Find CleanTech Investors

Kara Nortman

Santa Monica California - Los Angeles, California - Austin (TX) - Washington (DC) - Los Angeles (CA) - Palo Alto (CA) - San Francisco (CA) - Santa Monica (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Security • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Distributed workforce • Human Resources • Logistics (& Distribution)

Description

Most Interested In

Security, future of work, engineering tools that enable the future of work, marketplaces with strong SaaS elements.

Not Interested In

D2C brands, media

Partner Upfront Ventures, co-founder/chairman Seedling ; Worked at Urbanspoon/Citysearch/IAC M&A; Princeton Undergrad, Stanford MBA

Binh Tran

Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam - San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA) - Mountain View (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • AgroTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution)

Description

Founder turned Investor

Most Interested In

Tech companies solving emerging market problems

Not Interested In

Idea stage companies

Venture Partner @500startups, previously co-founder @klout

Roelof Botha

San Francisco California - Menlo Park (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Material Science

Description

Grew up in Cape Town. Came to @stanford-university in 1998. Joined @paypal in 2000 & became CFO. Joined Sequoia in 2003. Invested in @youtube in 2005.

Jonathon Triest

New York City (NY) - Israel - San Francisco California - Boston Massachusetts - Los Angeles California - Michigan - - Detroit (MI), U.S.A. - Israel

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Mobile Apps

Description

Managing Partner, Ludlow Ventures

Jonathon Triest is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Ludlow Ventures. In 2011, he was awarded the Crain's Detroit Business award for 20 in their 20's. That same year, he co-founded Funded by Night, a vehicle to help internet startups launch and get discovered. Previously, he served as creative director for New York's Discovery Productions. In 2005 he launched the Atlanta-based Triest Group, a mid-level advertising firm. In addition to his role at Ludlow, he is a mentor at The Brandery and a board member of The Trico Foundation, and Venture for America. previously creative director for New Yorks Discovery Productions. In 2005 he launched Triest Group, a mid-level advertising firm. He sits on the Board of the Trico Foundation and the Board of Investors for Venture for America.

Chris Howard

Chicago Illinois - Denver Colorado - Atlanta Georgia - Houston Texas - Los Angeles California - Madison New York - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Local commerce • Material Science • Mobile Apps

Description

Founding Partner at Fuel Capital

Bill Trenchard

New York City (NY) - 4040 Locust Street Philiadelphia Pennsylvania - 151 10th Street San Francisco - San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Analytics • Distributed workforce • Logistics (& Distribution)

Description

I lead seed investments and look for founders who have gone unreasonably deep to understand a big problem

Most Interested In

I’m interested in all things SaaS, FinTech, specific applications of AI, Hardware, Climate Moonshots. Given my experience with LiveOps I am also interested in platforms for efficient hiring, management of distributed labor, many of which integrate with AI applications. I'm also excited about logistics 2.0 and unique data plays in real estate.

Bill Trenchard serves as a Partner at First Round Capital. He serves as Founding Advisor at LendingHome. He was a Co-Founder & served as a Board Member at LiveOps. He is also a Co-Founder and Chairman at Readyforce and as an Advisor at Hall. As a founder, operator, advisor and angel investor, Bill has helped dozens of companies launch, manage through hyper growth and win. Before joining First Round, Bill led LiveOps to $100 million in sales and hundreds of employees as the industry's leading cloud contact center. He also founded Jump Networks, a leading web calendar and personal organizer acquired by Microsoft. As an angel investor and Founder Partner at Founder Collective, Bill made investments in category killing companies including Uber, IronPort (acquired by Cisco), Adroll, PowerSet (acquired by Microsoft), Lending Club, HomeRun (acquired by Rearden Commerce), Tapulous (acquired by Disney), Slide (acquired by Google), and Chegg. Bill currently serves on the boards of Readyforce, LiveOps, Looker and Samasource, and is Vice Chairman of Entrepreneurship@Cornell. Bill has a Bachelor of Arts in science and technology studies from Cornell University.

