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Seattle / Portland - Minneapolis - New York - Los Angeles / Southern California - Midwest - Chicago - Illinois, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Food & Beverage • Real Estate (& Construction) • Consumer
Founding Partner at Starting Line
Most Interested In
I am looking to lead rounds where founders have identified a market dislocation that they're successfully attacking - whether that is for economic reasons, data reasons, or generational reasons. I have invested in popular culture (Cameo), food (Hungryroot), mobility (Spothero), recreation (Catch Co), real estate (Flyhomes/Havenly), finance (Sunbit/M1Finance) and more.
Ezra Galston is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Starting Line. He serves as Investment Committee Member at Bold Coast Capital. Galston is an Angel Investor of Ezra Galston. He served as Principal at Chicago Ventures. He focuses on all facets of the firm's consumer facing and marketing tech investments and is actively involved with Blitsy, BloomNation, Kapow Events, Luxury Garage Sale, Shiftgig, SpotHero, and Zipments. Ezra's thoughts on startups, gaming, e-commerce and bitcoin have been published in the Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, VentureBeat and Re/code. Ezra joined Chicago Ventures in March, 2012 and prior was a Young Entrepreneur at Foundation Capital. Before business school, Ezra served as the Director of Marketing for CardRunners Gaming - the parent company of CardRunners, Hold'em Manager and DraftDay - and before then earned a living as a professional poker player. He launched his first startup at age 13 and served as Director of Interactive Marketing at Buzz Marketing Group from 2003-2005 working closely with Midas Records, Sony Records and MTV. Ezra is a proud husband and father to a two year old boy. His varied interests have led him to launch a record label and produce a festival screened short film. He is a Kauffman Fellow, Class 18 and holds an MBA from Chicago Booth and a BA from New York University.
New York - Cleveland - Ohio, U.S.A. - Israel
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Analytics • Developer tools • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer • Woman Focused
Managing Partner at Team8 Fintech
Mr. Yuval Tal serves as Managing Partner, Team8 Fintech at Team8. He serves as Chairman at Spott. He serves as Board Member at SoftWheel. He is a Co-Founder and serves as a Consultant at Payoneer. He also serves as Advisor at TechAviv Founder Partners. He also serves as Managing Partner, Team8 Fintech at Team8. He served as President at Payoneer. He co-founded FiftyOne, Inc. in 1999 and served as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Tal has several years of experience in international markets and is highly Internet literate. Mr. Tal served as the General Manager of R-U-Sure Ltd., a high profile Israeli start-up dealing in Internet comparison shopping. Mr. Tal served as the Director of Business Development at RADWARE Ltd., where he led numerous international business alliances. Mr. Tal served as a Director of FiftyOne, Inc. (Formerly E4X). He holds an M.Sc. in Engineering with a minor in Business Administration from Tel Aviv University and a B.Sc. in Engineering, also from Tel Aviv University.
Atlanta - Los Angeles / Southern California - San Francisco Bay Area - Boston / New - New York - Midwest - Austin - Cincinnati - Ohio, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Advertising • Online Social • Consumer
Most Interested In
Marketing Tech, AdTech, Digital Commerce & Retail Technology, Emerging Innovation, Business & Market Intelligence, Content Creation & Curation
New York City (NY) - Conshohocken Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce)
Managing Partner at SeventySix Capital, sports tech VC investor, keynote speaker, and author • @waynekimmel
Wayne Kimmel is a sports tech venture capitalist, entrepreneur and author of Six Degrees of Wayne Kimmel. He is the Managing Partner of SeventySix Capital, the venture capital company he founded in 1999, and invests in startup sports tech, esports, and sports betting companies. Among the Fortune 500 companies that have acquired his portfolio companies are Aramark, Intel, IBM, Walgreens and Yahoo! Wayne is also the Chairman of the SeventySix Capital Sports Advisory, which is a sports consulting group of experts focused on bringing the emerging innovations and technology to sports executives, leagues, organizations and athletes. The Sports Advisory works side by side with these change makers across the evolving landscape of sports, including esports, sports betting, media and social responsibility. Wayne and his team created the SeventySix Capital Athlete Venture Group, which allows professional athletes to invest, learn, and work directly with top sports tech startups and entrepreneurs. The Athlete Venture Group aims to bridge the gap between athletes, entrepreneurs, and investors by creating opportunities for athletes to become tech investors and for entrepreneurs to access the financial and social capital that professional athletes have to offer. SeventySix Capital also has a strategic partnership with Rubicon Talent, a sports marketing and talent agency based in New York City that represents professional athletes, Olympians and sports broadcasters. Wayne is on the Philanthropic Impact Advisory Council of Athletes’ Voices at Harvard University- the premier program for athletes seeking to increase their influence + social impact. Wayne has been named a Top Innovator by Philadelphia Magazine and is on the Philadelphia Business Journal's Power 100 list. He is on the Board of Einstein Healthcare Network and was on the Board of Jewish Federations of North America, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, and the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Wayne is a graduate of the University of Maryland at College Park and the Delaware Law School. He is passionate about innovating the sports industry and working to make the world a better place.
Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Mobile • Productivity
Allen Miner is a Co-Founder and serves as General Partner at SunBridge Partners. He is also the founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at SunBridge Corporation. He is a Board Member at CalmSea. Allen has significant experience in internet, enterprise and open-source software, entrepreneurship, and international technology transfer. Allen graduated from Brigham Young University with degrees in Computer Science and Asian Studies. He joined Oracle Corporation in 1986 and was dispatched to Japan, where he founded and helped lead Oracle Japan to a successful IPO on the Japan stock market. Allen returned from Japan in 1996 to serve as Oracle's Vice President in charge of Linux/Open Source. Allen created SunBridge Corporation in 1999. Allen currently serves on the Boards of several SunBridge portfolio companies and as an advisor to government-affiliated organizations focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Japan Venture Capital Association upon its founding in 2002. He served as an advisor at the Geneva Venture Group and Diggle.
Cleveland, U.S.A.
Retail (& E-Commerce) • Online Social
President and CEO of NC IDEA, a private foundation dedicated to helping the diverse population of North Carolina realize their full entrepreneurial potential. Capitalizing on the many entrepreneurial and programmatic accomplishments of his career, Thom has worked with communities around the world to reap the benefits of rethinking economic development practices, by focusing on economically empowering people through entrepreneurship. During his seven-year tenure at the Kauffman Foundation, he directed the Foundation's programs addressing entrepreneurial education, mentoring, access to capital and fostering entrepreneurial ecosystems. Thom also lead Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation, a community resource for experiential-based entrepreneurial education. Ruhe serve/d/s in a variety of board and advisory capacities including: The World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council for fostering Entrepreneurship, Board of Advisers for The Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at UNC and the Governor’s Entrepreneurship Council. Thom was the founding chief marketing officer (CMO) for JumpStart, a nonprofit economic development organization and seed stage investment fund created to invest in and accelerate the growth of high-potential, early stage companies in northeast Ohio. Before JumpStart, Ruhe served as president of Optiem LLC, a nationally recognized interactive marketing agency. Earlier experience spans multiple entrepreneurial (startup) endeavors and later growth stage companies. Thom has been quoted and published in: NYTimes, WSJ, Forbes, Inc., and more. Thom has spoken and participated in a variety of functions all over the world including the United Nations, the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (Vatican), the USPTO, NACCE, AACC, USASBE, and GEW.
Austin - Chicago - Illinois, U.S.A.
PropTech • Media • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Principal at Next Coast Ventures
San Francisco California - Cleveland Ohio - Detroit Michigan - Michigan - Ohio, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Investment Management • Life Science
Co-Founder & CEO at MyVR.com
La Jolla California - New York City (NY) - Chicago Illinois - Cleveland Ohio - Illinois, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution)
Cyprium Partners (Cyprium) is a private investment firm that provides mezzanine and equity capital to profitable, middle-market companies. On June 1, 2011, due to the recent passing of the Dodd-Frank financial legislation, the investment and finance teams at Key Principal Partners (KPP) resigned to form Cyprium Partners. The firm differentiates itself as a flexible investor that can provide any combination of subordinated debt, preferred equity and/or common equity in either non-control (minority ownership) or control (majority ownership) positions. Cyprium strives to be a value-added investor that supports the growth, acquisition, refinancing or liquidity needs of private company owners and their management teams. Cyprium looks to invest in manufacturing, distribution or service oriented companies with sales between $30 million and $250 million, a minimum EBITDA of $10 million, and a history of growth and profitable operation. Cyprium will invest from $10 million to $60 million in any combination of the following capital securities: Subordinated debt; Preferred stock; Common equity; Warrants, options and equity participation rights. To date Cyprium has invested $1.1 billion in 69 companies.
