Berlin, Germany
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Food & Beverage • Impact • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Legal Tech • Mobile • Mobility • Consumer • Restaurants
Target Global is a venture capital firm that seeks to make early, growth and later stage investments in companies operating in the consumer product and services, e-commerce, travel, mobile, information technology and retail sectors. The firm prefers to invest $200-500k in seed stage deals, $1-5M in early stage deals and $5-50M in growth stage deals. Target Global was founded in 2012 and is based in Berlin, Germany.