Wesley Chan

Menlo Park California - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • Advertising • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution)

Description

Wesley Chan serves as a Managing Director at Felicis Ventures. He was a General Partner at Google Ventures. He is a fun-loving entrepreneur and joined the Google Ventures team in 2009. As an early employee at Google, Chan helped to start, launch, and grow Google Analytics and Google Voice, products which millions of users depend on worldwide. He is a recipient of Google's founder award, the company's most prestigious recognition, for leading the development of Google Toolbar and building out Google's early client efforts. Chan also holds nine US Patents from his work on starting the business for targeted display advertising at Google. Additionally, he has held positions as a research lead at HP Labs, a program manager at Microsoft, and holds both master's and bachelor's degrees in computer science and electrical engineering from MIT where he did his graduate research at the Media Laboratory. He was selected as a "Top 35 Under 35" innovator by Technology Review magazine in 2010. Given his diverse background, Chan's investments at Google Ventures include companies that address markets in software and web services, mobile, biotech and cleantech. He has also held board or observer seats in Angelist, Crittericism, iPerian (exited to Bristol Myers-Squibb), Cool Planet Energy Systems, and Switch Communications. Wesley also led investments in Optimizely, Vungle, DataPad (exited to Cloudera), Freshplum (exited to TellApart), Namo Media (exited to Twitter), and Parse (exited to Facebook). He also served as Advisor at DoubleRock.

Grant Allen

Palo Alto California - Washington D.C - Boston (MA) - Menlo Park (CA) - Tel Aviv (Israel) - Cambridge (MA) - London - San Jose (CA) - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A. - Israel - U.K.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • IoT • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction)

Description

Most Interested In

Automation of everything. From building controls and energy management to industrial IoT and tools for deskless workers, SEV is exploring the application of new technology towards the disruption and automation of industry and the built environment.

Not Interested In

Battery chemistry, healthcare, science projects.

SVP @abb-technology-ventures based in @palo-alto • worked at @microsoft, @core-capital-partners • @duke-university engineering, @wharton-school

Nihal Mehta

New Delhi India - New York (NY), India

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data)

Description

Nihal Mehta serves as Founding General Partner at Eniac Ventures. He is also the Founding Partner at India Internet Fund. He also served as Member of Advisory Board at Blue Cloud Ventures. He serves as an Advisor at Inter Mobile Ventures. Nihal has several years experience in innovating marketing technologies through founding five startups to date. Nihal is currently the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of LocalResponse, which helps marketers respond to real-time consumer intent. Prior to LocalResponse, (which pivoted from buzzd, a leading real-time city guide), Nihal founded ipsh!, one of the first full-service mobile marketing agencies in 2001, which he sold to Omnicom (NYSE: OMC) in 2005. Nihal is a noted expert in the emerging adoption of mobile technologies for media properties and consumer brands. Named one of the "25 People Every New Founder Should Meet in New York Tech" and a top "25 Up-And-Coming Startup CEO in New York" in 2012 by Business Insider, a 2012 AlwaysOn "Power Player NYC," a top 10 NYC 'Game Changer' in the 2010 New York Enterprise Report, one of twenty RCR Wireless News 'Mobile Movers and Shakers' in 2008, a BusinessWeek 'M-Commerce Baron' in 2006 and named one of AdAge's 'Top 20 Marketers in Their 20s' in 2005. Nihal graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Philosophy and a BSE in Computer Science. He is also an Angel Investor. He also serves as a Board Member at Alloy. He served as Board Member and Advisor at Lokast and as an Advisor at Findable. He is also an Angel Investor.

Brett Berson

New York City (NY) - 4040 Locust Street Philiadelphia Pennsylvania - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Mobile Apps

Description

First Round Capital is a venture capital firm willing to invest in pre-revenue companies, often providing a company's first outside capital. The partners look to take an active role in most of the companies they invest in. First Round Capital invests nationally and has additional offices in San Francisco and New York. The firm's typical initial investment is around $500,000. First Round Capital has coordinated the first ever VC-sponsored Exchange Fund. This fund allows qualified First Round Capital entrepreneurs to contribute a small piece of the stock they own in their company and share in the performance of all the other companies in the fund. Members of the First Round Capital Community have raised over $2.5 billion in follow-on capital to date. First Rounds's $20 million in total initial investments (in those companies that have been in the portfolio for over a year) have been followed by $850 million in financing from later-stage venture firms - a roughly 36-1 ratio.