Salem Oregon - Portland Oregon - Columbus Ohio, U.S.A.
Retail (& E-Commerce) • Investment Management
Wayne ensures that our Venture Development and Investment teams have everything they need to help entrepreneurs build great companies. After three decades of being an entrepreneur, investor, board member, and mentor, he has no intention of stopping now. Wayne has a BS in Natural Sciences from Western Oregon and an MS in Urban Planning from the University of Oregon. He takes his favorite quote, “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro,” seriously.
Dublin (OH) - San Diego California - California - U.S.A., U.S.A.
BioTech • AgroTech • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Advertising • Impact • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Ross Youngs is a Co-Founder at Biosortia Pharmaceuticals and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. He Founded EnvyPak and served as its Chief executive Officer and Board Member. Ross Youngs is a Co-Founder at Algaeventure Systems and also serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. He has over 30 years of experience in inventing products, technologies and processes for a variety of industries. He is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at UniKeep.
Chicago Illinois - Indianapolis Indiana - Cleveland Ohio - Charlotte North Carolina - Columbus Ohio - Cincinnati Ohio - Milwaukee Wisconsin - Detroit Michigan - Ohio - Illinois - - Indiana - Michigan Uni, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Advertising • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social
Angel Investor. Consultant for Buy-Side Investors and Early-Stage Companies. Former Tech Investment Banker.
San Francisco California - Columbus Ohio - Los Angeles California - Mountain View California, 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
Seth Miller is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at Fearless Ventures. Miller also served as Partner at DBL Partners. He has been an investment professional with the Bay Area Equity Fund since 2003. Seth sources and performs diligence on investment opportunities, advises portfolio company management, and helps companies implement their double bottom line practices. Prior to his affiliation with the Fund, Seth was a Vice President in the Investment Bank at JPMorgan advising both private and public companies in raising and structuring private capital. In that capacity, he helped raise over $1 billion in private equity for 45 companies. Having started in 1998 at Hambrecht & Quist, Seth has focused on working with growth companies in various technology, biotechnology and branded consumer industries. Seth also spent three years in Washington DC working on environmental policy issues for the White House and the United States Senate. Seth enjoys volunteering for the Painted Turtle Camp, a summer camp serving chronically ill children in California. As a ten-year resident of the Bay Area, he is still avidly exploring all of the outdoor recreation it has to offer and is constantly amazed by its natural beauty. He received a BA in History from the University of Pennsylvania and a JD-MBA from Kellogg and the Northwestern University School of Law.
Dublin Ohio - Ireland - - Dublin Ohio - United Kingdom - Dublin Ireland - London United Kingdom - San Francisco California - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Analytics • Mobile Apps
Seamus McAteer is an angel investor. He is the Co-Founder and served as the Chief Executive Officer at Datasnap.io. Seamus McAteer serves as Advisor at On Device Research. He was previously a founder and chief product architect at M:Metrics, the leader in audience measurement for the mobile Internet bought by Comscore for over $50M. Seamus is an investor in On Device Research.
Boston Massachusetts - Cincinnati Ohio - Midwest, U.S.A.
Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Impact • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
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AI/ML Healthtech, ECommerce, Consumer product goods
New York, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Future Of Work • Logistics (& Distribution) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused
Dave Sanders serves as Managing Partner at Worldbridge Partners. He is also an Angel Investor.
- Cleveland Ohio - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Retail (& E-Commerce)
Jason Wuliger is a Co-Founder of SplashLink and also serves as its Vice President, responsible for helping the company scale its administration and development capacity. He is an Angel Investor. In addition to duties in fundraising, vendor management and the development and management of industry partnerships, Jason has been a blogger for Water & Wastes Digest, has appeared on various TV and radio networks to provide analysis on water-related news, and is frequently engaged to present at industry conferences and events. Jason serves on the board of several nonprofits, including as a trustee of the Western Reserve Conservation Education Fund. Jason is an attorney and is the past President of the Lake County, Ohio Bar Association. Jason previously served as the Lake County Recorder, an office that is elected by the voters of Lake County. He was recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2009, and was named a Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation in 2012. Jason received his JD from the NYU School of Law, and his undergraduate education from Georgetown University.