Semil Shah serves as a Venture Partner at GGV Capital. He also serves as an Investor of BirdEye. He is the Founder and serves as a General Partner of Haystack, which invested in more than 70 companies, including Instacart, Hired, and DoorDash. He serves as the Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. He serves on the advisory boards of The Alpha Network and StrictlyVC. He is also a former consultant for several venture capital firms, including General Catalyst, Trinity Ventures, and GGV Capital, among others. His notable AI investments include AirMap, an airspace services provider that focuses on providing accurate airspace information for building unmanned aircraft, drones, and applications; Iris Automation, which helps industrial drones avoid collision; and SkySafe, which provides drone defense and airspace control solutions. Semil holds a bachelor's degree from University of Michigan and a Master's degree from Harvard University.
Arif Janmohamed
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Menlo Park , Mountain..., U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Udaan:
$3240000000 (Later stage VC)
• ShareChat:
$1163100000 (Later stage VC)
• FastFox:
$300000000 (Early stage VC)
• BYJU’S:
$75000000 (Later stage VC)
• Reflektive:
$60000000 (Later stage VC)
• Ladder:
$30000000 (Later stage VC)
• Dremio Corporation:
$25000000 (Later stage VC)
• Arctic Wolf Networks:
$16000000 (Later stage VC)
Arif Janmohamed serves as a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. He also serves as a Board Member at TripActions. He also serves as Charter Member at C100 Association. He is a Board Member at OverOps. He joined Lightspeed in 2008 and focuses primarily on investments in the areas of cloud and datacenter technologies, as well as enterprise mobile and SaaS solutions. He also serves as Board Member at Mist Syste He is currently working closely with the teams at Avi Networks, Highfive, Netskope, Nutanix, Pertino Networks, ThoughtSpot, Qubole, and Virtual Instruments. He was also involved in several Lightspeed investments which have had successful exits including Edgespring (acquired by Salesforce.com), IO Turbine (acquired by Fusion-io), Memoir Systems (acquired by Cisco), RAPsphere (acquired by AppSense) and StreamOnce (acquired by Jive Software). Prior to joining Lightspeed, he worked in the Corporate Business Development group at Cisco Systems where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, strategy, and investments in the Unified Communications, Enterprise Collaboration, Mobile, and SaaS market segments. Before joining Cisco Systems, he was with Novitas Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm. Earlier in his career, he worked in technical development and product management roles at WebTV (acquired by MSFT), Andes Networks (acquired by SUNW), and Sun Microsyste He holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada.
Three decades as an entrepreneur and hands on investor
Investor for 20 years in teams (@zynga, XenSource/CTRX @facebook, Datamirror/IBM, Fortinet/FTNT, Tango, @metaweb, D-Wave) solving hard problems for large markets.
Jerry Yang
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • 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) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • AR/VR • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Food & Beverage • Human Resources • Impact • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Payments • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Music • Investment Management • LegalTech • Mobile • Mobility • Online Social • Consumer • Oil & Gas (& Mining) • Industrials • Film Production (& Distribution) • Semiconductors
Description
Jerry Yang serves as Founding Partner at AME Cloud Ventures. Yang also serves as Special Partner at Neotribe Ventures. He serves as Investor of BirdEye. He also serves as an Independent Director at Workday and Advisor at Radius. He is the Founding Partner at AME Cloud Ventures. He serves as Board Observer and Senior Advisor at Didi Kuaidi. Since March 2012, he has worked with and invests in technology entrepreneurs as the founding partner of AME Cloud Ventures, his innovation investment firm. He is also a co-founder of Yahoo! Inc., where he served as a director from March 1995 to January 2012, and as Chief Executive Officer from June 2007 to January 2009. He also led Yahoo!'s investments in Yahoo Japan and Alibaba Group Holding Limited, and he is a currently a director of Alibaba Group, where he has served on the board from October 2005 to January 2012 and from September 2014 to the present. He is also a director of Lenovo, Inc. where he has served on the board since November 2014. From July 2000 to November 2012, he was a member of Cisco Systems, Inc.'s Board of Directors, and he was a director of Yahoo! Japan from January 1996 to January 2012. He also is a director of various private companies and foundations. He received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, where he served as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees from June 2005 until September 2016. He is also an Angel Investor. He serves as Board Member at Docker
Mike J
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
Menlo Park , San Fran..., U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Gainsight:
$52000000 (Series E)
• AT&T CyberSecurity:
(Secondary Market)
• AppDynamics:
(Secondary Market)
• Poshmark:
$25000000 (Series D)
• Dollar Shave Club:
$91000000 (Series D)
• Dollar Shave Club:
(Secondary Market)
• Dollar Shave Club:
(Secondary Market)
• DoorDash:
$40000000 (Series B)
• Twilio:
(Secondary Market)
• Workday Adaptive Planning:
(Secondary Market)
• Rakuten Rewards:
(Secondary Market)
• BarkBox:
$2000000 (Seed)
Mike J
Menlo Park - San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A.
