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San Francisco California - Tempe Arizona - Los Angeles California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis
General Partner @first-ascent-associates Founder @fanatic-fans - Investor @giving-assistant @pogoseat
- Chicago Illinois - California - U.S.A., United States
AgroTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cannabis • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Investment Management
Head of CME Ventures & Strategic Investments
Head of CME Ventures & Strategic Investments
Las Vegas Nevada ; Los Angeles California ; Nevada ; California - U.S.A., United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • Cannabis • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Advertising
Entrepreneur, Investor, and Advisor
Founder @thought-convergence-inc, @aftermarket-1, @agreed, @trafficz ⢠Investor @magnetic, @aboutus-org ⢠Studied at @university-of-california-los-angeles
Bellevue Washington - California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Other • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Gaming (& eSports) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • LegalTech • Consumer
Vulcan Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm and investment arm of Paul Allen based in Seattle, Washington. The firm focuses on investing in all stages of corporate development through leveraged buyouts, growth capital, turnarounds and early-stage venture capital. The firm invests in the financial services, internet technology, life sciences, media, communication and consumer sectors. It was established in 2003 and operates as an investment arm of Vulcan.
San Francisco Bay Area, 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 • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Consumer
David Friedberg is the Founder of The Production Board. He is also a Co-Founder and Chairman at MetroMile. He is also a Co-Founder and serves as Chairman at Eatsa. He is an owner and serves as Chairman at Northern Quinoa Production He co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of The Climate Corporation. . Previously, he was with Google. Before Google, Friedberg spent several years working in private equity and investment banking. Earlier, he worked at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He has a degree in Astrophysics from UC Berkeley.
San Francisco California - Israel - Valley California - Eastern Europe, United States
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
Venture Investor and Community Builder
Oleg Koujikov serves as Venture Partner at Maxfield Capital. He has over fifteen years of venture capital investment and management experience. His background includes senior management roles in developing, structuring and managing venture capital investments in VEB Innovations, Leader Innovations, Troika Capital Partners, IBS Group and Intel Capital. Oleg is Co-founder of AmBAR. He holds an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School.
New York City (NY) - Boston Massachusetts - Houston Texas - - Massachusetts - Easton Pennsylvania - Half Moon California - Texas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Life Science
Host at Build a Business Podcast
Los Angeles California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Cannabis • Food & Beverage • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Co-founder & Partner at Archytas Ventures
San Francisco California - Valley California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cannabis • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile
GM, KitchMe at Coupons.com. Founder, KitchMe (acquired) and FoundValue (Sequoia), Worked at Excite, Intel, UBS Warburg
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • AR/VR • Developer tools • Mobile Apps • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine) • Productivity
Ms. Young Sohn serves as Board Member at Oryn Therapeutics. She is also an Angel Investor. He Co-Founded Vlocity. She previously served as its Board Member. She served as the Director at Veeva Systems. Young was the founder and CEO of Nomadic Systems which was acquired by Siebel Systems to form the basis of the Siebel Life Sciences Division. She ran that division as its General Manager until early 2001. Under her leadership, the Siebel Life Sciences Division became a clear market leader and a thought leader in the pharmaceutical CRM space. Prior to Nomadic Systems, Young held an executive management position at PharmaSystems. PharmaSystems was an early innovator in pharmaceutical sales force automation that provided solutions for Ciba- Geigy, Sandoz and Schering-Plough among other pharmaceutical manufacturers. Previously, Young spent six years at Oracle Corporation in the pharmaceutical vertical organization. She currently sits on the board of Oryn Therapeutics. Young received a B.A. in Business Management from Cornell University.
Los Angeles California - Santa Monica California - San Clemente California, U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • Cannabis • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Investment Management
Mike Jones serves as Chief Executive Officer at Simplebills. After Mike's son and his roommate founded SimpleBills, a Roommate Utility Billing service, he became an investor, left the software industry to move to Waco, TX from Houston and assumed responsibility as the CEO. Prior to SimpleBills, Mike spent 30+ years in the business application software industry for companies such as SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Infinium and IPNet. Mike is a graduate from the University of Houston with a BBA in Marketing.