Niko Bonatsos

San Francisco (CA) - Palo Alto (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • Material Science

Description

Niko Bonatsos serves as a Managing Director at General Catalyst. Previously, he served as a Venture Partner at General Catalyst Partners. He serves as a Board Member at 6D.ai. He focuses on investments in consumer Internet, cloud computing and mobile. He worked on lean manufacturing for Yokogawa Electric Corp, biomedical signal processing at Harvard Medical School/MGH, cloud computing at Stanford University and as a founding team member of myLinkpower, a social networking start-up. He is a graduate of Stanford University, earning an M.S. in Management Science and Engineering as a Fulbright Scholar; the University of Cambridge, earning an M.Phil. in Manufacturing Engineering and Management; and the National Technical University of Athens, earning an engineer's degree (Dipl.-Ing) in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Navin Chaddha

San Francisco California - Menlo Park (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • Material Science

Description

Navin Chaddha serves as Managing Director at Mayfield Fund. He also serves as a Board Member at Fungible. He also serves as Board Member at WorkSpan. He previously served as an Advisor at Formation Data Systems. He brings over 15 years of technology industry experience to Mayfield. Most recently, as a Partner at Gabriel Venture Partners, he focused on software, applications, and networking investments in the U.S. and led investment activities in India. His notable investment successes in India include three companies that went public on the Bombay Stock Exchange: Allsec Technologies, IL&FS Investsmart and Provogue. Prior to that, he served as entrepreneur-in-residence and venture partner at Mobius Venture Capital leading their cross-border US-India investment efforts. He holds a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University, where he was awarded the Stanford Graduate and IBM Fellowships, and a Bachelor of Technology degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Delhi, India where he received the Director's medal for graduating at the top his class and was recently honored with the prestigious IIT distinguished alumni award. He also holds over 35 technology patents. He also served as Board Member at Alchemist Accelerator.

Paul Straub

Mill Valley California - Oakland California - San Francisco, California - Canada, U.S.A. - Canada

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • IoT • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Impact • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)

Aaron Jacobson

San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA) - Menlo Park (CA) - New York (NY) - Tel Aviv (Israel), U.S.A. - Israel

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Sales (& Marketing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Security • Analytics • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics

Description

Partner at NEA

Most Interested In

AI / ML, Microservices and Devops, Cybersecurity, Industrial AI / Automation and Robotics

Not Interested In

eCommerce, Adtech, Healthcare

Principal at @new-enterprise-associates

Manan Mehta

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. - Canada

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Aerospace (& Defense)

Description

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.

Dustin Rosen

Santa Monica California - Los Angeles (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution)

Description

Dustin Rosen is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Wonder Ventures. He also serves as the Board Member at Shippabo. He also is an Angel Investor. Since he began his career, he's been on every side of the business, from running and selling his own technology start-up to investing in dozens of others, as well as using this expertise to advise numerous entrepreneurs. In 2010, Dustin co-founded Pose and served as its Board Member. In 2012, Apple named it one of the best apps of the year, and at the end of 2013, Dustin guided Pose through an acquisition before beginning Wonder Ventures. Prior to Pose, Dustin worked at the Mailroom Fund, an LA-based venture capital group comprised of the William Morris Agency, Accel Partners, Venrock, and AT&T. There, Dustin focused on discovering and funding high-impact and innovative companies in the internet consumer arena. Before this, he worked at the William Morris Agency, getting his start in the infamous Mail Room. He received a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania.

Barry Eggers

Menlo Park California - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • IoT • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Material Science

Description

Barry is a Partner of Lightspeed and focuses primarily on information technology infrastructure, with a specific interest in cloud computing, big data, storage, consumerization of IT, and networking. He has 15 years of venture capital experience, 10 years of operating experience and has been named to the Forbes Midas List of top 100 investors multiple times.Barry works closely with Avi Networks, MapR Technologies, Nimble Storage, Pertino and youwho. His past investments include Pliant Technology (acquired by Sandisk), Calista Technologies (acquired by MSFT), Arbor Networks (acquired by DHR), Growth Networks (acquired by CSCO), Maker Communications (acquired post-IPO by CNXT), Metasolv Software (acquired post-IPO by ORCL), Sirocco Systems (acquired by SCMR), and Telogy Networks (acquired by TI). Prior to joining Lightspeed, Barry held executive roles in business development and general management at Cisco Systems from 1991-1997. While at Cisco, Barry established many of the company’s largest distribution channels across OEMs, Service Providers, Distributors, and VARs. He also developed Cisco’s initial M&A process and directed the first wave of acquisitions and integrations for the company.Barry holds a BA in Economics and Business from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Barry is a member of the UCLA Economics Board of Visitors.