Real software solving real problems; enterprise software; algorithmic-intensive applications; AI; vertical-focused SaaS
Not Interested In
We don't invest in consumer businesses
Sean Dempsey is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Director at Merus Capital. He also is an Angel Investor. Before co-founding Merus, Sean was a Principal of Corporate Development at Google, responsible for acquisitions and investments including Android, YouTube, and Postini. Prior to Google, he spent over six years at Microsoft in the Corporate Development team. At Microsoft, he led over 40 acquisitions and investments including Bungie, the creator of the Xbox hit Halo. In addition to M&A, Sean was part of the original team to drive Microsoft's living room strategy which ultimately became the Xbox game console. His areas of focus at Google and Microsoft included consumer web services, online and traditional advertising, online video, gaming and enterprise SaaS. Before joining Microsoft, he spent two years in technology Mergers & Acquisitions at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell in Menlo Park and was a Research Analyst at the Jennings Group in San Francisco. Outside of Merus, Sean is an avid trail runner and is doing his small part in keeping the Bay Area trails alive and well through his involvement on the Board of the Peninsula Open Space Trust. He is also an Advisory Board Member of the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College where he graduated with degrees in Economics/Environment/Politics and French.
Tom Peterson
Investing in Businesses Solutions • Cloud Se...
Menlo Park - California, U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Total Expert:
$20000000 (Later stage VC)
• Bbot:
$10000000 (Early stage VC)
• 401GO:
$12000000 (Series A)
• Buildstock:
$2000000 (Pre Seed)
• Epoch:
$4000000 (Seed)
• Proxifile:
$2000000 (Pre Seed)
• Clinical Research IO:
$4000000 (Series A)
• Clinical Research IO:
$1000000 (Convertible Note)
GP & CEO @social-leverage Group of Companies, 12+ years Angel Investing, Former President & COO NASDAQ traded $NTRL. Hockey, Skiing, Golf, Lax, Family 7/8s CDN
Kevin Weatherman
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
New York , Los Angele..., U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• MAX (Business/Productivity Software):
$3500000
• Narrative:
$2300000 (Seed Round)
• InfluxData:
$16000000 (Series B)
• FieldTest:
(Seed Round)
• mParticle:
$3000000 (Seed Round)
• Levels:
$12000000 (Seed)
• Field Complete:
$2000000 (Pre Seed)
• BloomCredit:
$4000000 (Seed)
• BrandCommerce:
(Seed)
• Downstream.ai (Acq. by Snap, Inc.):
$2000000 (Seed)
• GoodTime.io:
$2000000 (Seed)
• Embrace:
$5000000 (Seed)
Kevin Weatherman
New York - Los Angeles - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
I Invest with entrepreneurs that I get excited to work with. Love building scale into early stage teams. Working on a new idea...
Not Interested In
Non technical founders, with more than 5 team members at a pre $ valuation over 8M outside of SF, NYC, LA.
