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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.
Los Angeles, California - AI - Analytics - AR/VR - Cars / autonomous vehicles - Hardware - IoT - Robotics - Space, U.S.A.
BioTech • AgroTech • 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
Managing Director, Techstars LA/Healthcare/Space
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...
New York City (NY) - Northbrook Illinois - Minneapolis Minnesota - Washington D.C, U.S.A.
Other • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Aerospace (& Defense)
Formerly known as Thayer | Hidden Creek, HCI Equity Partners is a strategically focused private equity firm that targets growth oriented industrial product and service companies. The Firm has offices in Washington, DC and Minneapolis, MN. HCI Equity Partners focuses in the lower middle market which includes companies with approximately $20 to $200 million in annual revenue (and $5 million to $20 million in EBITDA). HCI targets companies that manufacture components or provide services in markets such as: Aerospace/Defense and Federal Services; Automotive and Commercial Vehicle Suppliers; Distribution; Industrial Distribution; Infrastructure; Power Generation; Test & Measurement; and Transportation and Logistics.
Hong Kong Hong Kong - San Francisco, California - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
FinTech (& Financials services) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Payments • Aerospace (& Defense)
Investing in crypto companies and protocols.
Most Interested In
I'm passionate about all things Blockchain, Crypto, and Space and currently leading early-stage investing at Wave Financial where I'm responsible for the day-to-day management of cFund and Wave Genesis. Contrarian at heart. DM me at @DavidMRoebuck if you're a visionary building on the blockchain.
Not Interested In
I don't invest in anything outside of Blockchain and Space.
Los Angeles (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Analytics • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Future Of Work • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Consumer
Most Interested In
Marketplaces, SaaS-enabled marketplaces, B2B SaaS, Consumer, IoT, food tech
Not Interested In
Biotech
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
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.
New York City - Northeast - Mid Atlantic - NY - Princeton - Philadelphia - PA - Norwalk - Holliston - Syosset - Boston - Wilmington - Escondido - Naples, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • IoT (& Wearables) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Advertising • Developer tools • Human Resources • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer • Film Production (& Distribution) • Semiconductors
ARC Angel Fund is an Angel Fund which invests in seed and early-stage companies based in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic area. It invests in the sectors like software, information technology, internet, tech-enabled services, business services, digital media, mobile and healthcare information technology. The firm was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
New York City (NY) - Beijing China - Shanghai China - Shenzhen China - Boston Massachusetts - San Francisco (CA) - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Cyril Ebersweiler serves as Managing Director, HAX and General Partner at SOSV. A hardware investor, visionary and serial entrepreneur, Cyril was SOSV's first general partner to run an accelerator, starting Chinaccelerator, the first mentorship-driven seed-funding program in China. He then went on to found HAX - the world's first and largest hardware accelerator - in 2012, along with HAX China and HAX Growth. Cyril is a mentor to Techstars and 500 Startups, and a founding member of the Global Accelerator Network. He is one of the world's most prolific investors in the hardware space, with 80+ investments. Cyril is a frequent speaker at events such as TechCrunch Disrupt, Makercon, Solidcon, Pioneers, The New Context Conference, AdTech, GMIC, and many others. He is an occasional guest writer at Techcrunch, and has been featured in The Economist, Popular Mechanics, The New York Times, Bloomberg, Huffington Post, Wired and more. He served as the Board Member at Nextly. He serves as Board Member in Formlabs.
Virginia ; Michigan ; Bloomfield Michigan ; New York New York ; Arlington Virginia ; New York United, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Relativity Capital (Relativity) provides private equity capital to companies throughout all stages of the business cycle. The firm targets quality investments in both healthy and distressed middle-market companies, predominantly located in North America. Relativity targets control-focused investments, both traditional leveraged buyouts and distressed acquisitions. The partner's industry expertise includes: aerospace, automotive, business services, consumer, defense, general manufacturing, and healthcare. Relativity has a target equity investment size of $5 - $30 million and looks for businesses with demonstrable recurring revenues, favorable valuations and a leading position in a growing or insulated market. Using a balanced approach, the firm seeks out distressed and traditional leveraged buyout opportunities in the middle market, an area it believes to be underserved.