Paul Martino

Mountain View (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

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 • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Security • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Distributed workforce • Food & Beverage • GovTech • Human Resources • Impact • Insurance • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • Payments • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • SaaS

Description

Bullpen Capital is an early-stage fund to make follow-on investments for companies who have recently raised seed

Roger Chen

San Francisco California - New York (NY) - Boston (MA) - Philadelphia (PA) - Washington (DC), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Real Estate (& Construction)

Description

versioning, previously Principal @ OATV, Berkeley Electrical Engineering PhD, science, technology, and sports

Wayne Hu

San Francisco California, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)

Description

Partner at SignalFire

Trevor Zimmerman

Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.

Investing In

Other • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • AgroTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • IoT • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Impact

Description

Most Interested In

I'm most passionate about energy and environmental stewardship and human health. As a whole, Blackhorn Ventures invests in entrepreneurs who are improving resource efficiency with science and engineering-based solutions.

Alfred LIn

San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Developer tools • Local commerce • Material Science

Description

If you are an entrepreneur who has the courage to do what seems impossible, the insights to credibly connect the dots between the realities of today to the seemingly impossible future, and the ambition to build an enduring business around those insights, the Sequoia Team and I are all ears and willing to help you accomplish those dreams. At the core, I am an operator fortunate enough to help teams scale three companies from the formidable founding stages to profitable businesses and to successful exits, such as a banner-advertising network (LinkExchange [MSFT]), a voice recognition cloud platform (Tellme Networks [MSFT]); and a customer service company that just happens to sell shoes, clothing, and other stuff (Zappos.com [AMZN]). I am an applied mathematician and statistician by training, so, in addition to knowing something about bootstrapping startups, I can also geek out on bootstrapping statistics.

Mike Vernal

Menlo Park, California - San Francisco (CA) - Seattle (WA) - New York (NY), U.S.A.

Investing In

IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Material Science

Description

Most Interested In

Consumer, Social, Marketplaces, Platforms, and the like. Really, happy to learn and help with anything interesting.

Albert Wenger

New York (NY), U.S.A.

Investing In

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 • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Security • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Distributed workforce • Food & Beverage • GovTech • Human Resources • Impact • Insurance • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • Payments • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • SaaS

Sundeep Ahuja

New York City (NY) - San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • AR/VR • Developer tools • Impact

Description

backing mission driven founders

Most Interested In

I'm broadly focused on consumer, ecommerce brands & infra, enterprise SaaS, enterprise AI, healthcare IT, and distributed energy. 

16 Syndicates incl @mosaic @change-org; CoFounder @richrelevance; helped launch @kiva; Investor @goodreads @counsyl; Advisor @indiegogo; BS CS Stanford

Jeremy Liew

Menlo Park California - San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality & Events • Media • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • Gaming (& eSports) • Local commerce • Material Science • Mobile Apps

Description

Jeremy Liew serves as a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. He invests primarily in the Internet and mobile sectors, with a particular interest in social media, commerce, gaming and methods for increasing monetization. He joined in early 2006. Previously, he was with AOL, first as SVP of Corporate Development and Chief of Staff to the CEO and then as General Manager of Netscape. Liew joined AOL from InterActiveCorp (originally USA Networks), where he was VP of Strategic Planning. While there, he was responsible for acquisitions, divestitures and investments in TV Networks, consumer Internet companies and online travel companies. Liew started working in the consumer Internet industry as an early employee of CitySearch in 1996, where he held a variety of sales management, operational and business development roles. He is also a Board Member at Affirm, Dote, VarageSale, HQ Trivia and Special Guest App. He formerly served on the Board of Whisper. He was also a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Liew holds an MBA from Stanford and a BA/BSc from the Australian National University in Linguistics and Pure Mathematics.