Kevin Weatherman serves as the Vice President, Business Development at One Signal. He serves as Principal at KW Angel Fund. He currently also serves as a VP Business Development at MoLabs. He has a BS in Legal Studies from University of California, Berkeley.
Elizabeth Yin
Investing in Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) &b...
I'm looking to invest in founders who execute with speed. Two areas that I'm looking at most right now include 1) Digital consumer health and 2) Decentralized software / Blockchain companies
Not Interested In
These are areas I do not invest in:
-Consumer apps that monetize through ads (i.e. lots of eyeballs / users)
-Games / gaming
-Pharma
-Energy devices (different from software)
-Security
-E-commerce (may selectively do 1-3 in this portfolio)
-Companies incorporated outside of US / CAN
Paul Conley
Investing in Web Security (& Privacy) • Clou...
Palo Alto , Menlo Par..., U.S.A.
Previous Investments
• Concert Health:
$14000000 (Later stage VC)
• Embroker:
$12200000 (Early stage VC)
• SOCi:
$8500000 (Early stage VC)
• Zipari:
$7000000 (Early stage VC)
• PowWow Mobile, Inc.:
$4250000 (Seed Round)
• JASK:
$2000000 (Seed Round)
• Grolltex, Inc.:
$700000 (Seed Round)
• Expel:
$50000000 (Later stage VC)
• Muse bio:
$23000000 (Later stage VC)
• White Ops:
$20000000 (Later stage VC)
• Teraki:
$11000000 (Later stage VC)
• Ursa Space Systems:
$7000000 (Early stage VC)
• RiskSense:
$7000000 (Early stage VC)
• Nisos:
$6000000 (Early stage VC)
• RiskLens:
$5000000 (Early stage VC)
• Panaseer Limited:
$3250000 (Early stage VC)
• Dashbird:
$2069999 (Seed Round)
• COMPASS Pathways:
(mid stage)
• Mythic Therapeutics, Inc.:
• Cyberhedge:
(early stage)
• Delix Therapeutics:
• RubrYc Therapeutics:
(early stage)
• Tasso, Inc.:
(late stage)
• Intabio:
(early stage)
• SyntheX, Inc.:
(early stage)
• General Automation Lab Technologies, Inc:
• Ionpath Inc.:
(early stage)
• Verodin:
(early stage)
• Vertical Venture Partners:
• Anomali:
(early stage)
• IdentityMind Global:
(early stage)
• ProtectWise, Inc.:
• TOMA Biosciences:
(mid stage)
• Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.:
(mid stage)
• 10X Genomics:
(early stage)
• Luminus Devices:
(early stage)
• QuantaLife, Inc. - A Bio-Rad Company:
(early stage)
How to connect with Angel Investors in the Cloud Services industry?
In the Cloud Services & Infrastructure industry, angel investors such as Marc Benioff, Tim Ferriss, and Naval Ravikant are significant figures. These investors focus on startups offering innovative solutions in cloud computing, infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), and cloud security. Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, invests in cloud startups that enhance enterprise efficiency and data management. Tim Ferriss, an author and entrepreneur, looks for companies that leverage cloud technology to provide scalable and efficient solutions. Naval Ravikant, co-founder of AngelList, seeks out startups with strong cloud infrastructure capabilities and market potential. To connect with these investors, attend cloud computing conferences, tech expos, and networking events such as AWS re:Invent, Google Cloud Next, and Cloud Expo. Utilize platforms like AngelList and LinkedIn to identify and reach out to potential investors. When pitching, emphasize how your cloud services or infrastructure solution addresses key challenges, such as improving data security, enhancing scalability, or reducing operational costs. Highlight any traction you’ve gained, such as partnerships with tech companies, user growth, or positive feedback from clients. 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 subscription fees, licensing, or usage-based pricing, will further strengthen your pitch. Leveraging endorsements or case studies from cloud computing experts can also enhance your credibility.
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