Mike Walsh is the Founder and serves as General Partner at Structure Capital. Mike has designed missile defense systems, designed and sold air and water pollution control systems and was an early angel investor in Salesforce.com. After a decade of software sales and sales management, Mike successfully founded and sold an enterprise social networking company, while attending business school at Haas and Columbia University. Following the sale of Leverage, Mike focused his efforts on investing and was a first round investor in Uber. Leveraging his early investment success and love for helping early stage companies, Mike launched Structure Capital in June of 2013 and invested in 50 companies during the first year of business.
Santo Politi is a Co-Founder and serves as General Partner at Spark Capital. He has led Spark's investments in eToro, Convert Media, Genie, Oculus, Orchard, Qriously, Storenvy, Triggit and Zazma. He also led Spark's previous investments in Adap.TV (acquired by AOL), Admeld (acquired by Google), CT-100/CNET (acquired by CBS), IPWireless (acquired by General Dynamics), KickApps (acquired by KIT Digital), Lexity (acquired by Yahoo!) and OneRiot (acquired by Walmart). He served as a board member of 5Min (acquired by AOL) and thePlatform (acquired by Comcast). He was previously a Partner at Charles River Ventures (CRV) where he led investments in BigBand Networks (NASDAQ: BBND), Broadbus Technologies (acquired by Motorola) and Groove Mobile (acquired by LiveWire). Prior to Charles River Ventures, he served as President of New Media for Blockbuster Entertainment (NYSE: BBI). He also previously co-founded BT Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm affiliated with Bankers Trust where he led successful investments in Aether Systems (NASDAQ: AETH), DigitalThink (NASDAQ: DTHK) and Novatel Wireless (NASDAQ: NVTL). He previously held various engineering and management positions at Matsushita Electric Industrial, Panasonic and Weston Instruments. He holds an MBA in finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from NJIT and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey. He serves as a Board member at Qriously, PreVeil, Uncommon and Lightmatter.
Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Future Of Work • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility
Description
Partner at Index Ventures
Martin Mignot serves as a Partner at Index Ventures. He also serves as Advisory Board Member at TheFamily. He specialises in SaaS, marketplaces, bitcoin and mobile. He worked on 50+ transactions to date, including Assistly, Auxmoney, BaseCRM, Cloud.com, Codecademy, DimDim, Factual, Farfetch, Flipboard, Funding Circle, Gluster, HouseTrip, Just Eat, Lookout, Nasty Gal, Notonthehighstreet, onefinestay, PeoplePerHour, TrustPilot, Soluto and SoundCloud. He is actively looking after Index's investments in Algolia, Capitaine Train, Drivy, Rad and Swiftkey. Prior to joining Index, Martin was in the TMT team at UBS Investment Bank and cofounded the beauty subscription business Boudoir Prive (acquired by Joliebox/Birchbox) and a student web radio service.
Eric Ver Ploeg
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Menlo Park - California, U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners:
(mid stage)
• Ver Ploeg Venture Syndicate:
• Metric Ventures:
• AdKnowledge:
(early stage)
• ENPICOM BV:
(mid stage)
• Arches Capital:
(early stage)
• REXai:
(early stage)
• EclecticIQ:
(early stage)
• Cybersecurity Investment Fund:
• Iristrace - turning business risks into business values:
(early stage)
For my personal angel investing: category creators with defensible business models.
For my DTCP investing: Enterprise SaaS and recurring revenue businesses who are past $10m ARR and interested in doing more business in Europe.
Not Interested In
Whatever category the venture echo chamber has declared "hot" right now.