New York City (NY) - Midland Texas - Denver, Colorado - Earth Texas ; ; Colorado ; Menlo Park California ; N, U.S.A.
Aerospace (& Defense)
Chairman & CEO
Most Interested In
Space exploration.
Not Interested In
Late stage.
San Francisco, California - Los Angeles (CA) - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - - New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Payments • Aerospace (& Defense) • DeepTech
General Partner @ NFX | Co-creator of Diem≋ (fka Libra)
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Sales (& Marketing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Local commerce • Messaging • Payments • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Investment Management • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer
Investor in @snaplogic, @involver, @zephyr, @claritics, @systems-in-motion.
Menlo Park (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense)
CPO. CTO. Advisor
Most Interested In
Systems that model human behaviour to help them effect change in their lives.
Not Interested In
Business Models based on Advertising, or Dating.
San Francisco California, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Aerospace (& Defense) • Mobile
Co-founder and Managing Director at Peninsula Ventures
Greg Ennis is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Director at Peninsula Ventures. Ennis serves as Operations Advisor at Naya Ventures. He is a Board Member of Lumenetix. He previously served as an Advisor at Plastc. Ennis holds an MBA from The Anderson School at UCLA and an AB in Economics and Political Science from Stanford University. Greg is also a Director and past President of the Stanford University Department of Athletics (DAPER) Investment Fund. He presently also serves as a Board Director and Observer at Net Power & Light.
Cambridge Massachusetts - Boston Massachusetts - New York City (NY) - , U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile • Nanotechnology • Consumer
General Partner at Compound
Most Interested In
Emerging categories with some level of commercial viability. Post-science project investing
Not Interested In
- Anything related to marketing automation or adtech - Marketplaces - VR content studios
Investing in Frontier Tech @rothenberg-ventures . Previously: Researched at @cb-insights-1 & invested at Crane Partners.
Atlanta (GA) - Boston (MA) - New York (NY) - San Francisco Bay Area (CA) - Los Angeles (CA) - Salt Lake City (UT), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • AR/VR • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Aerospace (& Defense) • Nanotechnology
We’re a team of early-stage investors and mentors giving startups the hands-on support they need. Plus, we lead seed and pre-seed deals now!
Most Interested In
We love to invest in technically oriented and/or repeat founders based in NYC, BOS, SF, LA or Salt Lake, starting Pre-Seed/Seed companies with a desire to change the way we live, work, and move through the world. If that sounds like you or someone you know, send us your info and we’ll start digging in.
Dallas, Texas, United States
Education • Businesses Solutions • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Impact • Aerospace (& Defense) • DeepTech • Consumer
Investor. Entrepreneur. Activist. Merchant of Decarbonization. UN Delegate. Forbes 30u30 Fellow
Co-Founder and General Partner at 8090 Industries
New York, United States
IT (& TMT) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Entertainment (& Sports) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Aerospace (& Defense)
Investor at Spot
Investor at Spot
Redwood City, California - Established in March of 2006, DFJ DragonFund is headquartered in Silicon Valley - San Mateo (CA) - Menlo Park (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Local commerce • Messaging • Payments • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Online Social • Consumer
Founding Partner at Draper Associates
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, 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.
San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA) - San Francisco California ; California - U.S.A. - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social
Founding Advisor and CTO at Freestyle Capital
Most Interested In
I invest across a broad range of companies via sourcing/vetting for Freestyle Capital as well as via my own angel and advisor investments. At the moment I have a particular interest in digital health, including digital therapeutics, ML/AI in healthcare, etc. I also have an interest in developer tools and enterprise SaaS companies leveraging deep learning for accelerated productivity.
Not Interested In
I'm not presently interested in companies that are primarily services based rather than software based.