San Francisco California ; California - U.S.A. - Chicago - New York, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cannabis • Advertising
Mr. Yen Lee serves as Chief Strategy Officer at JLL. Mr. Yen Lee serves as Angel Investor at Yen Lee. Mr. Yen Lee served as the Senior Vice President of New Initiatives and Corporate Development at Ebates. Prior to that, Yen was the co-founder and CEO of UpTake Networks, a travel recommendation website that was purchased by Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) in 2012. Yen holds a H.B.A. from the University of Western Ontario and a M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Beverly Hills California - London - New York City (NY) - Chicago Illinois - Bethesda Maryland - Indianapolis Indiana - Annapolis Maryland - Bellevue Washington - Houston Texas - Washington D.C - Indiana - Virginia - Texas - Illinois, U.S.A. - U.K. - India
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Logistics (& Distribution)
Perseus is a merchant bank and private equity fund management company headquartered in Washington, D.C., with an office in New York and an associated advisory firm in Munich. Perseus has invested in numerous growth equity, turnaround, and buyout transactions in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. Perseus manages seven private equity funds and makes control equity investments in middle market companies that offer opportunities for value creation and enhancement. Since its inception in 1995, Perseus has made investments in more than 60 portfolio companies in a wide variety of industries in which Perseus and its principals have expertise, including energy, environmental, and engineering technologies; healthcare; and branded consumer products. Perseus has raised more than $1.6 billion in capital commitments. Perseus Partners VII, L.P., which was established in 2006, is a $602 million fund focused on control investments in middle market growth equity transactions principally in the energy, environmental, and engineering technology, healthcare, and branded consumer products sectors. This fund has been fully committed or reserved. Perseus also co-manages a $449 million fund that invests exclusively in life sciences companies. Growth equity and turnaround investing have been core investment focuses of Perseus since inception, supplemented by occasional opportunistic leveraged buyouts when supported by appropriate market conditions.
Los Angeles California, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • FinTech (& Financials services) • Cannabis • Food & Beverage • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Experienced Co-Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. Strong business development professional skilled in Asset Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Dispositions, Joint Ventures, and Valuation.
; Dallas Texas - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Consumer
Investor: LASH Delivery Investor, NiteHawk Pediatric Urgent Care Co founder, Bright Corner Co founder, Happenstance Co founder, Diodon
- Dallas Texas - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Founder Time2cu ⢠Worked at @ibm, @hp ⢠Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1, @university-of-nebraska-medical-center
- Sugar Land Texas - Houston Texas - Valley California - California - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Sales (& Marketing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Cannabis • Analytics • Human Resources • Real Estate (& Construction) • Investment Management • Consumer
Angel Investor, @band-of-angels, Founder / Executive at 4 startups (3 exits, 1 operating). Enterprise Software & Professional Services (@accenture) background.
- Dallas Texas - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Consumer
Angel investor in Tech/Media/Telecom, Retail and CleanTech with previous investment banking experience has 11 current investments in USA, Europe.
Chicago Illinois - Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • Cannabis
Christopher Galvin is a Co-Founder and serves as Chairman at Harrison Street Real Estate Capital. He serves as Chairman of Gore Creek Asset Management LLC (the family office of the Galvin's). Additional roles are serving as either Chairman or Board Member of UniqueSoft LLC, VelociData, evolve24, and MCR-Aerodyne Inc. His current outside activities include: Trustee and member of the Executive Committee of Northwestern University's Board of Trustees; Executive Committee and member of Dean's Advisory Board of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern; American Enterprise Institute Board; Legion D'Honneur; Advisory Board of Tsinghua University School of Management and Economics (Beijing); the American Society of Corporate Executives; the Board of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy of the US Department of State (ACIEP). His former roles have been: Chairman and CEO of Motorola Inc.; Chairman of NAVTEQ Inc.; Chairman of Cleversafe Inc.; Chairman of the U.S.-China Business Council; member of the Bechtel Corporation's Board of Counselors; member of Business Council (U.S.); director of the Rand Corporation; member of the U.S. Department of Defense Manufacturing Board; member of the U.S. Department of Defense Science Board; advisor to the City of Tianjin, China; advisor to the CEO of Hong Kong; Chair of the Rhodes Scholars selection committee for Illinois-Michigan. Galvin's departure from Motorola Inc. was chronicled in Ram Charan's book, Boards That Lead, published 2014.
New York New York - Santa Monica California - New York - California - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Consumer
Adviser at Beachstar Capital looking for deals. Partner at Orchard Capital Partners. Investment analyst at GMP Securities. Fordham MBA. NYU BS.
- Chicago Illinois - California - U.S.A., U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Cannabis • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Tom Sosnoff is the Founder and serves as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at tastytrade. He serves as Board Member at Dough. He is an Angel Investor. Tom Sosnoff, a former trader, became one of Chicago's well-known serial entrepreneurs in financial technology by building a breakthrough options-trading platform, which was later sold for $750 million. He then launched tastytrade, the fastest growing online financial network which produces eight hours of educational and other video programming for traders of all experience levels. Tom is a recognized online brokerage innovator and sought-after financial educator. Tom founded thinkorswim in 1999, and tastytrade in 2011. He is Co-CEO of tastytrade alongside Kristi Ross. Leveraging over 20 years of experience as a market maker for the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and one of the original OEX traders in the S&P 100 Index pit, Tom pursued a vision to educate retail investors in options trading and to build a superior software platform and a brokerage firm that specialized in options. Keeping this vision in mind, tastytrade's affiliate, tastyworks, was launched in 2017. With Scott Sheridan as CEO of tastyworks, Tom continues to drive innovation and know-how to the do-it-yourself investor as co-host of tastytrade Live. He holds a BA (Bachelor of Arts) in Political Science from State University of New York (SUNY).