Eric Ver Ploeg serves as a Managing Director at DTCP. He serves as a Board Member/Observer at Anomali, CipherCloud, Innovid, Inuitive, Pinger, Ranovus, and ShareThis. Prior to DTCP, Eric was a Managing Director at VantagePoint Venture Partners, where he headed the mobile practice, leading rounds of funding at Spatial Wireless, OZ Communications, and many others. Eric has personally invested in numerous startups and has also run a quant hedge fund. Before beginning his investing career, Eric co-founded two venture-backed startups, where he raised five rounds of venture capital. Eric earned a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, as well as an MBA and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
Kirsten Green
Investing in Retail (& E-Commerce) • Consumer
San Francisco Bay Are..., U.S.A. - Canada
Previous Investments
• Chloe+Isabel:
$3250000
• The Insider:
$5200000 (Seed Round)
• The Insider:
$1500000 (Pre Seed Round)
• Real:
$37000000 (Series B)
• Real:
$10000000 (Series A)
• Real:
$6000000 (Seed)
• Pie:
$12000000 (Series A)
• Daydream:
$50000000 (Seed)
• Duckbill:
$25000000 (Series A)
• Tally Health:
$10000000 (Seed)
• Balance:
$56000000 (Series B)
• Zeera:
$37000000 (Series B)
• Zeera:
$10000000 (Series A)
• Zeera:
$6000000 (Seed)
• Kale:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Homebound:
$75000000 (Series C)
• Homebound:
$35000000 (Series B)
• Homebound:
$18000000 (Series A)
• Faire:
$600000000 (Series G)
• Faire:
$260000000 (Series F)
• Faire:
$170000000 (Series E)
• Faire:
$150000000 (Series D)
• Faire:
$60000000 (Series C)
• Faire:
$40000000 (Series B)
• Faire:
$12000000 (Series A)
• Faire:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Curated:
$75000000 (Series C)
• Curated:
$22000000 (Series A)
• Moment House:
$12000000 (Series A)
• Moment House:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Revel:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Revel:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Glossier:
$80000000 (Series E)
• Glossier:
$100000000 (Series D)
• Glossier:
$8000000 (Series A)
• Loupe:
$12000000 (Series A)
• Calibrate:
$23000000 (Series A)
• Calibrate:
$5000000 (Seed)
• The Yes:
$30000000 (Series A)
• Neighborhood Goods:
$11000000 (Series A)
• Neighborhood Goods:
$9000000 (Seed)
• Neighborhood Goods:
$6000000 (Seed)
• Neighborhood Goods:
$5800000 (Seed Round)
• Modern Fertility:
$15000000 (Series A)
• Rockets of Awesome:
$20000000 (Series C)
• Rockets of Awesome:
$13000000 (Series A)
• Rockets of Awesome:
$7000000 (Seed)
• Ritual:
$25000000 (Series B)
• Ritual:
$11000000 (Series A)
• Ritual:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Hims & Hers:
$100000000 (Series C)
• Hims & Hers:
$50000000 (Series B)
• Hims & Hers:
$7000000 (Series A)
• Prose:
$18000000 (Series B)
• Prose:
$5000000 (Series A)
• The Inside:
$5000000 (Seed)
• The Inside:
$2000000 (Pre Seed)
• Cleo:
$11000000 (Series A)
• Cleo:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Cleo:
$2400000 (Seed Round)
• Outdoor Voices:
$34000000 (Series C)
• Outdoor Voices:
$13000000 (Series B)
• Outdoor Voices:
$7000000 (Series A)
• Faire (formerly Indigo Fair):
$12000000 (Series A)
• Faire (formerly Indigo Fair):
$3400000 (Seed Round)
• Lumi:
$9000000 (Series A)
• Alchemy 43:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Alchemy 43:
(Seed)
• Stockwell:
$3000000 (Seed)
• M.Gemi:
$16000000 (Series C)
• M.Gemi:
$18000000 (Series B)
• M.Gemi:
$14000000 (Series A)
• INTURN:
$23000000 (Series B)
• INTURN:
$10000000 (Series A)
• INTURN:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Packagd:
$6000000 (Series A)
• Stadium Goods:
$5000000 (Series A)
• Birchbox:
$15000000 (Series C)
• Birchbox:
$11000000 (Series A)
• Birchbox:
$1000000 (Seed)
• Dollar Shave Club:
$91000000 (Series D)
• Dollar Shave Club:
$12000000 (Series B)
• Dollar Shave Club:
$10000000 (Series A)
• Dollar Shave Club:
$1000000 (Seed)
• Draper James:
$10000000 (Series B)
• BloomThat:
$6000000 (Series A)
• Cricket's Circle:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Cotopaxi:
$7000000 (Series A)
• Cotopaxi:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Shuddle:
$10000000 (Series A)
• Shuddle:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Into The Gloss:
$8000000 (Series Unknown)
• Into The Gloss:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Glossier, Inc.:
$8400000 (Series A)
• PS Dept.:
$5000000 (Series Unknown)
• Retention Science:
$7000000 (Series A)
• Retention Science:
$750000 (Seed)
• Retention Science:
$1000000 (Seed)
• Bonobos:
$55000000 (Series D)
• Bonobos:
$30000000 (Series Unknown)
• Bonobos:
$16000000 (Series Unknown)
• Bonobos:
$19000000 (Series B)
• Bonobos:
$3000000 (Seed)