Ethan Kurzweil

Menlo Park California - San Francisco, California - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Material Science

Description

Most Interested In

Consumer applications, future of media, online video, developer platforms

Ethan Kurzweil serves as Partner, Investments at Bessemer Venture Partners. He was a Board Member at Stratim. He as eleven when he started his first business - The Cat Corporation. In charge of family cat care, he "awarded" all labor-intensive jobs to his sister (Cat Feeder, Cat Brusher) and claimed all management jobs for himself (CEO, VP of Cat Welfare, Executive Director of Grooming). He would now discourage founders from letting sibling rivalry influence their org charts. As a Stanford undergrad, Ethan eventually was a co-founder of a real company: SSB-Bart Group, which helps make the Web accessible to users with disabilities. Before joining Bessemer in 2008, he worked for Dow Jones & Co., managing the turnaround of The Wall Street Journal's international editions, and Linden Lab, the creator of Second Life. At BVP, Ethan focuses on investments in consumer technologies and developer platfor He is particularly excited about consumer video start-ups and companies "developerizing the enterprise," his phrase for companies that provide non-technical business users with powerful tools and potential impact without requiring them to code. Ethan's investments include consumer companies Twitch (acquired by Amazon), Periscope (acquired by Twitter), Dropcam (acquired by Google), Playdom (acquired by Disney), Zirx, Life360 and Piazza; developer platforms Intercom, Twilio, PagerDuty, npm, and Sendgrid; and SaaS companies Hightower and Simply Measured. He was also involved in the firm's investments in adap.tv (acquired by AOL) and Skybox Imaging (acquired by Google). Ethan graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University and earned an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School. He serves on the Bay Area advisory board for New Leaders. Raised in Boston, he remains a Red Sox fan for life. He also serves as a Board Member at Periscope Data.

Ian Rountree

San Francisco, California - San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Other • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • AgroTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Impact • Material Science • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense)

Description

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.

Tim Chang

Menlo Park, California - San Francisco (CA) - New York (NY) - Los Angeles (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • CleanTech • AR/VR • Local commerce • Material Science • Robotics • Mobile Apps

Description

Most Interested In

Community + Commerce + Content/Curation Marketplaces Health and Wellness; Transformative Tech + Consciousness Hacking AI/ML Smart-home, Robotics and Device-as-a-Service AR/VR/MR and next-gen media

Not Interested In

Adtech Content studios HW companies selling devices without subscription or SW revenues Edtech (except for-profit adult learning) Prefer companies headquartered in SF/NY/LA (Typically bearish on News, Music, Gambling, and Politics-related deals)

Managing Director - Mayfield. Forbes Midas List 2010, 2011 (Top 100 VCs). @stanford-university MBA, Univ of Michigan MSEE/BSEE. Bassist in BlackMahal and CoverFlow

Henri Deshays

Paris France - Palo Alto, California - Palo Alto (CA), France

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Insurance • Robotics

Description

Seed investor

Most Interested In

Passion, commitment, capacity to execute, team dynamics, know that expected value of founding a startup is negative yet were compelled to do it anyways

Not Interested In

Biotech

Strategy @startx & @stanford-startx-fund , CEO @modewalk (acquired). IEP Paris (finance), @stanford-university MBA 2011.

Kevin Zhang

Los Angeles, California - Santa Monica (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Entertainment (& Sports) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Local commerce • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)

Description

Most Interested In

Interactive media (gaming, VR/AR, livestreaming, etc.), healthcare, AI, computer vision, IoT, natural sciences

Andrew Beebe

San Francisco (CA), U.S.A.

Investing In

Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality & Events • Education • FinTech (& Financials services) • CleanTech

Description

MD at Obvious, an early-stage venture capital for startups reimagining trillion-dollar industries through a world positive lens.Andrew brings to Obvious Ventures a lifelong passion for building companies around sustainable systems and people power.Prior to Obvious, Andrew focused for over a decade on clean technology and clean energy solutions. He started down the clean tech path co-founding Energy Innovations in 2003, which he grew from a business plan to a major solar developer serving customers like Google, Disney, Sony Pictures, and British Telecom.After selling the company to Suntech in 2008, Andrew served as Chief Commercial Officer at Suntech as well as Vice President of Global Product Strategy. During his tenure, Suntech became the largest solar company in the world.After leaving Suntech, Andrew spent two years as Vice President of Distributed Generation for Nextera Energy, the largest clean energy developer in the US.Before his clean tech career, Andrew spent a decade building companies in the early days of “Web 1.0.” In 1998 Andrew co-founded Bigstep.com, an e-commerce platform designed to serve the needs of small businesses entering the Internet age. He has been supporting the enterprising ideas of people power ever since.A graduate from Dartmouth College, Andrew lives in Burlingame, CA with his wife and three children. When he's not helping to build early stage companies, Andrew builds wooden boats and furniture.Andrew was born in New York City and spent his formative years on an avocado ranch in Ojai, California.