• Chloe + Isabel:
$15000000 (Series C)
• Chloe + Isabel:
$9000000 (Series A)
• Darby Smart:
$6000000 (Series A)
• Darby Smart:
$1000000 (Seed)
• Chime:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Wanelo:
$3000000 (Series Unknown)
• HotelTonight:
$4000000 (Series A)
Kirsten Green
San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A. - Canada
Kirsten Green is the Founder and serves as a Managing Director & General Partner at Forerunner Ventures. She also serves as the Board Member at Rockets of Awesome, Draper James, Glossier and Outdoor Voices. Kirsten Green is the Founder and serves as Managing Director at Forerunner Ventures. Previously, she was an adviser to TSG Consumer Partners. Before founding Forerunner Ventures, Kirsten was an analyst in the equity research department at Banc of America Securities (Montgomery Securities). Prior to that, she was an associate at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Kirsten graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Business Economics, and she holds a CPA license and a CFA certification. Kirsten serves on the board and executive committee of the Full Circle Fund.
Motti Vaknin
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Future Of Work • Music
Description
Dr. Florian Heinemann is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at Project A Ventures. He also serves as Board Member at kfzteile24 and Lost My Name. He also serves as Advisory Board Member at Onlineprinters. He is the Managing Director of Shirtagram. He is responsible for the areas of marketing, CRM and business intelligence. Before co-founding Project A, he was managing director of Rocket Internet holding the same areas of responsibility (2007-2012). During his time at Rocket, he was mainly involved in TopTarif, eDarling, and Zalando/Bigfoot. Prior to Rocket, Florian was co-founder and managing director of JustBooks/AbeBooks being in charge of marketing and product (1999-2002, exit to Amazon). Then, he was co-heading the online marketing department of Jamba! and the online dating portal iLove (2003-2005, exit to Verisign). In 2006, he was co-founder of the online marketplace antibodies-online.com. Moreover, he has been an investor/business angel in more than 40 startups, e.g. AdScale, Ladenzeile, Netmoms and Tradoria. Florian holds a doctorate's degree in innovation management/entrepreneurship from RWTH Aachen University. He was a visiting scholar at the Wharton School. His research has been published in leading international journals, such as Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of International Marketing and Zeitschrift fur Betriebswirtschaft. He is an Angel Investor.
How to connect with Angel Investors in the Retail industry?
In the Retail & E-Commerce industry, angel investors such as Chris Sacca, Alexis Ohanian, and Peter Thiel are prominent figures. These investors focus on startups offering innovative solutions in online retail, e-commerce platforms, and digital marketplaces. Chris Sacca, known for his early investments in Twitter and Uber, looks for disruptive retail solutions with strong growth potential. Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, invests in startups that leverage technology to improve the retail experience. Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies, seeks out companies that provide scalable and efficient e-commerce solutions. To connect with these investors, attend retail tech conferences, e-commerce expos, and networking events such as Shoptalk, Retail Innovation Conference, and NRF Retail’s Big Show. Utilize platforms like AngelList and LinkedIn to identify and reach out to potential investors. When pitching, emphasize how your retail or e-commerce solution addresses key challenges, such as improving customer experience, enhancing operational efficiency, or optimizing supply chains. Highlight any traction you’ve gained, such as partnerships with retailers, user growth, or positive feedback from customers. Building relationships through initial informal meetings or discussions at industry panels can help establish trust with these investors. Demonstrating the impact of your technology through case studies or user testimonials can also add credibility. Personalize your outreach by referencing the investor’s previous investments and explaining how your venture aligns with their interests. Demonstrating a sustainable business model with clear revenue streams, such as product sales, subscription fees, or service contracts, will further strengthen your pitch. Leveraging endorsements or case studies from retail or e-commerce experts can also enhance your credibility.
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